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California winery installs solar with dual-axis tracking

The California winery will cover 95% of its electricity needs with a solar array that tilts on two axes to follow direct sunlight through the day.

Tesla smashes its own records with big increase in energy storage deployments in 2024

Tesla’s energy storage deployments broke its own year-on-year records in 2024, for another consecutive year.

Major trends that shaped U.S. solar energy in 2024

Falling solar module costs, a ramp-up in domestic manufacturing, backed up grid interconnection queues, high interest rates and shifting policies, trade policy enforcement, weather resilience efforts and more have guided the solar industry to where we stand today.

Christmas Day forecast delivers solar surprises for some

Solcast, a DNV company, reports that, while much of the Americas will see cloudier weather than normal for the season, particularly in the eastern United States and parts of central Brazil, Europe’s solar outlook is split with high pressure over central regions bringing clearer skies to the Iberian Peninsula.

Sunrun fined for worker rooftop safety violation

Residential solar installer Sunrun was penalized for its failure to adhere to OSHA roof safety practices.

Annual lithium-ion demand surpasses 1 TWh for first time

The big milestone comes on the back of a record month for electric vehicle sales and strong battery energy storage system (BESS) deployment. However, EV demand remains far behind BESS with the latter’s impressive growth reaching a year-on-year increase of 175% and cumulative 19.4 GWh deployed in November alone.

Global solar module prices stable-to-firm as markets wind down for year end

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

Arizona rooftop solar customers will have a monthly fee added to their bills in 2025

The Arizona Corporation Commission approved a nominal grid access fee for rooftop solar customers. The charge is a few dollars each month – but utility APS said it wanted the charge to be as high as $88 per month.

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IEA-PVPS calls for harmonized testing, certification for building-integrated photovoltaics

The latest report from the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) says the building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) industry is facing significant challenges due to a lack of clear testing and certification procedures. It says international consensus and the harmonization of certification processes will be crucial for widespread adoption of the technology.

Canadian scientists build micro III-V solar cells with record-breaking open circuit voltage

The proposed cell is based on indium gallium phosphide (InGaP), indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) and germanium (Ge) and has an active area of 0.25 mm2. It can be used for applications in micro-concentrator photovoltaics (CPV).

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