Solar Industry News
Planned charging station at Port of San Diego to support first all-electric tugboat in US
The Port of San Diego was part of a groundbreaking this week for an electric shoreside charging station to support the first all-electric tug in the U.S.
Multiple schools in Modesto going green with solar panels
Several high schools in the Modesto City School District high schools are installing solar panels. One of the those schools is Downey High.
This solar-powered bus stop cools off pedestrians in extreme heat
University of Seville scientists have invented a solar-powered bus stop that can lower the temperature by 20C to keep pedestrians cool.
Floating solar on the equator could provide ‘limitless’ energy
Vast arrays of floating solar panels near the equator could provide unlimited clean energy to countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa, according to new research.
Rooftop solar benefits for apartment buildings, schools in crosshairs of California energy regulators
CA regulators are proposing a plan that could make it impossible for people in apartments, schools and small farms to reap the benefits of solar.
California electricity provider MCE brings more solar online
MCE continues to expand its local renewable energy portfolio with two new solar projects in Contra Costa and Napa counties.
Well-irrigated roofs with vegetation have cooling effect on PV systems
Scientists in the Netherlands have assessed how the so-called blue-green roofs can help reduce the operating temperature of rooftop PV panels and have found they provide a significant cooling effect.
Los Angeles boosts sustainability with Beam Global’s solar EV charging systems
The State of California anticipates 12.5 million EVs on its roads by 2035 and estimates the need for 1.2M public and shared chargers by 2030.
The world’s largest battery storage system just got even larger
The Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery energy storage system, has been expanded to 750 MW/3,000 MWh.
Mining the sun: Benefits of solar energy on former mine sites
Strategically siting new energy infrastructure can be an affordable path to repurposing former mine lands and brownfields into clean energy hubs.
Solar truck charging depot planned near Sacramento International Airport
The Sacramento International Airport announced that WattEV received a $40.5M grant to build truck charging depots in Northern CA and OR.
The battery boom continues in San Diego with new energy storage project
A new energy storage project has been unveiled in Chula Vista, San Diego, which has the capability to power nearly 3,000 homes for each hour it provides electricity to the grid.
Utility regulators to defend new California solar rules in court this week
Environmental groups asked the 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco to force CA regulators to reconsider new rooftop solar rules.
California food processor is getting 2.2-MW solar portfolio
Pearl Crop, a food processing company in central California, will build a 2.2-MWDC commercial solar project portfolio involving four projects across three different locations in Ripon, Linden, and Stockton, CA.
US adds 6.5GW of solar PV in record third quarter, residential to decline in 2024
The US solar industry has registered its best third quarter ever with 6.5GW of PV installed in Q3 2023 but residential started slowing down.
IEA: World needs to pick up pace on energy efficiency
The world needs to double the pace at which it’s deploying energy efficiency measures if it hopes to meet global climate goals, IEA says
Lobbyists call for more front-of-meter solar in California
Six advocacy groups have challenged California’s process to evaluate pathways to 100% clean electricity by 2045
AI-powered permitting is speeding up solar deployments in California
Symbium signed up 22 CA cities to try out its software, which uses automation techniques to slash the time it takes to process solar permits.
California’s rooftop solar policy is killing its rooftop solar industry
New projects have cratered and job losses are mounting in the six months since California regulators slashed the value of home solar systems.
Students host clean energy celebration calling on UCSB to commit to 100% clean energy by 2035
Students at UCSB hosted a campus event in support of getting the university to commit to 100% Clean Energy by 2035.
Cornell researchers say new wind and solar power projects could profit from Bitcoin mining
Cornell University researchers say newly developed wind & solar power projects could actually profit by using their energy for Bitcoin mining.