Solar Industry News
![ptp-071024-7 Installing solar panels over fish farms can help boost seafood harvests by 50% while generating huge amounts of pollution-free electricity.](https://www.paneltheplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ptp-071024-7-705x368.png)
Experts discover game-changing benefit of installing solar panels at aquaculture farms: ‘A win-win solution’
Installing solar panels over fish farms can help boost seafood harvests by 50% while generating huge amounts of pollution-free electricity.
July 11, 2024/by Panel The Planet![ptp-070824-2 Paired Power is the company behind the “PairTree,” a solar-powered electric vehicle charging system capable of charging two vehicles at a time](https://www.paneltheplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ptp-070824-2-705x368.png)
Unique charger for electric vehicles debuts in Northern California
Paired Power is the company behind the “PairTree,” a solar-powered electric vehicle charging system capable of charging two vehicles at a time
July 11, 2024/by Panel The Planet![ptp-070824-1 The US EPA launched a $7B grant competition through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to increase access to affordable, resilient, clean solar energy](https://www.paneltheplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ptp-070824-1-705x368.png)
Biden administration launches $7B solar for all grant competition
The US EPA launched a $7B grant competition through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to increase access to affordable, resilient, clean solar energy
July 10, 2024/by Panel The Planet![ptp-070324-5 Customers can save money on their electric bills by using community solar rather than installing their own array.](https://www.paneltheplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ptp-070324-5-705x368.png)
Community solar expands access to clean energy, new study shows
Customers can save money on their electric bills by using community solar rather than installing their own array.
July 9, 2024/by Panel The Planet![ptp-070324-4 Researchers in Iran found that only 4% of the greenhouse’s roof must be covered with PV modules to meet lighting and pumping water demand.](https://www.paneltheplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ptp-070324-4-705x368.jpg)
Photovoltaics for hydroponic greenhouses
Researchers in Iran found that only 4% of the greenhouse’s roof must be covered with PV modules to meet lighting and pumping water demand.
July 8, 2024/by Panel The Planet![ptp-070324-3](https://www.paneltheplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ptp-070324-3-705x368.jpg)
French startup unveils ‘low-carbon’ anodized aluminum solar carport
KparK Énergies has developed a solar carport with an anodized aluminum structure equipped with 425 W bifacial, double-glass panels
July 7, 2024/by Panel The Planet![ptp-070324-2 Google has made a capital investment in New Green Power in a deal that grants the US company the rights to procure up to 300MW of solar assets](https://www.paneltheplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ptp-070324-2-705x368.png)
Google invests in Taiwanese solar developer New Green Power
Google has made a capital investment in New Green Power in a deal that grants the US company the rights to procure up to 300MW of solar assets
July 6, 2024/by Panel The Planet![ptp-062824-3 A new technical report and other resources developed by the NREL aim to help state and local organizations address the PV access gap.](https://www.paneltheplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ptp-062824-3-705x368.jpg)
Bridging the solar energy gap through federal assistance programs
A new technical report and other resources developed by the NREL aim to help state and local organizations address the PV access gap.
July 5, 2024/by Panel The Planet![ptp-070324-1 Watts-Willowbrook Church of Christ celebrated the commissioning of a new 12-kW rooftop solar and upcoming battery storage installation.](https://www.paneltheplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ptp-070324-1-705x368.png)
Compton church adds resiliency with rooftop solar + storage
Watts-Willowbrook Church of Christ celebrated the commissioning of a new 12-kW rooftop solar and upcoming battery storage installation.
July 5, 2024/by Panel The Planet![ptp-062824-2 The Vatican has been seeking to drastically reduce its environmental impact by adopting more renewable energy sources](https://www.paneltheplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ptp-062824-2-705x368.jpeg)
Pope launches project to get Vatican to run solely on solar power
The Vatican has been seeking to drastically reduce its environmental impact by adopting more renewable energy sources
July 4, 2024/by Panel The Planet![ptp-070324-6 If every American participates, we will turn around the economy, our neighbors’ lives and the fate of the planet.](https://www.paneltheplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ptp-070324-6-705x368.png)
From planting trees to cruising in an EV, combating climate change is an American duty
If every American participates, we will turn around the economy, our neighbors’ lives and the fate of the planet.
July 4, 2024/by Panel The Planet![Aerial View From Over Arlington Va Low-cost, clean power, resilience and energy security are all part of the great American success story that is solar energy.](https://www.paneltheplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ptp-062624-3-705x368.jpeg)
The Pentagon’s plan to go solar: another chapter in a great American success story
Low-cost, clean power, resilience and energy security are all part of the great American success story that is solar energy.
July 3, 2024/by Panel The Planet
Solar & wind uptake to reach 5.4 TWac from 2024 to 2033
Global solar deployment to add 3.8 TWac of new project capacity by 2033 compared to 1.6 TW of wind power, 640% growth for energy storage
First solar-covered canal in US to go online this summer
Work is nearly complete on a pilot project erecting solar canopies over a canal on tribal land south of Phoenix.
Solar parks provide refuge for birds, claim Chilean researchers
Chilean researchers from Universidad Mayor say that the 10.8 MW La Colonia photovoltaic plant provides a habitat for birds.
URB to build world’s greenest highway in Dubai with solar-powered trams and urban farms
URB is slated to construct and open the world’s greenest highway in Dubai, UAE, expected to have 100% renewable energy sources
New ally joins fight to defend rooftop solar in California
CBD joined the legal challenge to a California rule banning solar contractors from installing or maintaining photovoltaic battery storage.
World’s biggest solar farm will power 6 million homes
A state-owned power company in China has announced plans to build the world’s biggest solar farm, capable of powering a small country.
Experts discover game-changing benefit of installing solar panels at aquaculture farms: ‘A win-win solution’
Installing solar panels over fish farms can help boost seafood harvests by 50% while generating huge amounts of pollution-free electricity.
Unique charger for electric vehicles debuts in Northern California
Paired Power is the company behind the “PairTree,” a solar-powered electric vehicle charging system capable of charging two vehicles at a time
Biden administration launches $7B solar for all grant competition
The US EPA launched a $7B grant competition through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to increase access to affordable, resilient, clean solar energy