Canadian startup unveils AI tool for solar panel cleaning optimization
Swish Solar has an AI-driven tool that optimizes solar panel cleaning schedules to reduce soiling losses and operating costs. The platform uses data analytics and forecasting models to help operators time cleaning based on financial impact.
Canadian Solar posts $1.2 billion in Q4 revenue, missing analyst targets
The company reported a net loss of $86 million in the fourth quarter as lower module and storage volumes offset record annual shipments to the U.S. market.
Cheap new modules are stalling the used solar market
Data from EnergyBin and Buckstop shows used panels accounted for just 1% of resale listings in 2025, as record-low prices for new modules undermine the economics of reuse.
Solar asset managers gear up for Solarplaza 2026 in San Diego
The Solarplaza Summit Asset Management North America conference returns to San Diego from April 1 to April 2, 2026. The expanded event will cover how asset owners can maximize performance, integrate storage and navigate risks as they operate their portfolios.
Treasury domestic content guidance on blue wafers creates compliance risks for solar developers
A legal alert from Wiley indicates that importing silver silicon wafers for domestic anti-reflective coating may disqualify solar cells from the 10% domestic content bonus credit despite conflicting customs rulings.
U.S. determines China not undercutting domestic battery anode makers
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has blocked the imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Chinese active anode material (AAM), providing a massive sigh of relief for the domestic battery storage sector.
Residential solar to decline 33% year-over-year, said Roth Capital Partners
The U.S. residential solar market faces immediate pressure as tax credits expire and FEOC challenges mount.
Seeing shortage, California seeks 6 GW clean power capacity
The CPUC has put out a call for 6 GW of non-emitting resources to be deployed 2 GW per year from 2030 to 2032 – with 750 MW explicitly excluding solar, and another 750 MW requiring long-duration energy storage.
SolaREIT expands land financing to substations and transmission corridors for U.S. solar, storage
Real estate financing models are expanding beyond project sites, opening another source of capital for developers facing a crunch in funding for big new projects.
Canadian Solar subsidiary inks 2.5 GWh BESS deal for U.S. data center support
E-storage will supply battery energy storage system (BESS) to major US utility with shipments expected to start in March 2027. Parent firm Canadian Solar says supply will “supporting data center grid infrastructure and resiliency.”
