Solar Power

Do You Actually Need a Dedicated EV Charger at Home?

Most EV buying advice treats a dedicated home charger as step one after picking up the keys: install it, then worry about everything else....

Meta (Stock) Signs 144-MW Texas Solar PPA With Apex as Data Center Power Demand Surges

Meta and Apex Clean Energy have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a new 144-megawatt (MW) solar project in Gonzales County, Texas. Called Starling...

IRA-stimulated U.S. solar manufacturing capex to reach $12.2 billion by end 2026

Cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing capital expenditure (capex) in the United States, since the introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, is forecast...

Cost-effective pathways for hybrid heat pump retrofits

A research team in Germany has developed a new framework for grouping and scheduling building retrofit measures involving hybrid heat pump systems. The hybrid...

Tests show cement-bonded particle board can reduce flame spread in rooftop PV systems

Researchers at the Danish Institute of Fire and Security Technology (DBI) have released the results of initial tests investigating how a 12 mm cement-bonded...

ERC Clarifies Transmission Billing Adjustments During Force Majeure Events Under Open Access Transmission Service Rules In Philippines

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) of the Philippines has clarified electricity billing adjustments for Force Majeure events. The adjusted transmission charges will reflect actual...

PureSky Energy’s 1.98 MW Community Solar Project Begins Operations In Illinois

PureSky Energy has launched its 1.98 MWDC McLean 1 Community Solar project in Illinois, designed for low- and moderate-income households under the Illinois Solar...

What Victoria’s Cancelled Renewable Zone Means for Business Energy Planning

Victoria has just cancelled a planned renewable energy zone, not for lack of interest from developers, but because the network body responsible for planning...

Battery Chemistry Battles: Lithium‑ion vs Flow vs Solid State in Solar Systems

Australia’s home battery market is moving rapidly, with more than 72,000 home batteries installed during 2024 alone, according to the Australian Government’s Consumer Energy...

Silicon evolution

The solar industry remains mired in supply-demand imbalance, excess capacity, and a low-price competitive spiral. Market-driven capacity rationalization has so far proved ineffective. China released...

Corsica Sole switches on 150 kW electrolyzer at 12 MW solar plant

Renewable energy producer Corsica Sole has inaugurated Folell’Hy, a pilot green hydrogen production, storage and distribution facility at its Folelli solar power plant in...

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