First Solar unit achieves world record CIGS solar efficiency of 23.64%
The new solar cell achieved a maximum power conversion efficiency of 23.75% and a certified efficiency of 23.64%, thus beating the previous world record of 23.35% achieved in 2019 by Japan’s Solar Frontier. The result was confirmed by the Fraunhofer ISE.
Proposed New York bill doubles residential solar tax credit to $10,000
The income tax credit is currently capped at $5,000. A proposed bill would double the cap and add provisions to enable low- to moderate-income residents to receive a refund payment.
IRS releases final rules for clean energy tax credit direct pay and transferability
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its final guidelines for the direct pay and credit transfer market created by the Inflation Reduction Act.
This Biden era law has spurred $240 billion in clean energy investment and 170,000 jobs
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 set aside record-level funding for climate and energy, supporting this critical decade of energy transition.
Aurora Solar adds EagleView aircraft imagery to rooftop design platform
The platform covers 94% of the U.S. population with imagery as much as 70 times more detailed than standard satellite energy.
Printed flexible solar cells for space applications
Printed flexible solar cell technology developed by Australia’s national science agency has been successfully launched into space as part of billionaire Elon Musk’s Space X’s Transporter-10 mission.
Molson Coors brews beer with solar power
The 300 MW solar installation, developed by Invenergy, is the largest in the state and generates enough electricity to power the equivalent of 90,000 homes.
Chevron announces solar-to-hydrogen project in California
The oil giant expects the facility to produce about 2.2 tons of hydrogen per day by 2025.
The path beyond 5 TW of solar
With the COP28 climate summit in Dubai resulting in a pledge of at least 11 TW of renewables generation capacity by 2030, Bruce Douglas, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Global Renewables Alliance (GRA), examines the outcomes of the conference and their likely impact on the solar industry.
Massachusetts expands solar net metering, bucking a national trend
Massachusetts expanded access to net metering, showing a commitment to distributed energy. The Department of Public Utilities expects to save ratepayers $10 million with the regulatory change.
