Solar Industry News
The largest clean energy project in US history closes $11B, starts full construction
SunZia, a massive clean energy project in the US Southwest, has closed $11 billion non-recourse financing and launched full construction.
Solar panels meet saffron in new agrivoltaic project
A new agrivoltaic project aims to enlist bifacial solar panels and saffron in the effort to save small farms with new specialty crops.
Don’t judge this solar car just by its size
The Solar City micro EV from Squad Mobility is a small, cheap, and green car that can zip through the city streets without using any gas.
The world’s biggest floating solar farms
Floating power plants save on land, could usher in new ways to harness renewables. Here are the world's biggest floating solar farms.
The year in clean energy: Wind, solar and batteries grow despite economic challenges
Clean energy is often now the least expensive. The IEA projected that more than 440GW of renewable energy would be added in 2023.
‘Urban Mining’ offers green solution to old solar panels
Urban mining recovers silver, copper, aluminum, glass and silicone -- all commodities that have a value on the open market and can be used for renewables.
Scientists find new way to desalinate seawater using solar power, study says
A new solar-powered concept, which fabricates a DNA hydrogel matrix, incorporates sunlight absorption to reduce the amount of energy required to evaporate water.
Thin-film solar is the future of agrivoltaics
The thin-film solar modules are much more adaptable to agricultural situations than regular panels due to their flexible, lightweight design.
Bringing solar power to apartment tenants
SCE supports solar panel installation on affordable apartments in Orange to save residents money and help reduce their carbon footprint.
Solar power advocates say they’re not done fighting California’s new solar rules yet
Even after an appeals court rejected a lawsuit to overturn new solar panel regulations, environmental advocates still won't give up.
How solar panel farms can help protect racetracks
The climate and the adjacent land covered by solar panels help insulate racetracks from typical problems faced by other tracks.
This solar electric truck climbed the world’s highest volcano and set a world record
A Swiss team called Peak Evolution successfully climbed the western edge of Ojos del Salado in their solar-powered electric truck.
Texas, California, Florida lead 2023 US solar installations
The SEIA published data last week breaking down the installations in these top 5 states, which it said were OH, CO, FL, CA and TX.
‘A beautiful idea’: This French town is making its cemetery a source of solar energy
A French town is installing a canopy of solar panels over its cemetery that will distribute energy to local residents.
Mexico City’s new solar power plant is ‘largest of its kind in the world’
World’s largest solar panel installation of its kind began operation on Mexico City’s Central de Abasto, boosting renewable energy.
Solar panels spread across America’s heartland as farmers chase stable returns
US farmers are turning to solar power as a buffer against volatile crop prices, and Biden’s clean-energy tax incentives are set to boost the trend.
Ambitious new recycling facility in Tennessee could reduce cost of solar
TerrePower’s new facility will have the capacity to recycle over 125,000 modules per year, and it could ultimately result in lower costs.
Solar installations skyrocket in 2023 in record-setting first full year of Inflation Reduction Act
For the first time in history, solar accounts for over 50% of new electricity capacity added to the grid..
In Northwest Arctic, federal grant will bring heat pumps to homes, solar energy to villages
Under a newly announced federal grant, every household in the NW Arctic Borough would receive a heat pump and solar system in every village.
Pressed for space, solar farms are getting creative
From retired landfills to decommissioned golf courses, murals on the buildings, solar installations are proliferating in unexpected places.
Solar hits a renewable energy milestone not seen since WWII
Solar accounted for most of the capacity the nation added to its electric grids last year. That feat marks the first time since World War II.