Spain now has 65.8 GW of solar projects with grid-connection permits, says the country’s energy agency. Total renewable energy installations with grid permits hit 129.5 GW by the end of March, up 15.5% from February… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/25/spain-hits-65-8-gw-of-solar-projects-with-grid-permits-in-march/
Spain hits 65.8 GW of solar projects with grid permits in March Read More »
Raymond Ward wants to see solar panels draped over every balcony in the United States and doesn’t understand why that isn’t happening. The technology couldn’t be easier to use — simply hang one or two panels over a railing and plug them into an outlet. The devices provide up to 800 watts, enough to charge
Balcony solar took off in Germany. Why not the US? Read More »
Elon Musk’s companies have been accused of breaking bedrock environmental laws in the US. Now, DOGE is gutting the federal agency that enforces those laws. Apr 22, 2025, 4:00 PM UTC Elon Musk runs companies that make electric vehicles and solar panels, things that are supposed to reduce pollution and fight climate change. But over
The EPA cracked down on Tesla and SpaceX. Then Elon Musk and DOGE took over. Read More »
Our solar system’s eight planets plus Pluto. Credits: NASA AMANDA BARNETT Writer/Editor Apr 22, 2025 Our solar system has eight planets, and five officially recognized dwarf planets. Which planet is biggest? Which is smallest? What is the order of the planets as we move out from the Sun? This is a simple guide to the
Planet Sizes and Locations in Our Solar System Read More »
Cambodia faces the highest duties for failing to cooperate, while Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia face varying rates… https://www.techinasia.com/news/hits-southeast-asian-solar-imports-3521-tariffs
US hits Southeast Asian solar imports with 3,521% tariffs Read More »
Last year, the Boston Community Solar Cooperative announced plans for its first community solar project: 81 kilowatts of panels atop an affordable housing complex in a low-income, historically Black Boston neighborhood. The success of the project depends, in large part, on tax credits the Inflation Reduction Act established in 2022. Because the solar panels will
Over one million California homes that invested in rooftop solar may have their net metering contracts rescinded under the proposed bill AB 942… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/21/california-proposes-break-to-rooftop-solar-contracts-raising-average-bills-63/
California proposes break to rooftop solar contracts, raising average bills $63 Read More »
The Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) says utility-scale solar projects are under development in 45 of Africa’s 54 countries, with more projects pairing solar and storage and emerging from direct negotiations between private developers and host governments… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/21/almost-9-gw-of-utility-scale-solar-under-construction-in-africa/
Almost 9 GW of utility-scale solar under construction in Africa Read More »
March 2025 was a record month for solar generation on Ireland’s electricity grid, according to provisional real-time data from the country’s transmission systems operator EirGrid. Solar accounted for 2.8% of the country’s total electricity generation during March… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/21/ireland-records-new-daily-peak-of-more-than-750-mw-of-grid-scale-solar-in-march/
Ireland hit new daily peak with over 750 MW of grid-scale solar in March Read More »
The result was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/18/longi-achieves-34-85-efficiency-for-two-terminal-tandem-perovskite-solar-cell/
Longi achieves 34.85% efficiency for two-terminal tandem perovskite solar cell Read More »
