Landfills are increasingly playing host to solar facilities, with the EPA reporting an 80% rise in such projects across the U.S. over the last five years. A 4.7 MW Utah project is one of the latest additions.

SEIA offered a roadmap for grassroots involvement in what it called its ‘Hot Solar Summer’ initiative as the infrastructure bill makes its way through Congress.

The not-for-profit entered a 90 MW solar, 70 MW storage, 20-year power purchase agreement to be developed and serviced by BayWa r.e.

The two will design turbomachinery components to support long-duration energy storage systems that could scale over time to the gigawatt range.

Researchers used noise measuring devices to identify physical processes within solar cells that cause energy loss and lower efficiency.

In a recent Purdue University survey, farmers reported adopting solar leases at more than double the rate of carbon sequestration plans as a much higher price-per-acre was offered.

Also on the rise: Solar Alliance and Boyd CAT form a partnership and open an office in Kentucky, Heliogen and Athena Technologies announce business combination, NYSE listing.

Musk is headed to Delaware courts this month as the sole remaining defendant in a case brought by Tesla shareholders.

As the use of lithium batteries is set to grow rapidly over the next decade, researchers and businesses are turning to recycling to address global raw material supply-chain issues.

Also on the rise: nearly 1 GW of solar has been proposed for development in Louisiana, Generac acquires an American microinverter manufacturer, and EVgo goes public.