California

School districts throughout the country are increasingly installing solar projects, often at no upfront cost. What are the benefits?

A ribbon cutting was held to mark the recent 100 MW/400 MWh expansion of the battery, which one day could grow to 1,500 MW/6,000 MWh.

The survey of 1,500 homeowners shed light on the home solar energy experience and motivating factors behind solar purchases.

NEXT Energy Technologies won the grant from the California Energy Commission for its PV window coating.

In this case study, LG solar takes a deep dive on the company’s work with Lagunitas Brewery, showing the struggles overcome and the innovation needed to deliver the best beer the sun can brew.

A new study from Stanford University and Cornell University shows that blue hydrogen can produce more greenhouse emissions than heat produced by coal and gas. The modeling classifies blue hydrogen emissions as carbon dioxide and unburned fugitive methane, as well as lifecycle emissions linked to the mining, transport, storage, and use of methane.

Also on the rise: comment period opens for 1 GW solar and storage in the California desert, Xos unveils a mobile EV fleet charging station, and voters in the west support a clean energy standard.

The mandate would require many new commercial buildings, along with high-rise residential projects, to have solar power and battery storage.

The company offers a portable charging trailer for commercial electric fleets, providing power without making fixed infrastructure upgrades.

The Bureau of Land Management reviewed the projects’ potential environmental impacts, but issues may arise as the public comment period opens.