Solar Industry News
Smart agrivoltaics policy allows us to harvest the sun while preserving American farmland
Agrivoltaics help preserve & improve prime agricultural land while providing farmers with additional income.
China building two-thirds of world’s wind and solar projects
The amount of wind and solar power under construction in China is now nearly twice as much as the rest of the world combined.
A new concept in floating solar trackers
Soltec launched a new floating tracker, dubbed Flotus, designed for inland water bodies such as reservoirs and ponds.
Tesla’s California virtual power plant delivers 100 MW to help the grid
Tesla’s virtual power plant (VPP) in California delivered 100 MW of power to help the grid not use gas peaker plants yesterday.
Check out Michael Phelps’ massive home solar + battery system
Olympic Champion and Team Panasonic Brand Ambassador Michael Phelps embraces solar at home with Panasonic EVERVOLT Total Home System.
Peaches, grapes, & the agrivoltaic farm of the future
Bifacial solar panels and other crop-friendly technologies are expanding the field of opportunities for agrivoltaic development.
World’s largest solar roof powers Dalaman Airport
Dalaman Airport has unveiled the world’s largest solar roof, setting a new standard for renewable energy use in aviation.
Labour’s ‘rooftop revolution’ to deliver solar power to millions of UK homes
Ed Miliband sets new rules on solar panels and approves three giant solar farms as Labour seeks to end years of Tory inaction
California Energy Commission gives cities and counties grants to adopt automated solar permitting
The California Energy Commission announced new grants totaling $18.9M to help 334 cities & counties automate residential solar permits.
In a first, a solar microgrid will directly power an industrial plant
Timet’s facility in WV will use solar and batteries to make titanium products used in everything from airplanes to pacemakers.
Solar panels to power 130 healthcare facilities in Ukraine
Solar power units will be installed at 130 primary healthcare facilities in Ukraine, allowing them to significantly reduce electricity costs.
Solar & wind uptake to reach 5.4 TWac from 2024 to 2033
Global solar deployment to add 3.8 TWac of new project capacity by 2033 compared to 1.6 TW of wind power, 640% growth for energy storage
South Africa now has over 12GW of wind & solar generation capacity
Homes and businesses in South Africa have added 3,526 Megawatts of rooftop solar in just a span of two years!
Nigeria breaks ground on solar module assembling plant
Nigeria is building a solar module assembling plant in the town of Akpugo, located in the southeastern state of Enugu.
Paris’ solar-powered Olympic village to become collective self-consumption hub
Post-Games, EDF ENR’s 15 solar plants on the athletes’ village roofs will support collective self-consumption for future district residents.
MCE signs on for up to 400 MW of new solar + storage in Fresno County
GSCE and MCE agreed to collaborate toward California’s clean energy future by developing solar+battery storage projects in Fresno County.
PV module cooling tech based on water chamber
Scientists in Malta have created an after-market cooling solution that can be fitted to existing standard PV modules.
US Bureau of Land Management advances 6.2GW of solar projects
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is pursuing the development of nine solar PV projects with a combined capacity of over 6.2GW.
Electricity, Agriculture Ministers discuss solar-powered solutions for Egyptian poultry farms
Egypt’s Electricity and Agriculture Ministers addressed poultry sector issues and announced solar panel installations on poultry farms.
US engineers develop ChatGPT algorithm to design solar cells
OptoGPT (Opto Generative Pretrained Transformer) is a new algorithm that harnesses the computer architecture underpinning ChatGPT.
A much-needed solar cell factory is coming to the US
Canadian solar panel maker Heliene and India’s solar cell maker Premier Energies are joining forces to build a US solar cell factory.