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DOE and NREL seek consortium leaders in thin-film solar module advancement

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Department of Energy are soliciting leaders of companies and research institutes to join a consortium of...

California breaks 1 GW energy storage milestone (and looks to a ‘future’ 1.21 GW moment)

A new player is taking the stage in the highly charged California electricity market. Enter lithium-ion energy storage. The world saw this revolution coming years...

Vermont’s Shelburne Museum will soon be fully powered by pollinator-friendly solar arrays

Vermont’s Shelburne Museum will be fully powered by renewable energy when two new arrays constructed on museum property come online later this year. Construction of...

Pittsburgh International Airport is the first in the world powered entirely by a microgrid

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) on Wednesday became the first airport in the world to be completely powered by a microgrid using photovoltaic solar and...

Biden Administration includes new energy storage funding in 2022 DOE budget proposal

Today, the Biden Administration unveiled details for its fiscal year 2022 budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy, including details on a new...

Solar United Neighbors report makes the case for prioritizing local rooftop solar

A new report by Solar United Neighbors and other groups found that deploying distributed solar energy to the equivalent of 30 million American homes...

Strata Solar becomes first employer-partner of North Carolina solar apprenticeship

Strata Clean Energy will be the first clean energy employer partner of this new program and is working with ApprenticeshipNC to develop a youth...

SEIA outlines infrastructure policy priorities in letter to House Committee on Ways and Means

This week, SEIA sent a letter to Chairman Richard Neal of the House Committee on Ways and Means outlining the solar industry’s priorities in...

Humboldt State University starts construction on solar microgrid at Redwood Coast Airport

The Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid’s (RCAM) community partners announced Wednesday, July 7 construction activities on what will be the first 100% renewable, multi-customer microgrid...

Farmers opting for solar leases over carbon sequestration contracts

Purdue University released the results of its Ag Barometer, a monthly survey of farmers in the U.S., and found that farmers are adopting solar...

Recycling: a key in the U.S. quest for lithium-ion battery supply chain relevancy

The global lithium-ion battery market is expected to grow from $40.5 billion in 2020 to $91.9 billion in 2026, per ResearchandMarkets, as demand for...

Georgia net-metering program reaches cap, jeopardizing rooftop solar growth

The rapid adoption of solar energy systems by Georgia home and business owners under Georgia Power’s “Monthly Net Metering” program is about to grind...

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China CORNEX signed cooperation agreement with the Italian Cestari Group

On November 13, CORNEX signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Italian company Cestari Group in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to the agreement,...

Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs

California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers....

Cincinnati’s solar array powers city operations, tens of thousands of homes

A sprawling solar array in Highland County now powers 20% of Cincinnati's operations and tens of thousands of homes. Cincinnati’s 900-acre solar farm was completed...

1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico

A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island and hopefully...