Solar Industry News
Fresno groundbreaking for solar energy and battery storage
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday morning for an on-site solar energy & battery storage portfolio, which will be one of the largest such projects in CA and in Fresno.
Putting the ‘farm’ in solar farm
Researchers have found that planting agricultural crops under solar panel arrays can enhance land productivity by up to 60%.
California regulators must approve community solar to benefit San Joaquin Valley residents
If California acts to create a new community solar market, the Fresno area has the potential to develop over 150 renewable energy projects.
Energy Facts: Impact of the investing in America agenda on California
Thanks to funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and IRA, DOE has made available more than $861M to CA’s state and local governments to invest in energy efficiency & grid resilience.
US university deploys high density solar thermal system
Creighton University has equipped a new student residence with solar heat collectors generating an annual peak capacity of 69.9 kW thermal energy.
USDA grant awarded to local organic poultry farmer for solar panel installation
Just over $115,880 was awarded to Regeneration Cycle, LLC for the installation of two photovoltaic systems.
Major solar-plus-storage project online at retired gas-fired power plant
The Daggett Solar + Storage project in San Bernardino County features 482MW of solar power generation capacity with 280MW of energy storage.
Solar energy set to eclipse fossil fuels as world passes ‘tipping point’, study reveals
Solar energy has reached an “irreversible tipping point” that will see it become the world’s main source of energy by 2050.
This solar electric RV can travel 250 miles using GM’s Brightdrop EV platform
Electric RV startup Grounded revealed its new G2 Wednesday, claiming to be “the world’s first 250-mile range all-electric solar-equipped RV.”
Major solar panel plant opens in US amid backdrop of industry worries about low-priced Asian imports
Qcells' opened its first factory in 2019 and an even larger plant in phases since, what the company describes as the largest solar investment in American history.
Community solar in the US set to accelerate post-IRA and new state legislations
Even though utility-scale solar PV in the US added more than half of all capacity in 2022, community solar is slowly working towards accelerated growth in the coming years.
‘World’s first off-road solar SUV’ just drove across Morocco powered only by the sun
“The world’s first off-road solar-powered vehicle” could help connect remote areas “where roads are less developed and energy grids are not as reliable.
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.