Solar Industry News
Senate Bill introduced to incentivize solar carport deployment in California
A newly proposed bill would create a tax incentive for companies to build solar canopies in large parking lots to boost local clean electricity generation.
Off-grid solar + storage microgrid designed for CA almond cold storage facility
Origo Investments with industry veterans Amond World to develop a refrigerated cold storage facility in the Madera Airport Industrial Park.
Harvesting light to grow food and clean energy together
UC Davis' Scientists are investigating how to better harvest the sun to make agrivoltaic systems more efficient in arid agricultural regions.
California earns top marks in new energy efficiency scorecard
ACEEE published its ranking of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., which looked at how states instituted energy efficiency policies.
Green factories are changing minds in more conservative US states
At least $25.7B in new US clean-energy factories are in the works. Most of these projects and jobs are in traditionally conservative states.
LRE completes 100-MW Rabbitbrush solar + storage project in California
LRE has completed construction of its 100MW Rabbitbrush Solar Facility in Kern County with a 20MW, 50MWh battery energy storage system.
Green hydrogen project powered by solar under development in California
Fusion Fuel and Electus Energy have entered a joint venture agreement to develop a 75 MW solar-to-hydrogen project in Bakersfield, CA, capable of producing up to 9,300 tons of green hydrogen annually.
Tesla tops 40,000 Superchargers; new site to have four solar canopies
Tesla now has 40,000 Supercharger stations worldwide, and more are in the works, including a massive 88-stall facility with four solar canopies.
Tampa tries sidewalk solar panels as backup power for traffic lights
Since summer 2020, Tampa has piloted solar panels embedded on sidewalks, a design meant to protect the panels from storm-force winds.
Panel finds valley solar can help decarbonize state but local needs loom
San Joaquin Valley may become home to vast solar arrays turning fallowed farmland into a source of clean energy while sustaining local jobs.
Hyundai wants to help you put solar and batteries in your home
Hyundai Home has the goal of alleviating the perplexity of picking solar panels, battery storage, and EV charging system for home.
The floating solar panels that track the sun
Proteus has floating solar panels with Sun-tracking technology that maximizes the amount of clean electricity they can produce.
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.