The Department of Energy rolled out a research project today aimed at finding the best market-based paths toward getting low- and middle-income …
California’s wildfires may be the best thing to happen to home batteries
Home solar company Sunrun has installed 5,000 of its Brightbox systems — solar panels and lithium-ion batteries with eight to 12 hours of backup …
Raptor Maps closes new round of funding for solar asset management software
Raptor Maps announced a new round of funding from veteran energy investors. The round was led by Blue Bear Capital, specializing in data-led …
Planning Board seeks moratorium on new solar–energy facilities
That project calls for construction of a 22.9-megawatt commercial solar energy production facility — often called a solar farm — on two properties west …
Michigan utility OK’d to close coal plants, boost renewables
Consumers Energy President and CEO Patti Poppe (PAH’-pee) says the move “truly ushers us into a new era for renewable energy in Michigan.”.
Three Steps You Can Take to Upgrade to Solar Power in 2019
Solar power is one of the most exciting and promising technologies of our time. According to information released by the Solar Energy Industries …
Finalists announced for NREL’s American-Made Solar Prize competition to spur manufacturing …
Crystal Sonic is using a novel wafering technology to dramatically reduce substrate cost and improve reuse for gallium arsenide-based solar cells.
Faltering solar power calls for attention
A priority of the new government must be to address the recent lethargy in India’s solar power programme. Back in June 2015, when the Modi …
Solar Energy: How a Small Patch of the Sahara Desert Could Power the World
“Just a small portion of the Sahara could produce as much energy as the entire continent of Africa does at present,” Al-Habaibeh said. “As solar …
Japan Govt Paper Calls for Cut in Renewable Energy Costs
The government aims to make renewable energy Japan’s main power source to achieve its greenhouse gas reduction targets set in accordance with …