Solar risks: Internal fire, regulatory fines, and battery inaccuracies
The 8th annual Solar Risk Assessment from kWh Analytics identifies equipment-driven fires, regulator fines, and battery inaccuracies as the latest threats to renewable asset returns.
Maryland nonprofit Housing Unlimited leads initiative to install more than 270 kW of solar on 40+ Maryland homes
The installations will deliver an estimated $500,000 in savings over 25 years, allowing Housing Unlimited to reinvest the funds toward its core mission of serving adults in mental health recovery.
Solar Impulse 2 crashes in Gulf of Mexico during unmanned test flight
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.
Rooftop heat pump tech with metal-organic framework dehumidification tested by Amazon
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.
Continuous-wave infrared laser technology enables damage-free backsheet removal in end-of-life solar modules
U.S. researchers have developed an IR-CW laser-based method to remove backsheets from end-of-life silicon solar modules without damaging the glass or wafers, using controlled heating of the silicon–EVA interface through the front glass. The process enables clean mechanical delamination with preserved device performance and offers a lower-energy, lower-cost alternative to conventional thermal or chemical recycling methods.
Spearmint Energy brings 400 MWh of new battery storage online in Texas
Commercial operation reached for twin 200 MWh BESS sites supporting ERCOT’s rapidly growing power demand.
GameChange Solar and Raptor Maps bring together software monitoring and robotic inspections to augment O&M workflows
The companies say their solutions combine to provide asset owners with both rapid insights into emergent issues and long-term benefits from scheduled inspections, delivering a “continuous feedback loop” in which data gathered by autonomous drone inspections helps to optimize operational algorithms in the tracker software.
Integrated policy tools to solve the renewable energy siting crisis
A white paper explores how forward-thinking state policymakers and solar developers are moving beyond traditional property tax structures to embrace contractual legal tools that provide both long term regulatory certainty and tangible infrastructure improvements for host communities.
New Hampshire legislature advances plug-in solar bill to governor
With the passage of SB 540, New Hampshire has become the seventh state in the U.S. where lawmakers have sent bills to their respective governor’s desks.
The path to clean energy registered apprenticeship careers
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council offers a free online course designed to prepare job seekers to enter clean energy jobs through Registered Apprenticeship pathways.
