NREL interactive chart of solar cell efficiency now including ‘hybrid tandems’
The new cell category includes perovskite/silicon, perovskite/CIGS, III-V/silicon and perovskite/organic tandem PV devices. It will list the absolute record efficiency for all-perovskite, two-terminal tandems regardless of the number of junctions.
Sunrise brief: Sunnova Energy and Stem earnings dip in Q1
Also on the rise: Groups sue FEMA and HUD to focus energy funds on distributed solar and storage. Voltaic releases battery monitoring for off-grid applications. And more.
U.S. solar industry week in review
pv magazine USA spotlights news stories of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
Sunnova earnings dip, unrestricted cash grows as it mends balance sheet
Sunnova Energy International, a residential solar, storage, and adaptive services company, announced declining revenues and an increased focus on cash generation in its Q1 2024 earnings report.
Stem dips on Q1 earnings, announces new solar and storage asset software
Stem Inc, an AI-driven software provider for clean energy solutions, posted a 62% slide in revenues year-over-year while net losses grew.
Autonomous solar-powered catamarans for enhanced marine cloud brightening
Rinaldo Brutoco, founding president and chief executive officer of World Business Academy, shares a novel approach to combat climate change.
50 states of grid modernization
North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center’s recent report looks at how states are doing with legislative and regulatory action related to shoring up the power grid.
Climate change to drive value of rooftop solar
University of Michigan researchers have found that the value of rooftop solar will increase by between 5% and 15% by the mid-century across a range of U.S. cities under moderate climate change, and by up to 20% by the end of the century.
Groups sue FEMA and HUD to focus energy funds on distributed solar and storage
Two federal agencies that provide billions of dollars for energy-related projects should fund renewable energy, a number of groups have argued in two lawsuits and two rulemaking petitions.
Voltaic Systems unveils battery monitoring system for offgrid PV applications
The U.S.-based PV system provider for infrastructure and industrial equipment without grid access has launched a battery health monitoring software module for its flagship Core Solar Power Systems product line.
