Solar Industry News
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.
How states are reimagining power grids to take advantage of wind and solar
States are turning to transmission lines, substations, and transformers to get electricity from wind farms and solar plants into homes and businesses.
Construction begins on 3GW transmission line between Arizona and California
A 500kV, 125-mile transmission line between CA and AZ broke ground to give over 3GW of renewable energy capacity to the US Desert SW region.
As solar + storage ready becomes a title 24 mandate, smart technology helps flatten the complexity curve
With the new Title 24 solar + storage mandate for 2023, new technologies are helping to simplify the learning curve of implementation.
CPUC proposal would order an additional 4 GW of clean energy resources to bolster grid reliability
The CPUC is considering asking electricity providers in the state to procure 4GW of new capacity to ensure grid reliability.
How Ivy Energy is influencing policy and bringing affordable clean energy to Californians
Ivy Energy's Virtual Grid uses smart grid logic and proprietary algorithms to distribute solar energy between multiple units accurately.
All you need to know about solar panels in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the nation's leading city for installed solar capacity. Solar energy is the city's most abundant renewable power source.
This solar + storage project could be a US grid game changer
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a utility-scale solar storage project that can provide power to both AC and DC high-voltage lines
DSD and The Home Depot to install 13 MW solar portfolio in California
DSD will work with The Home Depot to install 13MW of rooftop solar across 25 store locations in California.
Element Resources to use solar to fuel green hydrogen production facilities in California
Element Resources plans to build and operate a major renewable hydrogen production facility in Lancaster, California, powered by solar energy.
Solar tech is coming for your neighborhood, kitchen, and furnishings
Solar powered smart storage systems have the potential to make homes self-sufficient, turning consumers of energy into producers of energy.
High school students designed and built solar-powered cars for 1,400 mile race to California
High school students have spent months building a solar power vehicle from the ground up to compete in the annual Solar Car Challenge.
Heterojunction solar cell factory to be built in Sacramento
Solar4America, a wholly owned subsidiary of SPI Energy, plans to begin manufacturing N-type heterojunction (HJT) solar cells in the US.
Batteries, not blackouts: California’s power grid gets boost from battery energy
California now has the capacity to store 5,600 megawatts of power using batteries. That’s enough to supply more than 4 million homes.
Zero waste groups kickstart solar panel recycling in California
Zero Waste Sonoma in California is working to help residents in the North Bay area recycle their used solar panels.
California research center installs solar carport
MYNT Systems installed 623 kW of solar at their research center, which is expected to offset 78% of its energy use and provide a 10% electricity discount to its four tenants.
California grid sees tenfold spike in battery storage in 3 years
The California state now has enough large-scale batteries to supply 5,600 megawatts of electricity, up from 500 megawatts in 2020.
Community solar initiative ‘resonating’ with agricultural communities by optimising farmland usage
An initiative to help optimize the use of farmland by integrating community solar projects is helping to steer local stakeholders towards supporting renewables.
Transferability and direct pay are ‘game changers’ for US clean energy development
New transferability and direct pay provisions for clean energy tax credits are a “game changer for renewable energy development” in the US.