Ryan Kennedy
Building resilience amid intensifying weather events
In its latest monthly column for pv magazine, IEA PVPS shows that with climate-specific site selection, robust design, proper installation, and proactive O&M, most PV systems can be made resilient and remain reliable despite intensifying weather risks.
Adapt to thrive: Managing the residential solar market downturn
Residential solar in the United States is in a sustained downturn as policy support shifts in key states, with conditions likely to worsen as federal tax credits near expiration. Companies in the sector now depend on cutting costs, expanding products and services, and innovating with customer financing to stay competitive.
The roof-solar connection: Can roofing accelerate growth?
While the roofing and solar industries share common economic drivers and “solar-ready” design potential, true market acceleration requires transitioning from separate installations to a single, integrated rooftop system.
Machine learning models identify hidden physical defects in solar arrays
The software tool developed by Stony Brook University uses self-supervised learning to detect long-term solar equipment damage weeks or years before manual inspections find it.
Solar and storage program forecast to save all Massachusetts ratepayers $313 million per year
Solar plus storage can also offer winter reliability improvements and limit gas consumption, finds a report from Synapse Energy Economics and the Solar Energy Industries Association.
California winery powers 100% of its operations with floating solar array
The Nelson Family Vineyards is expected to save $90,000 per year from electricity provided by its floating solar and rooftop arrays.
CleanCapital, Soltage, Pivot Energy close major financing deals
Capital continues to move in the solar industry, as three independent power producers closed deals combining for nearly $500 million.
After a five-month freeze, BLM finally advances a solar project
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved changes to the 700 MW solar, 700 MW 2,800 MWh energy storage Libra Solar Project in Nevada, marking the first time it has advanced a solar project since July.
Ford axes Lightning EV Truck, pivots to $2 billion grid-scale storage manufacturing
Ford announced it will move on from its electric vehicle trucks, instead producing hybrid vehicles and manufacturing grid-scale energy storage for the rapidly growing datacenter market as well as an entry to residential energy storage.
U.S. Q3 energy storage deployment grows 31% year-over-year
Over 5.3 GW of energy storage was deployed in Q3 2025, said a report from Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association.
