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Ampacity expands its menu of tracker installation training options for U.S. installers

The company’s customer success services teams provide the training throughout the U.S. to customers it supplies with structural solar products.
Ben Zientara
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The case for vehicle-integrated photovoltaics in disaster zones

A new IEA PVPS report makes a rigorous case that solar electric vehicles are not just transport, but rather a distributed, mobile, fuel-free emergency energy network that could redefine disaster preparedness.
IEA-PVPS
2 hours ago
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Aerial view of Google data center in Iowa

How power conversion and controllable delivery help AI data centers improve resilience and manage energy costs

Delays in U.S. grid connections and rising AI energy demands are driving data centers to invest in on-site generation. Effectively integrating these assets using robust power conversion and control systems ensures operational resilience and helps manage escalating costs.
Andy Han
3 hours ago
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U.S. renewables buyers encouraged to act fast in a complex market

A recent Trio report examines major factors influencing the renewable energy market in the first half of 2026, including tax credit reforms, pricing of renewable energy credits and power purchase agreements and community solar.
Anne Fischer
3 hours ago
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Siemens and Fluence complete NVIDIA battery framework for AI data centers

New reference design for high energy density data centers developed ahead of expected ramping up of AI data center deployment. Design incorporates Fluence BESS, Siemens power skids and nVent liquid cooling technology.
Matthew Lynas
3 hours ago

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U.S. renewables buyers encouraged to act fast in a complex market

A recent Trio report examines major factors influencing the renewable energy market in the first half of 2026, including tax credit reforms, pricing of renewable energy credits and power purchase agreements and community solar.
Anne Fischer
3 hours ago
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HDM Renewable Finance rebrands as Maxwell Power, raises additional funding

A recent investment by Fairtide Partners brings its total commitment to more than $1 billion for Maxwell Power’s projects.
Anne Fischer
Jun 02, 2026
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GameChange Energy consolidates its many divisions under a single brand name

The company’s former brands, GameChange Solar and GameChange BOS, will now operate under the GameChange Energy brand name.
Ben Zientara
Jun 02, 2026
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SEG Solar announces third U.S. manufacturing site

The company says the planned 4.6 GW facility will bring its total domestic capacity to 10.6 GW and support its transition to next-generation HJT cell technology.
Ben Zientara
Jun 01, 2026
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Ampacity training in the field

Ampacity expands its menu of tracker installation training options for U.S. installers

The company’s customer success services teams provide the training throughout the U.S. to customers it supplies with structural solar products.
Ben Zientara
1 hour ago
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Aerial view of Google data center in Iowa

How power conversion and controllable delivery help AI data centers improve resilience and manage energy costs

Delays in U.S. grid connections and rising AI energy demands are driving data centers to invest in on-site generation. Effectively integrating these assets using robust power conversion and control systems ensures operational resilience and helps manage escalating costs.
Andy Han
3 hours ago
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Global battery additions reached 108 GW in 2025, according to IEA

Battery energy storage system (BESS) deployment beats historical peak for gas-fired power additions, according to international Energy Agency (IEA) data. Record year for capacity additions driven by utility-scale battery storage segment.
Matthew Lynas
4 hours ago
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Solar panels on large racks embedded in concrete footings

The hidden underperformance crisis in solar portfolios

Solar technology has come a long way. Modules are more efficient, inverters are more capable, and system design has become increasingly refined. On paper, the industry is positioned to deliver highly predictable performance. But in the field the story is often different.
Nader Yarpezeshkan
Jun 02, 2026
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Floating solar developer signs statewide lease on Florida highway stormwater ponds

D3Energy’s statewide lease with FDOT could offer a new model for deploying floating solar on underused public infrastructure, helping address land-use and permitting challenges facing the U.S. solar industry.
MaryElizabeth Q. Mooney
Jun 02, 2026

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Siemens and Fluence complete NVIDIA battery framework for AI data centers

New reference design for high energy density data centers developed ahead of expected ramping up of AI data center deployment. Design incorporates Fluence BESS, Siemens power skids and nVent liquid cooling technology.
Matthew Lynas
3 hours ago
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Nextpower files patent lawsuit against Gamechange

In a lawsuit filed in the US District Court of Delaware, Nextpower alleges that Gamechange Energy has infringed on three of its patents related to tracker technology and software. Gamechange has denied the infringements and says it plans to mount a full defense. 
Mark Hutchins
24 hours ago
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Trina Solar announces 907 W tandem solar module with 29.2% efficiency

The module achieved a full-panel conversion efficiency of 29.2% in testing by Germany’s TÜV SÜD and is designed for mass production rather than laboratory-scale use.
Vincent Shaw
Jun 01, 2026
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The Tandem PV demonstration module under test conditions

Tandem PV announces 30.4% efficient perovskite/silicon demonstration module

The 100 cm² mini-module, featuring the company’s proprietary 4-terminal perovskite glass layer atop a high-efficiency Maxeon IBC silicon solar cell, is now in third-party certification. Company CEO Scott Wharton says the breakthrough paves the way for full-size modules that hit 28% efficiency later this year, aimed at the utility-scale market.
Ben Zientara
Jun 01, 2026

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The case for vehicle-integrated photovoltaics in disaster zones

A new IEA PVPS report makes a rigorous case that solar electric vehicles are not just transport, but rather a distributed, mobile, fuel-free emergency energy network that could redefine disaster preparedness.
IEA-PVPS
2 hours ago
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MIT team develops room-temperature lithium process from spodumene

A low-temperature process that dissolves spodumene ore with a common industrial reagent and recovers lithium, aluminum, and silica streams in a closed loop could cut hard-rock lithium extraction costs by roughly half, say MIT researchers.
Brian Publicover
Jun 01, 2026
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The Tandem PV demonstration module under test conditions

Tandem PV announces 30.4% efficient perovskite/silicon demonstration module

The 100 cm² mini-module, featuring the company’s proprietary 4-terminal perovskite glass layer atop a high-efficiency Maxeon IBC silicon solar cell, is now in third-party certification. Company CEO Scott Wharton says the breakthrough paves the way for full-size modules that hit 28% efficiency later this year, aimed at the utility-scale market.
Ben Zientara
Jun 01, 2026
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A technician performs mechanical load testing on a solar module in the Kiwa PVEL testing laboratory

Kiwa PVEL’s 2026 solar module reliability scorecard reveals high failure rates amid incremental increases in performance

For the first time in the independent testing laboratory’s 12-year history, no single module has achieved the coveted “top performer” rating in all tests, and a record 87% of manufacturers experienced at least one failure during testing.
Ben Zientara
May 27, 2026
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Freyr Battery abandons plans for Georgia battery factory Freyr was motivated to build the factory based on the strength of the U.S. renewable energy and electric vehicle industries, coupled with the tax incentives associated with the Inflation Reduction Act. It would have been a $2.6 billion investment, creating 720 jobs.
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Sunrise brief: Maine community solar portfolio receives $118.2 million in financing Also on the rise: Moss Landing fire leads to emergency regulations. Trump administration pulls the plug on funding electric vehicle charging networks. And more.
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U.S.-made First Solar modules available through new partnership Distributor Guided Path Solar offers First Solar modules made in Ohio facilities. The modules contain 100% domestic content and are expected to qualify for the Inflation Reduction Act’s domestic content bonus.
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Feb 07, 2025
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Maine community solar portfolio receives $118.2 million in financing Forty-three small businesses will receive credits for the 22.7 MW dc generated from the projects.
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The solar bowl: Which U.S. sports stadiums have the most solar panels? As we enter Super Bowl weekend, pv magazine USA looks at how the National Football League and other major league sports adopt solar.
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China polysilicon price rebound nears its limit In a weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
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Trump administration pulls the plug on funding electric vehicle charging networks Federal Transportation Department sent a letter to states saying it was suspending approval of spending plans for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program.
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Feb 07, 2025
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Moss Landing fire leads to emergency regulations Following the Moss Landing fire in Monterey County, local Californian counties are enacting regulation for battery energy storage systems (BESS).
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China adds export restrictions for minerals used in thin-film solar Restriction on cadmium telluride exports is expected to increase costs for U.S.-based thin-film solar manufacturer First Solar.
Vincent Shaw
Feb 07, 2025