Solar Industry News
A new dawn for solar cells: 190% quantum efficiency is possible
The Intertubes lit up today with news of a new, 190% efficient solar cell that could finally send fossil fuels packing once and for all.
California Supreme Court to review rooftop solar net metering
California’s highest court granted review to a lawsuit challenging a “regressive” rooftop solar policy called NEM 3.0.
California ranked ‘greenest’ US state thanks to water conservation, EVs and rooftop solar
California ranks as the “greenest” state in America according to a report released Wednesday by the WalletHub personal finance website.
Istanbul hub to become 1st airport powered entirely by solar energy
Istanbul Airport will have its entire electricity needs met by a solar energy plant that is slated to be launched by the end of the year.
US states to conserve land, water with solar on canals
Three large projects in CA, UT, and OR will cover water reclamation facilities with solar panels for energy production and water conservation
New Jersey farm studies agrivoltaics with vertically mounted solar
The Sunzaun vertical racking system will hold bifacial solar modules that produce energy from both sides of the vertically oriented array.
Photovoltaics for elevated metro stations
Elevated metro stations may highly benefit from rooftop solar power generation combined w/ battery storage, new research from China suggests.
New canal project expands on UC Merced solar research
Federal & state government officials announced a new project to place solar panels on the water in the Delta-Mendota Canal.
This California city is trading an old gas plant for a giant grid battery
Calpine’s billion-dollar, 680-megawatt project in Menifee will be one of the biggest batteries in the U.S. when it comes online this summer.
Residential heat pumps linked to solar-plus-storage achieve higher seasonal performance factor
Researchers at Germany’s Frauhofer ISE analyzed the performance of a residential heat pump connected to a rooftop PV system w/ battery storage
California’s new rules allow solar and batteries to help out the grid
Utilities tend to treat solar & batteries as threats to their power grids. CA’s policy will now tap their flexible power to benefit the grid.
Self-cleaning solar panels boost efficiency with wind power
A research team at DGIST in South Korea has unveiled an ingenious device that enhances solar power generation by keeping panels clean.
A new dawn for solar cells: 190% quantum efficiency is possible
The Intertubes lit up today with news of a new, 190% efficient solar cell that could finally send fossil fuels packing once and for all.
California Supreme Court to review rooftop solar net metering
California’s highest court granted review to a lawsuit challenging a “regressive” rooftop solar policy called NEM 3.0.
California ranked ‘greenest’ US state thanks to water conservation, EVs and rooftop solar
California ranks as the “greenest” state in America according to a report released Wednesday by the WalletHub personal finance website.
Istanbul hub to become 1st airport powered entirely by solar energy
Istanbul Airport will have its entire electricity needs met by a solar energy plant that is slated to be launched by the end of the year.
US states to conserve land, water with solar on canals
Three large projects in CA, UT, and OR will cover water reclamation facilities with solar panels for energy production and water conservation
New Jersey farm studies agrivoltaics with vertically mounted solar
The Sunzaun vertical racking system will hold bifacial solar modules that produce energy from both sides of the vertically oriented array.
Photovoltaics for elevated metro stations
Elevated metro stations may highly benefit from rooftop solar power generation combined w/ battery storage, new research from China suggests.
New canal project expands on UC Merced solar research
Federal & state government officials announced a new project to place solar panels on the water in the Delta-Mendota Canal.
This California city is trading an old gas plant for a giant grid battery
Calpine’s billion-dollar, 680-megawatt project in Menifee will be one of the biggest batteries in the U.S. when it comes online this summer.