Solar industry cost-cutting sparks record wave of spontaneous glass breakage
Instances of cracks in PV module glass started appearing about five years ago. Spontaneous glass breakage is now one of the solar industry’s top issues, but manufacturing pressures and a lack of standards are hindering solutions.
Batteries on the move: Gridstor buys 796 MWh Birdseye BESS, Hull Street to buy FirstLight’s 1.4 GW portfolio
Money is coming for energy storage projects both operational, and planned, across both battery energy storage systems (BESS) and pumped storage.
IRENA proposes global electrification target of 35% by 2035
New report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says renewables will be key to meeting rising global demand for electricity but with up to 2.5 TW of solar, storage and wind projects already in connection queues worldwide, increased investment in grid infrastructure will be pivotal.
York Space Systems to acquire space solar specialist Solestial
The Denver aerospace company signed a definitive agreement to purchase the Arizona-based space solar manufacturer.
Fixed-charge hikes undermine the economics of rooftop solar and storage, elevate consumer costs
Mandatory utility fees, passed in 27 states, distort price signals for rooftop solar and storage, locking households into an expensive, centralized grid framework.
DNV publishes new floating PV safety standards
DNV has published two new guidelines covering the structural design of floats for floating solar systems and their mooring and station keeping systems.
California Senate passes plug-in solar bill
The Plug and Play Solar Act, which passed on a 35-1 vote, would allow portable solar generation devices with up to 1,200 watts of output to connect to a building through a standard outlet. The bill now moves to the state Assembly, which has until August 31 to pass it during the current session.
U.S. PV manufacturing capex could reach $7 billion in 2027 in breakout year for domestic supply-chain
Driven by multi-billion-dollar investments from the likes of Tesla and Corning, U.S. solar manufacturing capital expenditure is forecast to skyrocket 150% year-on-year to $7 billion in 2027, marking a massive breakout year as silicon-based technology eclipses thin-film spending and cements a domestic supply chain.
Keeping the GHG Protocol an engine of corporate PPA growth
As the World Resources Institute prepares to revise its highly influential Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol by late 2026 or early 2027, a heated debate has emerged between tech giants advocating for stricter time- and geographic-matching rules and industry advisors warning that such complex mandates could stifle the corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) vital to scaling global renewable energy.
States rethink solar rules as affordability and grid constraints reshape the market
The U.S. distributed solar market is entering a more complicated policy era, according to a report from the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center.
