Solar Industry News
The untapped solar power potential of big box stores
US big-box stores can provide some 109,000 acres of solar-panel-ready rooftop, enough to produce more than 50m MW hours of electricity a year.
Replacing US coal plants with solar and wind is cheaper than running them
Replacing coal power plants across the United States with renewable energy projects would reduce carbon emissions and require less water.
Win-win: how solar farms can double as havens for our wildlife
Solar panels can provide valuable habitat for wildlife – and potentially benefit both the land and farmers.
Port of Oakland’s solar energy use grows
The Port of Oakland’s stake in a newly expanded solar array at Antelope Valley Solar Ranch has just come online.
Solar may cover the world’s electricity demand with 0.3% of its land area
The scientists claim that, for an average annual generation for solar of 1,370 kWh/kW, 38 million hectares would be needed.
Why solar & farming is a match made in heaven
Solar and agriculture are beginning to converge as farmers learn renewable energy can make farming more efficient.
Indian camel herders cash in with solar-powered coolers
Instant milk chillers powered by solar panels are helping pastoralists in India's Thar Desert to keep their dairy fresh as temperatures rise.
KFC installs solar-powered drive-thru in California
KFC installs a solar-powered drive-thru in Bakersfield, CA to protect workers from the sun, and to save the unit $400,000 over its lifespan.
European solar and wind surpass gas power for the first time
Wind and solar produced more than a fifth of the EU’s electricity last year, for the first time delivering more power than natural gas.
Groundbreaking new solar panels can generate electricity in the dark
Scientists at Stanford University created a solar panel that works in the dark and discovered how to modify installed solar panels to generate power at night.
California town to get solar-powered EV charging stations
Carlsbad, California will install five solar-powered, covered EV charging stations under a proposed agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy.
As solar power booms in the US, a key part of its history lies at Unity College
Displayed on a pedestal on the campus of Unity College is a solar panel that Jimmy Carter installed on the White House on June 20, 1979.
San Diego goes big on microgrids
The first 5 of 8 microgrid projects to be built at city facilities was unveiled Friday at the Southcrest Recreational Center in South County San Diego.
This 1 GW solar + salt + shrimp farm is a 3-in-1 power station
A huge solar power station in China is generating clean energy, producing salt from sunlight, and serving as a shrimp-breeding site.
SDG&E adds energy storage facilities for grid reliability
San Diego Gas & Electric has completed two additional utility-owned energy storage facilities totaling 171 MW.
New all-electric homes show how to live without fossil fuels
All-electric homes are revolutionary, offering a glimpse of the zero-emission future we should be hurtling toward to fight climate change and adapt to its effects.
Which states have the most solar and wind power jobs?
The states leading the way in clean energy deployment are California and Texas and they are also in first place for wind and solar jobs.
Country’s largest grid operator must process and connect backlogged clean energy projects, a new report says
PJM could benefit numerous states with thousands of jobs and billions in investment by implementing reforms to its clean energy project approval process.
Energy workforce grew 3.8% last year; clean energy jobs increased in every state
The energy sector added almost 300,000 jobs last year, about a 3.8% growth rate from 2021 to 2022, according to an annual study by the US DOE.
Houston skyscrapers are converting to solar
Brookfield Properties, which has 10 downtown skyscrapers in its Houston portfolio, is partnering to build a massive solar plant to power the buildings.
Solar microgrid offers Soboba tribe independence, with model many users could adapt
By this time next year, nearly 3,000 solar panels will span the roof of Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, powering the flashy slot machines, air conditioned hotel rooms and golf course facilities.