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Solar module cooling techniques for the desert

Researchers tested solar panel cooling technologies and found that active techniques work better than passive ones under harsh climatic conditions.

Welcome to the club: New York reaches 3 GW of installed solar

The state becomes the 10th to reach the milestone, with installed capacity expected to double in the next four years.

Enel buys 3.2 GW solar development portfolio

The development-stage projects, including 450 MW of storage capacity, are planned for commercial operation beginning in 2023.

Sunrise brief: New York power plant will swap renewable hydrogen for natural gas

Also on the rise: SoCalEdison launches a $436 million EV charge program; Ohio adds a hurdle for renewable project developers; and Cummins begins testing a hydrogen-fueled ICE.

Sunfig’s goal: Simplify project design optimization

Promising a 5-to-15% increase in returns for utility-scale solar projects, Sunfig’s SIFT can evaluate multiple layouts, site conditions, performance goals, and financial models to deliver a range of project configurations.

Answering YOUR questions: The importance of soiling monitoring & mitigation

pv magazine takes another look at monitoring and mitigation of solar system soiling to answer questions from you, the audience.

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Solar at a Utah landfill joins a growing number of projects on brownfield sites

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.

Sunrise brief: SEIA outlines solar priorities in the federal infrastructure bill

Also on the rise: Jinko Solar and Maersk agree to work to ease shipping bottlenecks; and House and Senate bills target interstate rights-of-way for clean energy development, EV charging, and high-speed internet.

Sunrise brief: Regulators approve nearly 1 GW of solar PPAs for Georgia Power

Also on the rise: FirstSolar investment targets social equity gaps, BlackRock gains backers for a clean energy finance vehicle, Hull Street acquires developer Foundation Solar, and Koch Strategic Platforms invests in an energy storage tech firm.

New Jersey is set to pass two key pieces of solar legislation

S2605 establishes a successor to the state’s solar renewable energy certificate program, incentivizing the development of at least 3,750 MW of solar, while S3484 would establish a dual-use solar project pilot program for unpreserved farmland.

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