Solar Industry News
3.7-MWh ESS system in California to provide emergency water backup
Energy Toolbase has completed commissioning on Ventura Energy’s five-site at critical water facilities throughout Ventura County, California.
The planet needs solar power. Can we build it without harming nature?
There are ways for solar developers to make installations less harmful and even beneficial for many species.
As states slash rooftop solar incentives, Puerto Rico extends them
After CA gutted how much households are paid for excess solar power, Puerto Rico preserves net metering for clean energy & resilience.
Solar and batteries go big in the desert
The Edwards Sanborn Solar & Energy Storage project incorporates the highest capacity solar farm in the US with the largest battery storage system in the world.
California could need up to 37 GW of long-duration storage by 2045 to retire gas resources
The CEC’s latest report takes a closer look at the role that long-duration energy storage can play in the CAISO system.
The US Space Force is catching space solar fever
Many hands have been trying to make space solar happen for many years, and now the US Space Force may be helicoptering in to lend a hand.
How three UC campuses are phasing out fossil fuels
The three UC campuses leading the green transition have drawn on the collective brainpower of thousands of students and faculty to generate the most efficient, effective and equitable solutions for each campus.
Floating solar panels market forecasts from 2023 to 2028
The global floating solar panel market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 27.57% to reach US$2, 797.556M in 2028 from US$508.809M in 2021.
Solar power fuels over 36% of electricity demand in Texas for 5 hours
For about 5hrs on Jan. 28, under the scorching heat of the sun, over 1/3 of the electricity running on Texas’ power grid came from solar power
Battery storage firms see promise in California’s community solar market
As CA’s utility regulator completes its community solar program guidelines, hopes are high that a widely supported tariff proposal will finally allow community solar & battery storage to help power the state.
Carlsbad-based solar car Aptera one step closer to hitting the road
The San Diego County company producing the car says their goal is to redefine transportation in a more innovative and sustainable way.
Across the country, houses of worship are going solar
The federal IRA has made it possible for governments and tax-exempt entities like houses of worship to get tax credits for renewable projects.
US states to conserve land, water with solar on canals
Three large projects in CA, UT, and OR will cover water reclamation facilities with solar panels for energy production and water conservation
New Jersey farm studies agrivoltaics with vertically mounted solar
The Sunzaun vertical racking system will hold bifacial solar modules that produce energy from both sides of the vertically oriented array.
Photovoltaics for elevated metro stations
Elevated metro stations may highly benefit from rooftop solar power generation combined w/ battery storage, new research from China suggests.
New canal project expands on UC Merced solar research
Federal & state government officials announced a new project to place solar panels on the water in the Delta-Mendota Canal.
This California city is trading an old gas plant for a giant grid battery
Calpine’s billion-dollar, 680-megawatt project in Menifee will be one of the biggest batteries in the U.S. when it comes online this summer.
Residential heat pumps linked to solar-plus-storage achieve higher seasonal performance factor
Researchers at Germany’s Frauhofer ISE analyzed the performance of a residential heat pump connected to a rooftop PV system w/ battery storage
California’s new rules allow solar and batteries to help out the grid
Utilities tend to treat solar & batteries as threats to their power grids. CA’s policy will now tap their flexible power to benefit the grid.
Self-cleaning solar panels boost efficiency with wind power
A research team at DGIST in South Korea has unveiled an ingenious device that enhances solar power generation by keeping panels clean.
Energy projects aim to strengthen California farms
USDA is investing close to $6M in 9 renewable energy projects throughout CA to lower energy costs, generate new income, and support farmers & rural small business