Solar Industry News
Bayer builds 2.7-MW solar + storage project at research site in California
Enel North America completed a 2.7-MW solar and 1-MW/2-MWh energy storage system at Bayer’s research and development site in Woodland, CA.
Up to $9 billion in transferable tax credit transactions made in 2023 in the US
Between US$7 and US$9 billion in transferable tax credit transactions were made last year in the US, according to a report from Crux.
US energy transition to speed forward through 2025
Utility-scale solar generation is set to grow by 75% in just two years, pushed by the anticipated addition of 79 GW of new capacity.
The largest US solar + storage project is complete
The the Edwards & Sanborn Solar + Energy Storage project, the largest solar + storage project in the United States, is now online.
The US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solar
The Biden administration has updated the roadmap for solar development to 22 million acres of federal lands in the US West.
San Diego could be first to float solar on drinking water
If successful, Sweetwater could be the first drinking water reservoir in the United States to host renewable energy of this kind.
The promise and challenge of solar on government-owned property
DOE recently released clean energy performance standards that encourage federal buildings under construction to incorporate solar.
Biden administration expands solar energy development throughout West
Updated roadmap for solar development will help meet President Biden’s goals for net-zero electric grid by 2035.
The Pentagon will install rooftop solar panels as Biden pushes clean energy in federal buildings
The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon, part of the Biden administration’s plan to promote clean energy.
Building a solar power ecosystem in 16 sub-Saharan African countries
Acumen, the $250M blended finance facility, plans to give 16 sub-Saharan African countries access to electricity with off-grid solar energy.
Tesla owner builds his own deployable solar roof for Model Y
A Tesla Model Y owner decided to build his own solar roof that can add over 20 miles of range to the electric SUV per day.
How farmers and ranchers are innovating in response to a shrinking Colorado River
Replacing water-intensive crops with water-efficient and drought-tolerant alternatives can allow farmers to continue working their fields in the face of water shortages and drought.
California ranked ‘greenest’ US state thanks to water conservation, EVs and rooftop solar
California ranks as the “greenest” state in America according to a report released Wednesday by the WalletHub personal finance website.
Istanbul hub to become 1st airport powered entirely by solar energy
Istanbul Airport will have its entire electricity needs met by a solar energy plant that is slated to be launched by the end of the year.
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.