Solar Industry News
Real-time pricing and demand flexibility targeted to ease California outages
Growing California power system reliability threats could be relieved by a price signal based on RTP linked to smart customer-owned resources.
Aptera solar EV prototype makes public debut in San Diego
The Gamma prototype solar-electric vehicle made its public debut at the Fully Charged Live 2022 expo in San Diego.
Solar-powered cars: Solving the issue of high fuel prices and low EV charging capacity
With soaring energy prices at the pumps and in homes, the solar-powered car could well be the solution for transport.
Switching to renewable energy could save trillions says Oxford study
Switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy could save the world as much as $12tn (£10.2tn) by 2050, an Oxford University study says.
Debt-financed battery project serving California non-profit energy supplier
Luna Battery Storage, a 100MW/400MWh BESS project in CA, is now online and serving community choice aggregator Clean Power Alliance.
Residential solar batteries helped California’s grid with peak power during heatwave
California's recent heat wave stressed the state's electric grid, but distributed customer-sited batteries, charged by solar panels, helped keep the lights on.
Inflation Reduction Act to give US solar energy industry a much needed boost
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 extended the solar tax credit for the decade to come and should provide solid continued growth in the sector.
Cyborg cockroaches stay charged by carrying tiny solar panels
Japan developed a system for remote control cyborg cockroaches, with wireless control module, rechargeable batteries and a tiny solar cell.
UK-based firm launches 3D leaf-shaped solar charging stations
SolarBotanic Trees has launched its new PV 3D leaf-shaped nano-technology "solar tree” to harness solar energy for charging and energy storage.
Sweet return: German farmer gets both solar power and apples
Solar panels covering Christian Nachtwey's farm in Germany generate electricity and protect the orchard without reducing the available growing surface.
Faster permitting could bring nearly 1TW of solar and wind to construction in three years
Nearly 1TW of under-development solar and wind generation globally could be constructed in the next three years if permitting is accelerated.
A solar firm plans to build off-grid neighborhoods in California
Solar company Sunnova Energy is seeking permission to develop microgrids for new housing developments that don't rely on electric utilities.
A firsthand look at a California solar farm with ‘earth-mounted’ panels
Erthos wants to reinvent solar farms with ground-mounted panels that it says can reduce utility solar costs by 20 percent.
Solar-fueled arbitrage potential supercharging storage economics in Western US
Utility-scale battery energy storage system capacity in the West region of the US is forecast to grow exponentially over the next decade.
Thumbtack reveals ranking of the most solar cities in the US ahead of Earth Day
Thumbtack revealed the list of the ‘Most Solar Cities in the U.S.’ based on data from millions of home projects booked from across all 50 states.
America needs clean electricity. These states show how to do it.
Today, the United States is running a natural experiment in electricity generation, with a patchwork of policies and power grids.
‘Entering the clean power era’: Wind and solar generated a record amount of global power in 2022
An analysis by independent climate think tank Ember found that 12% of the world’s power came from solar and wind in 2022.
SDSU & Cuyamaca College to share in federally funded clean energy project
SDSU and Cuyamaca College have been chosen as part of a US DOE program intended to streamline career paths for students interested in the clean energy economy.
Billionaire Tom Steyer plans net zero apartment upgrades across US
Tom Steyer’s Galvanize Climate Solutions will acquire residential properties and retrofit them with the goal of deep emissions reductions.
DOE offers $450 Million for green energy projects at coal mining sites
The US DOE announced the availability of $450M through the 2021 BIL for clean energy projects — like solar farms — on mining sites.
California produces 26% of US solar power
California produced 26% of the national utility-scale solar electricity followed by Texas with 16% and North Carolina with 8%.