Solar Industry News
ForeFront Power installs 1.4-MW solar + storage system for California school district
ForeFront Power has partnered with Newark Unified School District in California to install a 1.4-MW solar energy and storage system.
Sheep and solar panels: using solar sites for pastureland
Using solar sites for livestock grazing is still in its infancy, but flocks of sheep are already grazing contentedly in PA, VA, MD and NY.
Microsoft signs 110MW PPA with AES to power California data centers
AES Corporation this week announced a 20-year agreement with Microsoft to provide renewable energy to its data centers in California.
Construction begins on largest floating solar project in the US
Construction has begun on a 8.9-MW floating solar installation in Millburn, NJ, that will be the largest floating array in the United States.
US Senators urge Biden administration to expedite solar tariff investigation decision
A group of US Senators are urging President Biden to expedite and conclude the administration’s investigation into imported solar panels.
Meet the power plant of the future: solar + battery hybrids are poised for explosive growth
Early signs suggest the top energy trend of the 2020s may be a boom in “hybrid” power plants composed of solar and battery storage.
A Maine company has built the world’s 1st solar-powered electric boat
A Maine company has built a 100% solar-powered boat that burns no oil or gasoline, causes no water pollution and generates very little noise.
Renewable electricity just powered California 100% for the first time in history
Renewable electricity met 100% of California's demand for the first time on Saturday, much of it from large amounts of solar power.
Tesco trials solar-powered refrigerated trailers
Retailer Tesco is trialling solar-powered refrigerated trailers in the UK in a collaboration with Marshall Fleet Solutions.
A better way to clean solar panels
MIT researchers have devised a waterless, no-contact system, which uses electrostatic repulsion to automatically clean solar panels.
Solar beats nuclear at many potential settlement sites on Mars
A new study concludes that a solar power system would weigh less than a nuclear system, and would be sufficient to power a colony on Mars.
Repairing a solar array in space
NASA's Lucy Mission will use solar panels to get sufficient power to run science instruments for the project,
Big solar panel manufacturers boost production as costs fall
Big solar-panel makers are ramping up production due to the collapse of material costs that had been elevated for more than a year.
Mitrex announces the world’s first colored solar panels with CEC Listing
Solar panel manufacturer Mitrex’s new colored solar panels are now an approved on the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) PV module listing.
What does Western grid regionalization mean for California?
With California’s power woes apparent, Western grid regionalization has been raised as a potential path to address related concerns.
Floating solar tech for aquaculture
Inseanergy has developed a floating solar platform for use in aquaculture projects and has recently completed its first commercial installations.
Amidst energy crisis, Syrians turn to solar energy
The severe electricity shortages due to deep energy crisis have forced a Syrian dentist to use solar power to maintain his clinic in Damascus.
California CCA makes 100% renewable energy the default for members
One Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program in California will make renewable energy the 100% default source of electricity generation.
Caltech to launch space solar power technology demo into orbit in January
In January 2023, Caltech Space Solar Power Project is poised to launch into orbit a prototype, dubbed the Space Solar Power Demonstrator.
Secret of Patagonia’s new see-through solar windows is revealed
With Patagonia on board, NEXT Energy Technologies has a high-profile showcase for its new see-through solar windows.
Solar project powers an oil and gas field with California sunshine
Lost Hills is one of the first efforts by a major oil & gas company to build a net exporting, behind-the-meter solar PV plant.