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More than half of California solar customers to include battery storage

More than half of California solar customers to include battery storage

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Falling battery costs, shifting regulations and interest in energy independence are driving increased battery attachment rates on residential solar projects in California. July 19, 2024 Ryan Kennedy From pv magazine USA The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported in its monthly electric power industry report that battery adoption rates are rising among solar customers in California. […]

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Insider Scoop: How Greater Globe’s Solar Panels Are Revolutionising The Industry

Insider Scoop: How Greater Globe’s Solar Panels Are Revolutionising The Industry

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Natick, South Africa, 19th July 2024, ZEX PR WIRE, Greater Globe, the visionary solar panel installation company, has achieved a remarkable milestone by installing 70,000 solar panels out of their ambitious 200,000-panel target. Since its inception in September 2023, this groundbreaking project has not only surpassed expectations but has also seen its share price skyrocket,

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US announces $325 million in funding to boost Puerto Rico solar projects as power outages persist

US announces $325 million in funding to boost Puerto Rico solar projects as power outages persist

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. government announced Thursday that $325 million in federal funds will be available for solar and battery storage installations across Puerto Rico as the U.S. territory struggles with chronic power outages. The program, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, will target community centers and healthcare facilities, as well

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Solar farms with stormwater controls mitigate runoff, erosion, study finds

Solar farms with stormwater controls mitigate runoff, erosion, study finds

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As the number of major utility-scale ground solar panel installations grows, concerns about their impacts on natural hydrologic processes also have grown. However, a new study by Penn State researchers suggests that excess runoff or increased erosion can be easily mitigated — if these “solar farms” are properly built. Solar panels are impervious to water,

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SolarWinds fixes 8 critical bugs in access rights audit software

SolarWinds fixes 8 critical bugs in access rights audit software

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SolarWinds has fixed eight critical vulnerabilities in its Access Rights Manager (ARM) software, six of which allowed attackers to gain remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable devices. Access Rights Manager is a critical tool in enterprise environments that helps admins manage and audit access rights across their organization’s IT infrastructure to minimize threat impact. The

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SECI solar-plus-storage tender awards bids at cost ‘competitive with new coal’ in India

SECI solar-plus-storage tender awards bids at cost ‘competitive with new coal’ in India

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Latest Screenshot of winning bids, posted to LinkedIn by WEF’s Debmalya Sen. Winning bids as low as INR3.41/kWh (US$0.041/kWh) have been registered in a tender for solar PV paired with battery storage hosted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). While results are still to be published, according to the state-run solar corporation’s e-tender

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RES Group sells 1GW solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales, Australia

RES Group sells 1GW solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales, Australia

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Latest The project will be located in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone. Image: RES Group. Enel Green Power Australia, a joint venture co-owned by Enel Green Power and INPEX Renewable Energy Australia, has acquired a 1GW solar-plus-storage project in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in New South Wales from RES Group. The

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Italy moves to ban solar panels on agricultural land

Italy moves to ban solar panels on agricultural land

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Legislation has been proposed in Italy that would prohibit the installation of photovoltaic solar panels on agricultural land, with the exception of certain agri-voltaic systems. Farmers applauded the bill and claimed it would prevent investment funds from acquiring the land, which has driven up prices for agricultural farmers, while environmental groups opposed it, claiming it

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Chinese PV Industry Brief: Longi to mass-produce back contact solar cells

Chinese PV Industry Brief: Longi to mass-produce back contact solar cells

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Longi has announced plans to produce its new hybrid passivated back contact (HPBC) 2.0 solar cells at a 12.5 GW facility in Xixian New Area, Shaanxi province. July 16, 2024 Vincent Shaw Image: pv magazine Longi said its HPBC 2.0 cell technology, launched in early 2024, is now ready for mass production. It said it

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