Solar Industry News
Solar cells: essential for a brighter future
One of the biggest advances we can expect to see over the next decades is how we store and use power from solar cells and other renewables.
Solar power in Syria: The energy of choice in light of a wrecked electrical grid and fuel hikes
Solar energy usage has increased across northwest Syria as the destruction of power stations has led to constant power cuts.
Dutch project to combine solar and farming
Vattenfall in Netherlands is building a solar park where solar panels are combined with cultivation to show that farming and solar panels can go well together.
Solar activists protest at the California State Capitol ahead of looming decision on slashing solar incentives
Solar activists protested at the California State Capitol as they await a decision to slash the rooftop incentive program to get solar panels
Australia’s first solar-powered cryptocurrency-mining center goes live
South Australia’s first solar-powered cryptocurrency-mining facility, which uses renewable energy sourced from a solar project, is now up and running.
Solar panels create micro-climate to save vineyards in Spain
Vineyards in Spain are piloting a test of solar panels with an advanced “smart” tracking system get more bang for the agrivoltaics buck.
Tired of power cuts, blockaded Gaza turns to solar panels
To deal with blackouts in Gaza, many switch on diesel generators, but more and more people are now turning to solar power to keep the lights on.
Small communities in England are using solar panels and turbines to reduce bills
At the eastern edge of England, a small community whose size oscillates with the seasons is now using solar power for their electricity.
Solar harvesting system has potential to generate solar power 24/7
A professor is reporting on a new type of solar energy harvesting system that breaks the efficiency record of all existing technologies, clearing the way to use solar power 24/7.
Here’s how solar energy saved Europeans $29 billion this summer
The record 99.4 TW hours the EU generated in solar electricity this summer meant it didn’t need to buy 20 billion cubic metres of fossil gas.
Throwing shade is solar energy’s new superpower
Farmers carefully position solar panels to provide shade, thereby doing away with the need for netting and the expensive labor to deploy it.
This 100% solar community endured Hurricane Ian with no loss of power and minimal damage
Babcock Ranch has nearby solar array that generates more electricity than the 2,000-home neighborhood uses.
After historic year of environmental laws, California wants to go further
CA’s Democratic supermajority wants to follow up its most ambitious year of environmental legislation by passing new clean energy incentives and measures.
These Italian farmers are saving an ancient fruit with solar power
Growing the crop under a canopy of solar panels has given the fruit “citron of Calabria” a new lease of life in southern Italy.
Six Flags announces California’s largest solar energy project
Six Flags Magic Mountain’s new 12.37-MW solar carport & energy storage system will be the largest single-site commercial renewable energy project in CA.
Report: The huge solar potential of American warehouses
A big flat roof—like a warehouse—is a perfect place for solar panels. Today, there’s a lot of warehouse roof space we could use in America.
Padilla announces $7M to enhance solar manufacturing, recycling & the grid in CA
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla of CA announced $7 million in funding for five projects across California to strengthen domestic solar supply chain.
How this new robot will help build solar farms in a fast, effective way
San Francisco-based Built Robotics launched the “RPD 35,” a robot that can carry heavy solar panels and install them on a solar farm.
Sacramento parish goes solar, helping spark diocese-wide movement
St. Anthony Parish’s solar project served as a first step toward flipping the switch on a wider effort to electrify the entire Sacramento Diocese.
Former Gov. Schwarzenegger flips on AltaSea’s giant rooftop solar panels
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and a crowd of more than 100 people celebrated a completed solar rooftop project at AltaSea.
Interest in energy storage booms after implementation of NEM 3.0
California’s recent transition to a new framework to compensate customers who generate their own energy is leading to a flurry of interest in battery storage.