Ryan Kennedy
More than half of California solar customers to include battery storage
Falling battery costs, shifting regulations and interest in energy independence are driving increased battery attachment rates on residential solar projects in California.
North American solar PPAs rise 3% in Q2
LevelTen Energy says in its latest quarterly report that prices for power purchase agreements (PPAs) increased in the second quarter, following a modest decline in the first three months of the year.
US residential solar down 20% in 2024
A recent webinar hosted by Roth Capital Partners looked at the health of the residential solar market and forecasts for next year.
Solar nears 9% of US total electric generation capacity
A monthly energy infrastructure update from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shows that solar accounted for nearly 80% of new capacity additions in May.
Mission Solar releases solar modules for C&I, utility-scale PV projects
Mission Solar has developed solar modules for C&I, utility-scale PV projects. The US manufacturer now offers large-format bifacial solar modules for bigger projects.
Organic solar cell gains counterintuitive efficiency boost from entropy
A research team at the University of Kansas have found that organic semiconductors known as non-fullerene acceptors demonstrate a high solar cell efficiency due to a reversed heat flow.
Amazon hits 100% renewable energy goal seven years ahead of schedule
The retail giant matched 100% of the electricity used in its operations with investments in renewable energy in 2023.
Solar tariffs could ‘unintentionally cede US leadership’
A new report from Clean Energy Associates (CEA) and the American Council on Renewable Energy shows how antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) tariffs create cost issues not just for imported solar panels, but for US-made solar panels as well.
US manufacturer Toledo Solar closes business
Toledo Solar says it has ended all R&D efforts and will wind down operations immediately due to an inability to license necessary technology for its cadmium telluride panels.
Aggreko Energy acquires C&I solar developer
Aggreko Energy has purchased commercial and industrial (C&I) solar developer Infiniti Energy.
