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Mercedes unveils car with 20% efficient ultra-thin solar coating

Mercedes-Benz unveiled its first car prototype with a silicon-free, 20%-efficient nanoparticle solar coating that powers the vehicle even when off and uses modules thinner than a human hair.

Solar Energy Industries Association president to step down

SEIA president and chief executive officer Abigail Ross Hopper has announced her departure following a transformative nine-year run leading the U.S. solar and storage trade association.

Batteries boost as Brookfield seals $20 billion energy transition warchest

The Canadian investor says it broke its own record for a private fund for the energy transition when it closed $20 billion worth of commitments this month.

Nearly half of solar capacity will be co-located with storage by 2060, says DNV

DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook 2025 report also predicts that distributed generation solar should begin outpacing utility-scale installations in some parts of the world by 2060. It adds that the levelized cost of electricity for solar is beginning to plateau and is expected to slow to an annual drop below 1% by the 2050s.

19 states sue EPA to reinstate $7 billion of Solar for All funding

The lawsuit alleges that EPA’s cancellation of Solar for All grants violated a federal law and a provision of the U.S. Constitution, and asks the court to reinstate the grants. A second lawsuit seeks reimbursement for damages sustained by grant awardees when the grants were canceled.

Dimension Energy secures $412 million to advance community solar projects

The construction and term financing will support a 134 MW portfolio of projects that are expected to save subscribers at least 10% on their monthly electricity bills.

Arizona industrial steel manufacturer to power electric arc furnace with solar and storage

Steel producer Nucor tapped Ameresco for a 50 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage system to stabilize its electricity demand.

Energy storage reshapes data center siting amid regulatory pressure

Power cut regulations and slow permitting are driving data centers toward storage-backed, grid-independent designs.

Closed Baltimore 213-acre landfill is reborn as solar power plant

TotalEnergies developed the municipal solar project with specialized ballasted racking on the capped landfill, installing over 15,000 solar panels onsite.

Solar developers secure tax credit safe harbor by procuring transformers

The additional “start of construction” requirements for projects acquiring the 30% Investment Tax Credit can be met by installing custom-built transformers, said GameChange Solar.

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