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US authorities approve 500 MW solar project in California desert

The controversial Oberon Solar Project is the third solar installation to be approved under the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan.

There’s big money in recycling materials from solar panels

Recycling solar panels keeps them out of landfills, but also provides much-needed raw materials with Rystad Energy projecting a value approaching $80 billion by 2050.

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Equinor acquires US energy storage developer

Battery storage is key to Equinor’s strategy of supporting its portfolio of offshore wind and upstream oil and gas, as well as future opportunities in the hydrogen and renewables space.

Water-based zinc-ion battery for stationary energy storage

Salient Energy developed the water-based zinc-ion battery to have the same power, performance, and footprint as lithium-ion systems without the safety risk.

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Powering EV charging stations with agrivoltaics

US researchers find that placing agrivoltaic installations along highways to power EV charging stations can reduce both carbon emissions and range anxiety.

Lithium-ion fire fears spark recall of 433,000 solar LED umbrellas in US, Canada

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada have issued a joint recall of patio umbrellas due to fires caused by the overheating of lithium-ion batteries.

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First Solar bags 2 GW module order in US

National Grid Renewables and First Solar have partnered on multiple projects in the past, including the 200 MW Prairie Wolf Solar Project in Illinois and the 275 MW Noble Solar and 125 MWh Storage Project in Texas.

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Consortium to spend $6 billion on US solar modules

AES, Clearway Energy Group, Cypress Creek Renewables, and D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments have started looking for qualified US manufacturers.

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Mobile nanogrids powered by solar, green hydrogen

Climate resilience solutions come prefabricated to generate clean, off-grid power for essential services and emergency response needs.

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Cold-climate heat pump stays efficient in -12 C conditions

Lennox has developed the first prototype heat pump to achieve the US Department of Energy’s Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge’s standards, about a year ahead of schedule.

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