As the grid evolves toward a future dominated by inverters, manufacturers are developing and refining necessary stability functions.

Columbia University researchers have identified 59 new renewable energy siting restrictions across 35 US states, taking the total to 228. They noted that nine state-level restrictions are severe enough to block projects.

The Global Electronics Council has delivered standard inspection processes built upon models combining local power grid emissions and subcomponent energy needs to determine the embodied carbon footprint of globally manufactured solar panels.

Meyer Burger says it might launch US solar cell manufacturing, and is now in talks with Sunrun and Sunnova

Built Robotics says its RPD 35 autonomous robotic pile driving system is three to five times faster than manual pile driving platforms.

Tesla releases its third Master Plan, with a broad focus on clean electricity generation and storage, as well as related manufacturing costs.

Sandbox Solar, a solar developer and US federal grant recipient, has released a beta version of its software modeling tool for agrivoltaic power plants. It supports the design and optimization of solar panels, as well as the crops underneath.

EnergyBin has released its annual PV module price index, which shows that module prices have fallen from their 2022 peak – but they are still more expensive than they were in 2020.

Longi Solar is working with PV developer Invenergy to build a solar module manufacturing facility in the US state of Ohio.

US Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) closed down Silicon Valley Bank last week after its share price plunged due to ongoing bond-market losses, triggering $42 billion of withdrawals.