Solar Industry News
Solar thermal energy company receives $4.1M federal grant
Solar thermal energy company Heliogen announced a $4.1M award from DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office to accelerate development of it's tech.
US and UAE sign strategic partnership deal to spur $100B in clean energy investment
The US and UAE announced the signing of a strategic partnership that will see $100B mobilized to develop 100 gigawatts of clean energy by 2035.
How California can expand solar development and support San Joaquin Valley farmers
Solar development can provide work opportunities in San Joaquin Valley while keeping fallowed land productive & curbing environmental risks.
San Jose invests in solar power to reach climate goals
The San Jose City council approved four contracts worth an estimated $530 million to build out the city's battery storage.
California state agencies place solar charging infrastructure orders
Beam Global announced a continued stream of solar powered charging infrastructure orders from California State Agencies for 2022 year-to-date.
Clean energy supply chain issues affect disadvantaged the most
Disadvantaged communities are bearing the brunt of clean energy supply chain blockages. Many believe that IRA will help alleviate supply chain constraints.
New solar-paneled car by Sono Motors debuts in Los Angeles
This week, Sono Motors Sion traveled from San Francisco to San Jose to South LA, gauging interest in the concept of solar mobility.
Solar power is the fastest way to reduce Europe’s dependency on Russian gas
The war in Ukraine has been a wake-up call for Europe’s energy needs. They're now on track to have significantly more solar power by 2030.
It’s time to combat utility opposition to solar
Bernadette Del Chiaro, executive director of the California Solar & Storage Association business group, will moderate a talk on abuse of monopoly positions by utilities at the Empower 2022 virtual summit.
Texas solar and wind resources saved consumers nearly $28 billion over 12 years
Solar and wind energy reduced wholesale energy costs in Texas by $7.4 billion in the first eight months of this year and $28 billion over the last 12 years.
City of Santa Barbara to establish residential solar microgrids
Santa Barbara, CA will establish its own virtual power plant through residential solar microgrids using Electriq Power's PowerPod 2 ESS.
Agrovoltaics could help California crops, if the economics pan out
Emerging research suggests growing tomato plants below and between solar panels could help the country’s billion-dollar-plus tomato industry, especially in places where it faces increasing stress from heat and drought.
Could growing crops under solar panels provide food and energy at the same time?
Agrivoltaics has other benefits besides dual land use and food security; it could also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make more efficient use of water.
UK’s first transmission-connected solar farm goes live
A 49.9MW solar farm will be the first in the UK to feed electricity directly into the transmission network.
5 community solar projects are coming to disadvantaged communities in California
The Community Solar Green Tariff (CS-GT) enables residential customers in disadvantaged communities (DACs) to benefit from solar energy.
Construction begins on solar cycling path in Netherlands
The Dutch province of North Brabant will deploy a 500-meter-long solar bike line and test its performance over a 5-year period.
Türkiye officially launches Europe’s largest solar power plant
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan officially inaugurated what is said to be Europe’s biggest solar power plant built on a single site and one of the five largest in the world.
India’s quest to build the world’s largest solar farms
India’s solar program met its original twenty-thousand-megawatt goal four years early and went on to set higher goals.
How shading crops with solar panels can improve farming, lower food costs and reduce emissions
Agrivoltaic farming can help meet Canada’s food and energy needs and reduce its fossil fuel reliance and greenhouse gas emissions in the future.
Environmentalists sue California over reduced solar incentives
Three environmental groups have sued California, arguing that the CPUC acted illegally when slashing compensation payments for power generated by solar.
Oklahoma is about to get one of the largest solar cell factories in the US
Enel North America has named Oklahoma as its preferred choice for its planned 3-gigawatt (GW) solar panel and cell factory.