This US solar company is about to ramp up flexible thin-film solar
Thin-film solar panel maker Ascent Solar Technologies announced today that it’s going to repurpose its Thornton, Colorado, factory to accelerate…
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Scientists put a semi-transparent solar roof on a greenhouse, and unexpected things happened
In an agrivoltaic study, UCLA engineers put a semi-transparent solar roof on a greenhouse, and some unexpected things happened with…
The US’s largest solar panel maker just got a huge domestic order
US utility-scale solar developer Lightsource bp has placed an order with First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the…
Wind, solar, batteries make up 82% of 2023 utility-scale US pipeline
Wind, solar, and batteries make up 82% of 2023’s expected new utility-scale power capacity in the US, according to the…
One of the US’s first solar peaker plants – with Tesla Megapack – just broke ground
Solar energy company Arevon Energy and San Diego Community Power have broken ground on the Vikings Energy Farm, one of…
Florida just got its largest rooftop solar system ever
Solar contractor SALT Energy has installed a rooftop solar system in Florida that’s now the state’s largest rooftop solar system,…
Growth of wind and solar has saved the EU €12 billion since Russia invaded Ukraine
Growth of wind and solar power has saved the European Union (EU) €12 billion in avoided gas costs since Russia…
Check out the ‘world’s first’ DC-to-DC solar-powered EV charger
California-based solar EV charging tech company Enteligent is debuting what it claims is the world’s first DC-to-DC rooftop solar-powered hybrid…
Electrify America breaks ground on massive, 75MW ‘Solar Glow 1’ energy project
Less than a year after announcing plans for a renewable solar energy project in California, EV charging network Electrify America…
These new vertical solar systems are specially designed for farms
Ground-mount solar installer Sunstall has launched Sunzaun, a company that makes vertical solar systems for farms and agricultural settings.
US’s first solar panels over canals pilot will deploy iron flow batteries
The first US pilot that will site solar panels over irrigation canals is going to deploy long-duration iron flow battery…
In a first, rooftop solar is installed on West Virginia public schools – why that’s a big deal
Calhoun County Public Schools in West Virginia is going to install rooftop solar at two public schools – a state first.
The EU is now on track to beat its 2030 renewables target
The pace of clean technology rollout is set to put the EU at 45% renewable energy by 2030, according to…
Defying Russia’s assault, Ukraine completes a 114-MW wind farm
Despite Russia’s ongoing invasion, Ukrainian energy company DTEK Group has finished the construction of the first 114 megawatts (MW) of a…
This solar + storage system is made up of 1,300 second-life EV batteries
A hybrid solar + storage facility comprised of 1,300 second-life EV battery packs is fully operational in California.
Wind and solar overtook fossil gas in Europe for the first time
Wind and solar generated a record one-fifth (22%) of electricity in the European Union in 2022 – overtaking fossil gas…
Renewables supplied nearly 75% of new US electrical generating capacity in 2022
Renewable energy provided 74.1% of new utility-scale generating capacity in the US last year, according to new data released by the…
Minnesota just passed a 100% clean energy bill – here’s what’s in it
Minnesota governor Tim Walz (D-MN) today signed a 100% clean energy bill into law after the State Senate passed it on…
These big tech firms bought the most clean energy in 2022
Big global companies have secured a record 36.7 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy to power their operations in 2022, up…
Renewables will be the top source of global electricity by 2025
Renewables will dominate the growth of global electricity supply and meet the vast majority of the increase in demand to…
Scientists figured out how to protect perovskite solar cells in space
Scientists have proven that an ultrathin protective coating can protect a perovskite solar cell in space, according to newly published…
This solar + storage project could be a US grid game changer
A team at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a utility-scale solar and storage project…
The Home Depot is putting rooftop solar on its stores
The Home Depot is going to install 13 megawatts of rooftop solar on 25 of its stores.
US solar and wind expected to reduce coal and natural gas generation to 2025
Increased US power generation from mostly wind and solar will reduce generation from both coal and natural gas power plants…