The story on storage
If all of the RFPs, applications and other utility proposals that were active at the end of 2024 are filled, utilities will add over 18.5 GW of energy storage capacity.
The role of battery energy storage systems in sustainable data centers
While many data centres have started using solar power as part of their energy sources, they still depend on grid energy because of regulatory issues like discom regulations and banking policies. To enhance the use of green energy and lessen reliance on fossil-fuel-based grid electricity, combining battery energy storage systems (BESS) with hybrid solar and wind power systems is a practical solution.
Rebuild fire-devastated homes all-electric with solar
Stanford University professor Mark Z. Jacobson explains how the areas of Los Angeles that were recently hit by fire have now the opportunity to reduce energy bills and reconstruction costs by rebuilding only all-electric homes.
Solid ground for uncertain times: Financing solutions for solar development
In an industry built on momentum, developers are finding new ways to unlock capital efficiently to avoid being hamstrung by the new uncertainty. Land can be the key.
Polysilicon market holds steady, awaiting policy-driven shift
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Remembering Frédéric Dross: A tireless solar champion
Jenya Meydbray writes a tribute to a well known and beloved member of the solar industry, Frédéric Dross.
The urgent call to support Tribal energy initiatives
The Solar for All program promised not only to power homes with solar energy, but to rekindle the economies and train a workforce in some of America’s most disadvantaged communities.
Global module prices stable-to-soft amid mixed sentiments
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Bipartisan action on Capitol Hill to protect critical energy credits
Clean energy investment strengthens energy security, creates jobs in their districts and ensures long-term economic stability—and Republican-led states are seeing some of the largest clean energy investments, with hundreds of projects and jobs in their backyards.
The next industrial revolution
The past 20 years have seen remarkable shifts in technology, from smartphones to solar and the electrification of transport. Clean energy and technology consultant Gerard Reid argues that an even bigger shift is looming, with the combination of clean electricity and AI set to usher in an “era of electrification intelligence.”
