Ohio House passes 1.5 GW community solar pilot program
The new legislation creates a framework for “community energy facilities” across the state, allowing a wider range of residents and businesses to participate in and benefit from local energy generation projects.
The contract-fab model is heading for batteries
Unigrid’s offshore contract manufacturing hints at a new playbook for storage startups that mirrors the chip industry’s evolution.
Solar sidewalks slash urban emissions 98%, study finds
A Concordia model reveals how photovoltaic pavements can electrify urban food delivery and mobility, slashing emissions by 98% while freeing rooftops for agriculture.
United States recall targets 25,000 EcoFlow Delta Max 2000 units
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says EcoFlow is recalling about 25,030 Delta Max 2000 power stations after six reported fires caused more than USD 850,000 in property damage.
Intersolar & Energy Storage North America examines development and risk management in ERCOT
A new playbook for developers and EPCs explores ERCOT’s energy-only market design, examining Texas-specific development challenges and critical success factors.
Solar provides predictable income stream for farms
Solar farm leases provide stable, predictable income that helps financially secure family farms and boosts rural tax revenues with minimal land impact, said a report from the SEMA Coalition.
Lawsuit targets FERC approval of SPP capacity evaluation, citing bias against solar
Environmental groups are challenging the approved Southwest Power Pool capacity evaluation rules, arguing they create market disadvantages and interconnection delays for solar projects by favoring fossil fuels.
PV-powered transportation system for 15-minute cities
A Canadian research team has developed a framework for local urban agriculture production, with the produce harvested distributed by electric vehicles powered by sidewalk-integrated photovoltaics. The PV-powered transportation system was calculated to have a payback time of 2.8 years.
Crop prioritization, agrivoltaics, AI vs the data deluge, and an evolving tracker from Solargik
The racking manufacturer Solargik is learning how to maximize crop growth in Colorado, is integrating LLM tools to help users look deeper into data, and staying conscious of the interplay between energy prices, hardware costs, and interconnection.
Quantifying uncertainty to produce more useful solar generation forecasts
Renewable energy firm PowerUQ advocates for the use of Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) in solar project analytics to combat the widespread issue of performance shortfalls. By incorporating a wider range of variables and providing probability scenarios like P50 and P90, UQ aims to make solar generation forecasts more useful and accurate over a project’s long lifespan.
