A new California solar project will power about 20% of a glass manufacturing facility’s electrical demand.

Large enough to power roughly 75,000 households, the Darien Solar project is now delivering electricity to multiple utility customers.

Zeitview says it doubled its growth to more than 200,000 assets inspected across 80 countries in 2024, serving the solar industry in procurement and construction stages through operation and maintenance.

Savion’s Kiowa County Solar Project will add 100 MW capacity to a state that ranks 40th in terms of total installed capacity.

A report from American Clean Power Association says the U.S. saw “a remarkable 33% increase over the previous record of 37 GW set in 2023.”

As industry players are nervously watching the administration’s decision to temporarily freeze and review several provisions within the Inflation Reduction Act, the Solar Energy Manufacturers of America Coalition spells out its priorities.

A report from Clean Energy Associates explains direct cost versus safe harbor methods of achieving the domestic content bonus, along with noted risks and challenges in each.

The Italian manufacturing equipment provider supplied U.S. solar manufacturer CS Solar MFG LLC with an 800 MW production line to produce bifacial glass-glass passivated emitter rear cell (PERC) panels with over 22% efficiency.

Despite uncertainty, discussions at the Intersolar & Energy Storage North America 2025 conference made clear that strengthening domestic manufacturing is a priority of the new administration.

The North American manufacturing hub has added several new producers across the PV module supply chain but analysts see continued cell, wafer and polysilicon capacity constraints. The report is based on announcements of capacities at regional sites that produce solar modules, cells, wafers, ingots, polysilicon and metallurgical-grade silicon.

A letter signed by 21 House members urged Congress to retain long-term clean energy tax credits set forth in the Inflation Reduction Act.

TVA is accepting proposals from qualified integrators and providers to design, engineer, build, operate, and maintain a battery energy storage system in Roane County, Tennessee.  

Canadian Solar will supply its SolBank 3.0 battery systems to Aypa Power’s projects in California and Texas and finance has been secured to complete construction of a further 220 MW/440 MWh battery energy storage system in the Lone Star State.

Paul Mathews named as president and CEO of this struggling residential solar energy company, as it repositions to improve cash flow.

pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.

With a perovskite layer 200 times thinner than silicon and requiring just 10% of the energy needed to produce conventional panels, Tandem PV reports it will be able to reduce energy use during manufacturing.

The U.S.-based quantum dot (QD) materials company is developing polymer encapsulation materials that reportedly have the potential to provide a relative power boost of 16% when integrated into crystalline silicon PV devices.

Experts at Intersolar & Energy Storage North America 2025 highlight key reforms to accelerate interconnection and reduce project delays.

The company’s patented Geomechanical Energy Storage technology uses excess electricity from the grid to store water beneath the ground under pressure, delivering that energy later to provide reliable power to the grid.

Energy storage prices saw slight declines in late 2024, but a new wave of tariffs and trade rulings is likely to reshape pricing in the months ahead.