This Texas solar panel recycling plant is powered by secondhand panels
Solar panel recycling company SolarCycle is using secondhand solar panels to power its panel recycling plant in Texas.
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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.
Expand Expanding CloseStarbucks throws its weight behind 6 new community solar farms
Starbucks has partnered with Nexamp, the largest community solar provider in the US, to anchor six new community solar farms in Illinois.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US’s largest co-located solar + battery storage project is online
The Gemini Solar + Storage project in Nevada – the US’s largest co-located solar + battery energy storage system – is now operational.
Expand Expanding CloseSolar + wind now make up more than 20% of US electrical generating capacity
Solar and wind now make up more than 20% of total US electrical generating capacity, according to new data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Expand Expanding CloseSolar to meet half of global electricity demand growth in 2024 and 2025
Global electricity demand is rising at its fastest rate in two decades, but solar is on course to meet half of demand growth, says the IEA.
Expand Expanding CloseFirst Solar to build the Western Hemisphere’s largest solar R&D center
The US’s largest solar panel maker, First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR), says it’s building the largest thin film R&D center in the Western Hemisphere.
Expand Expanding CloseChina is on track to reach its clean energy targets this month… six years ahead of schedule
China, the world’s largest pollution emitter, is going green with clean energy alternatives and doing so quickly. Recent energy reports detail the nation’s commitment to implementing solar and wind power, so much so that it is expected to achieve its 2030 clean energy targets by the end of the month.
Expand Expanding CloseNew UK gov’t approves 3 huge solar farms & wants to expand rooftop installs
Just days after a massive election win, UK’s new Labour government has hit the ground running and is already making progress on increasing solar power deployment.
Expand Expanding CloseEnphase Energy introduces US-made solar solutions that qualify for up to 50% in tax credits
Solar and battery systems provider Enphase Energy has introduced new residential and commercial products made in the United States that will help bolster the percentage of available federal tax credits available to customers installing the tech.
Expand Expanding CloseMichigan gets right-to-solar – now you can tell your HOA to stuff it
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed a new law ensuring Michigan homeowners can install a variety of energy efficiency improvements on their homes, including EV chargers, solar panels, heat pumps and more.
Expand Expanding CloseChina is building a mammoth 8 GW solar farm
State-owned power company China Three Gorges Renewables Group will build an 8 GW solar farm as part of a nearly $11 billion integrated energy project.
Expand Expanding Close130+ Wendy’s restaurants are now running on community solar
Over 130 Wendy’s restaurants in New York, Illinois, and Massachusetts are now sourcing between 30% and 100% of their energy from community solar.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s what Americans think of local wind and solar development
The Pew Research Center surveyed Americans about how they feel about local wind and solar development in their communities – this is what they found.
Expand Expanding CloseSouth Dakota’s largest solar farm just came online
National Grid Renewables just brought South Dakota’s largest solar farm online in Pennington County.
Expand Expanding CloseArizona’s largest battery storage project clinches $513M in financing
Recurrent Energy has secured $513 million in financing for Arizona’s largest standalone battery storage project.
Expand Expanding CloseOxford sets a new world record for solar panel efficiency
Oxford PV, a spin-off from the University of Oxford, says it’s achieved a new world record for solar panel efficiency.
Expand Expanding CloseThis Maryland county is building a huge green hydrogen bus depot microgrid
Montgomery County, Maryland, and AlphaStruxure have kicked off construction of the US’s largest renewable energy-powered bus depot.
Expand Expanding Close5 US military bases in the Carolinas just signed up for solar power
The US Department of Defense agreed to source renewable power from two new solar farms for five military bases in the Carolinas.
Expand Expanding CloseGermany set a new renewable power generation record in Q1
In a record-breaking start to 2024, renewable energy supplied 58.4% of all electricity generated in Germany during Q1 – the highest percentage since tracking began in 2018.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US installed more solar in Q1 2024 than it did in all of 2018
In Q1 2024, the US saw the largest quarter of solar manufacturing growth in its history, bringing its total installed capacity to 200 GW.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US is putting enough solar to power 70,000 homes on old nuclear weapons sites
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is going to repurpose sites previously used in the nuclear weapons program into solar farms.
Expand Expanding CloseThomas Edison’s birthplace is now powered by solar
Thomas Edison’s birthplace and museum in Milan, Ohio, is now officially powered by a donated rooftop solar system.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s largest solar farm just came online in China
The world’s largest solar farm, in the desert in northwestern Xinjiang, is now connected to China’s grid.
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