Ryan Kennedy
Solar on schools: A smart solution
School districts throughout the country are increasingly installing solar projects, often at no upfront cost. What are the benefits?
Blackouts and high utility prices are driving solar and storage adoption, SunPower survey says
The survey of 1,500 homeowners shed light on the home solar energy experience and motivating factors behind solar purchases.
Solar PV window coating firm wins $3 million grant to scale operations
NEXT Energy Technologies won the grant from the California Energy Commission for its PV window coating.
Perovskite-silicon tandems could rapidly scale solar
Halide perovskites combined with conventional silicon could help solar break the 26% efficiency barrier, disrupting the technology without disrupting business systems.
Startup Sunday: copper thin film material wins DOE award
Also starting up: Dutch two-seat solar EV for ride sharing, and French company Supersola releases a plug-and-play solar module.
New class of photocatalyst has implications for hydrogen fuel production
A group of scientists at Shoolini University have highlighted the potential of covalent organic frameworks, which have a range of properties that may have applications for green hydrogen production.
Sunrise brief: California approves solar mandate on new commercial buildings
Also on the rise: comment period opens for 1 GW solar and storage in the California desert, Xos unveils a mobile EV fleet charging station, and voters in the west support a clean energy standard.
Solar mandate for new commercial buildings approved in California
The mandate would require many new commercial buildings, along with high-rise residential projects, to have solar power and battery storage.
Xos unveils mobile charging station for EV fleets
The company offers a portable charging trailer for commercial electric fleets, providing power without making fixed infrastructure upgrades.
240 MW PV, 20 MW storage proposed in upstate NY
Rich Road Solar is an EDF Renewables-proposed project that would begin construction in late 2023, and it joins a large pipeline of New York proposals and approved projects by EDF.
