'We Too Must Improve': Clean Energy Industry Looks Into...
U.S. clean energy organizations joined nationwide expressions of grief and anger this week following the recent killings of black Americans including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)...
Plunging Cost of Wind and Solar Marks Turning Point in...
Plunging costs of renewables mark a turning point in a global transition to low-carbon energy, with new solar or wind farms increasingly cheaper to build than running existing coal plants, according to a report published on...
The Future of Solar is Double-Sided Panels that Follow...
Most solar panels capture sunlight from only one side, meaning they can capture more or less of it depending on where the sun is in the sky. In recent years, they've become far more efficient, typically converting around 22 percent of the light...
Floating Solar + Hydropower Hybrid Projects Can Benefit...
Hydropower and solar power plants were developed separately in the past. Recently, hydro and solar plants have started to merge into photovoltaic-hydropower hybrid plants, where floating solar panels are installed on the water surface of...
“A transition to renewable energy is about making an investment in our future.”
-Gloria Reuben
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Inside Clean Energy: Rooftop Solar Gets a Lifeline in...
One of the big debates in the regulation of renewable energy is about how best to compensate owners of rooftop solar for electricity they sell back to the grid. This fight over "net metering" is playing out across the country, with utilities...
Public Comment Sought on Newest Solar Project for Tribal ...
The Progress A series of two public scoping meetings were held last week to draw public comment on the newest solar power generation plant being proposed on the Moapa River Indian Reservation. The Southern Bighorn Solar Project is expected to...
Deep Learning System Will Monitor Birds at Solar Facilities
Using artificial intelligence and advanced cameras will help improve our understanding of how birds interact with photovoltaic arrays. As more solar energy systems are installed across the United States, scientists are quantifying the effects on...
Step Aside Oil, Solar Could Take Over Energy Sector
As oil prices remain in constant flux following its run into negative territory in April, energy investors might be looking towards alternative energy options, which could put solar energy into the forefront.
Solar Energy Farms Could Offer Second Life for Electric...
As electric vehicles rapidly grow in popularity worldwide, there will soon be a wave of used batteries whose performance is no longer sufficient for vehicles that need reliable acceleration and range.
Solar Power to Remain 'Important and Consistent' Source...
Solar power will remain an essential form of industrial demand for silver in the decade ahead, analysts said this week. The Silver Institute released a report at the start of the week, produced on its behalf by CRU Consulting, estimating thaT...
SOLAR 20/20 June 24-25, 2020, taking place as a virtual online conference.
The National Solar Tour hosted by ASES and Solar United Neighbors, October 3-4, 2020 and throughout the month of October is the largest grassroots renewable energy event in the nation.
Solar World Congress 2020 December 2020 to November 2021 as a virtual online conference, will be celebrating "ISES at 50 - The Century of Solar".