Also on the rise: Thornova Solar starts solar cell, module production in Indonesia due to changing U.S. market regulations. Intersolar acquires Midwest Solar Expo. And more.

The truck rental company has installed rooftop solar at a new facility in Illinois and has plans to develop more solar on rooftops across the U.S.

First PV project from Tri Global portfolio will be one of the largest in North America.

National Grid Renewables began construction on a 100 MW solar project in Polk County, Wisconsin.

Also on the rise: Meyer Burger loses biggest customer, questions business viability. The grid’s new secret weapon: Your home. And more.

San Jose-based Lyten has acquired lithium metal battery technology company Cuberg from Swedish manufacturer Northvolt, which is battling to reduce costs. Lyten will spend up to $20 million developing a 200 MWh annual capacity of ‘Made in America’ batteries.

Thornova Solar has started producing solar cells and modules in Indonesia. CEO William Sheng says the move is in line with changing U.S. market regulations. It plans to supply customers with cells and modules from Indonesia, Laos or the United States by mid-2025.

Swiss solar manufacturer Meyer Burger faces a significant setback as its largest U.S. customer, D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments, has terminated a long-term agreement to purchase solar panels from its Arizona facility.

Enphase Energy says it plans to restructure its operations, reducing its global workforce by 17% – about 500 employees and contractors – and closing its contract manufacturing site in Mexico.

Leaders of the Solar Energy Industries Association are taking part in COP29 in Azerbaijan to offer guidance on how to responsibly manage the growing renewables industry.

Freight costs are rising as businesses rush to import goods ahead of higher tariffs promised by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Chinese and European products.

Production of “green hydrogen” using renewables economically is a key focus.

The SolarFlow Kit will be available in North America following a successful debut in Europe.

The acquisition is the second regional expansion for Intersolar & Energy North America.

Citizens groups won an order requiring the utility PECO to secure up to 25 MW of solar power, which will be Pennsylvania’s largest solar procurement serving ordinary customers.

The Massachusetts bill includes siting reform, which will help speed the buildout of solar and other clean energy technologies.

An international research team based across Canada, China and the U.S. have said developers must stop focusing not only resource availability, and also consider resource variability and resource extremeness, to avoid extreme or prolonged reductions in renewable power generation at solar and wind sites.

An international research team has created a digital twin that purportedly enables analysis of different scenarios on PV plants’ aerial monitoring. The new tool is claimed to reduce the risk associated with real-world experimentation and help identify the most effective strategies to improve PV system monitoring.

Also on the rise: 500 GW of solar could interconnect at existing fossil-fired generators. The great untapped potential of virtual power plants
global installed PV capacity tops 2 TW. And more.

We need every tool in the toolkit to improve grid reliability, and we need them now, RMI’s managing director, Mark Dyson, told the pv magazine USA Week audience.