Also on the rise: Jackery, Geneverse present new residential energy storage system. Silfab launches 640 W utility-scale solar panels. And more.

The U.S. Department of Interior has given the green light to Nevada’s largest solar+storage development, the Libra Solar Project. It has also opened a comment period for the Bonanza Solar Project, which features a 195 MW/780 MWh battery storage system.

Also on the rise: Solis launches 60 kW and 125 kW string inverters. Solar cell makers can learn from giant clams, claim Yale researchers. And more.

pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.

Navisun is planning to design, construct, own, and operate five community solar projects in Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Illinois, and Ampion will handle the subscriber acquisition, billing, customer care, and the long-term subscription management.

Also on the rise: Canada considers surtax on solar products, batteries from China. Highlights from the floor at RE+. And more.

The solar tracking provider introduced NX Anchor, further expanding the types of soil and areas that solar installers can develop on.

Create Energy and OMCO Solar pair U.S.-made modules and trackers for utility and C&I solar markets.

With the solar industry divided on whether to restrict 45X tax incentives for Chinese companies and from other “foreign entities of interest,” groups express concern that legislators didn’t act on a recent bill.

Advances that increase operational efficiencies, reduce installation time and accelerate project completion will drive progress.

ICF report says retiring legacy fossil fuel plants will be more challenging.

Shifting requirements for supply chain traceability and carbon footprint disclosure, along with solar oversupply and unsustainably low module prices, have made 2024 a challenging year for PV manufacturers. Despite these obstacles, the industry remains committed to its crucial role in the global energy transition. pv magazine recently spoke with Haimeng Zhang, chief strategy and environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) officer at Longi Green Energy, about how the sector is preparing to meet these challenges.

The U.S. Trade Representative decided that it will expand tariffs on solar components, batteries, semiconductors, steel, and EVs from China.

At RE+ 2024, Nevados demonstrated use of Milwaukee Tools’ Controlled Torque Impact Wrenches in tightening bolts on the Trace solar tracker, the first to be certified for installation with Torque-Sense.

The Canada-based manufacturer said its new panels have a temperature coefficient of -0.29% per C and an efficiency of up to 22.92%. They come with a 30-year power output guarantee for 89.3% of the initial yield.

As a grid operator works to automate its phase 1 study process for interconnecting solar, storage and other generating projects, the firm developing the automation software says the study process will take just one day.

Solar and storage systems smaller than 50 kW would receive an interconnection agreement instantly when requesting one, under 2030 targets in a draft Department of Energy roadmap.

Infinrel says its Energy Kardio Graph solution can sample small electrical perturbations on the input and output of the inverter at MHz scale and enable insight into the actual operation of the inverter on its switching cycle basis.

Yale University scientists are seeking industry collaborators to explore stretchy material for panels and growing algae on modules, as well as other efficiency-boosting possibilities inspired by giant clam behavior.

Also on the rise: U.S. clean energy installations grow 91% year-over-year in Q2. Flexible interconnection at far lower cost and nearly twice the speed. And more.