Solar Industry News
From sun to sustainability: The journey of solar panel recycling
States are actively working on ways to recover valuable materials from decommissioned solar panels and minimize the disposal of hazardous components.
California’s $100 billion electric bullet train will be fully solar powered
The initial segment of the country’s most expensive infrastructure project, California's bullet train, is getting a utility-scale solar power system.
CAISO sets solar peak generation record of 15.178 GW, the fourth record this year
The CAISO set a new solar peak generation record for the 3rd month in a row, as solar output reached the highest level on record so far this month.
US-made wind and solar components are now cheaper than imports
For the first time in US history, US-made wind and solar components are now cheaper than imports, according to a new study.
First of its kind ‘wireless’ solar energy storage plant opens in Cicero
A new solar-powered energy storage plant that recently opened in Cicero is the first of its kind in the country.
The largest floating solar farm in North America is officially online
Short Hills, NJ is now host to an active 8.9 MW floating solar farm – the largest floating solar array in North America.
California’s largest solar project for low-income communities starts construction
Construction has begun on the Fresno Disadvantaged Community (DAC) Solar Farm, the largest shared solar project for disadvantaged communities in CA.
BLM expands California desert solar farm
The Bureau of Land Management is advancing construction for its energy storage system, furthering the energy capacity of the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm.
California’s 7 GW load shift goal is ‘starting gun’ for dramatic expansion in flexible demand
The CEC approved a state load shift goal of 7,000 MW by 2030, which is double current levels of demand flexibility and could power up to 7 million homes by the end of the decade without new power plants.
Solar modules removed from Target facility in California meet sustainable end of life
An outdated solar installation was decommissioned and recycled in a partnership between Solarcycle, PowerFlex, and Decom Solar.
Satellite beams solar power down to earth using microwave transmitter
Scientists at Caltech say they've successfully transmitted solar energy gathered by a satellite in orbit down to the Earth's surface.
University of California, Irvine, opens research microgrid in Shadow Mountain community
The Advanced Power and Energy Program at UC Irvine joined a group of organizations to open two new microgrid communities in Menifee, CA.
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.
Shining new light on the onsite solar market
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California may build solar panels alongside highways to power homes
Gov. Newsom signed a bill to commission an analysis from the state’s transportation & energy officials to assess the viability of highway-side renewable energy sites
Rooftop solar system median size up 200%, with storage pairings rising: DOE lab
In 2022, around 10% of all new residential solar installations included paired storage — up from virtually zero in 2015.
CREL plans agrivoltaics project at BC’s Delano campus
KCCD’s CREL announced plans this week for an agrivoltaic demonstration at Bakersfield College’s Delano campus.