Global solar capacity additions hit 268 GW in 2022: BNEF
BloombergNEF solar analyst Jenny Chase says 268 GW of new solar capacity came online in 2022, with annual installations expected to hit 315 GW in 2023.
Nonprofit offers community solar informational resource
Solar United Neighbors announced the nationwide launch of its Community Solar Project platform.
Tracking solar policy winners and losers in the Southeast
The Southern Environmental Law Center shares its review of policies slowing down or speeding up the adoption of solar in the South.
Federal agency inaction may hamper residential solar loan access
The National Credit Union Administration can extend an exemption to allow federal credit unions to provide 25-year solar loans.
Ascent Solar nets $50 million investment to manufacture flexible thin-film PV
The US manufacturer secured an equity-based financing facility to support R&D of its CIGS thin-film solar solutions.
California cuts rooftop solar net metering: An industry reacts
Reactions to the passage of NEM 3.0., a rulemaking procedure that reduced rooftop solar export payments by 75%.
California pulls the plug on rooftop solar
The Public Utilities Commission approved Net Energy Metering 3.0, slashing payments for sending rooftop solar production to the grid. New rooftop solar projects are now considered uneconomical without an attached battery.
U.S. grid-scale and residential energy storage hit installation records in Q3
Wood Mackenzie said 96% of grid-scale deployments occurred in Texas and California.
Solar electric camper boat
The POL Lux from Sweden is a catamaran boat design with dual electric motors and a solar canopy that can covert into a private sleeping area.
Ranking the top 15 nations for solar energy capacity
Ranking the world’s largest producers of solar energy based on the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022.
