Money is coming for energy storage projects both operational, and planned, across both battery energy storage systems (BESS) and pumped storage.

The installation, featuring Qcells modules, CPS inverters and Sunmodo racking, is the latest in a series of Portland-area library buildings powered by solar panels.

The Montreal-based company is working through phase 1 of a project partially funded by the California Energy Commission, and has just began serving the Quebec market. As it works to prove its technology can support the California grid and its homeowner customers, the company is planning for phase 2.

Utility-scale solar power is projected to surpass coal-fired generation in the ERCOT grid this year as massive capacity additions continue to reshape the state energy mix.

The La Salle Solar facility, which represents the largest single-site solar project for either of the two companies, is scheduled to begin commercial operation in 2028.

The U.S. solar industry tracks billions in new factory investments, but upstream bottlenecks and strict trade enforcement mean active factory production continues to trail behind headline numbers. Solar Energy Industries Association organized the American Solar and Storage Manufacturing Expo on Capitol Hill, which brought manufacturers together to highlight $43.1 billion in announced domestic manufacturing investments since 2022.

Heliene CEO Martin Pochtaruk says research is the best way to achieve bankable and survivable modules.

Toyo Co. says a new anti-circumvention petition targeting its Ethiopian solar cell facility is “riddled with misinformation.” The Japanese manufacturer tells pv magazine that the site reached 4 GW of capacity last year and that it is planning a U.S. onshore cell plant.

Through this million asset purchase, Inox Clean acquires 3 GW of operational TOPCon solar module manufacturing capacity in the United States, aligning with the “Make in America, For America” initiative.

Ahead of Solar Manufacturing USA 2026, Conference Chair Finlay Colville sits down with T1 Energy CEO Daniel Barcelo to discuss the company’s rapid multi-gigawatt module ramp-up and its strategic push to onshore the U.S. solar cell supply chain.

Mandatory utility fees, passed in 27 states, distort price signals for rooftop solar and storage, locking households into an expensive, centralized grid framework.

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.

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.

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.

The fee would rise $5 every two years starting in 2029, topping out at $150/year for EVs and $50 for plug-in hybrids.

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.

DNV has published two new guidelines covering the structural design of floats for floating solar systems and their mooring and station keeping systems.

Macro-siting models that protect sensitive habitats and farmland from utility-scale development reduce permitting friction for a mere 0.17% cost premium.

The aircraft, acquired by Skydweller Aero in 2019 and converted into an autonomous long-endurance platform, crashed after a loss of power. It was equipped with approximately 17,000 photovoltaic cells on its wings.

Amazon has conducted a six-month field trial of a rooftop heat pump system developed by U.S. startup Transaera at one of its logistics facilities. The system uses metal–organic framework (MOF)–based dehumidification to remove moisture from outdoor air before cooling.