Debunking solar myths: All panels come from China
Part One of Dan Shugar’s series on replacing fiction with facts about solar, when the proverbial Uncle Bob comes to dinner.
Solar actuators, the brains and brawn behind solar trackers
Can you tell solar actuation systems apart? Knowing what’s in an actuator and how it’s tested is paramount.
Sunrise brief: Qcells partners to recover 95% of solar panel value with recycler
Also on the rise: Hawaii legislation seeks to undo “massive momentum killer” for rooftop solar. Electrolyzer manufacturing capacity could outpace demand by 2030. And more.
Hawaii legislation seeks to undo “massive momentum killer” for rooftop solar
After passing a new solar-battery export program that has sparked the ire of rooftop solar advocates, legislators have submitted a bill that would increase payment for battery-tied exported solar production.
Qcells partners to recover 95% of solar panel value with recycler
The partnership of Qcells and Solarcycle marks a first-of-its kind recycling partnership between a U.S. solar manufacturing operation and a recycling provider.
Electrolyzer manufacturing capacity could outpace demand by 2030
According to a recent report by Clean Energy Associates, China, North America and Europe will reflect some 93% of the electrolyzer capacity global market share.
Longroad’s largest solar project to begin commercial operations in mid-2025
Sun Streams 4 is a 377 MW solar facility 1200MWh battery energy storage system in Arizona.
Sunrise brief: North Carolina appeals court weighs critical rooftop solar decision
Also on the rise: Publicly traded solar installer Sunworks files for bankruptcy. New York Power Authority seeks proposals for 5.2 MW solar project. And more.
North Carolina appeals court weighs critical rooftop solar decision
Environmental advocates appealed a cut to rooftop solar generation exports, arguing that utility Duke Energy ignored the benefits of customer-sited solar in its internal analysis of net metering rates.
Publicly traded solar installer Sunworks files for bankruptcy
The residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural solar installer files for bankruptcy amid troubled macroeconomic conditions for distributed solar nationwide.
