Solar News

Learn how utilities can now turn to drone technologies to combat their disaster recovery efforts....

New AC and smart module company Solvari announced that its Solvari SR solar panel for the residential market has passed UL/CSA 61730 and UL 2703 certification testing. Solvari has also completed testing through NREL to ensure...

The Vermont Public Utility Commission has issued its required update of the state’s net-metering program. As a result of the adjustments, future net-metering systems that apply for permits on or after August 1, 2024, will see...

Seventeen states have applied to the U.S. Department of Energy for $8.8 billion available for home energy rebate programs. “We're very, very close” to announcing additional awards, a senior DOE official said....

FTC Solar, a solar tracker manufacturer, has launched its Automated Hail Stow Solution, aimed at minimizing solar panel damage caused by hail storms. The solution pairs proprietary with meteorological data to automatically adjust the positioning of...

The Biden administration released new principles for responsibly participating in voluntary carbon markets in what was called a “pragmatic step” by the CEO of carbon data platform Sylvera....

But LS Power, NextEra and others said the proposed competitive solicitation process would limit nonincumbent transmission projects....

TotalEnergies and the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) have dedicated the Orinda Photovoltaic Solar Energy Project (Orinda PV), EBMUD’s largest solar facility. Designed, built, owned and operated by TotalEnergies, the 4.6-MW project will supply the...

JinkoSolar announced it has reached a conversion efficiency of 33.24% of its n-type TOPCon-based perovskite tandem solar cell, as tested by the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The tandem solar...

The California Public Utilities Commission voted to approve a revised proposed decision on the state’s community solar program on May 30 that solar advocates warned would not correct course for a failing sector. Derek Chernow, Western...