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California doubles down on ‘unworkable’ community solar program  The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted this week to finalize a community solar framework that clean energy advocates across the state warn is dead on arrival and destined for continued failure.
Ryan Kennedy
8 hours ago
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Markets & Policy
US government restricts trade with prominent Chinese storage companies CATL, BYD, JA Solar, Trina Solar, Three Gorges and Huawei are among those listed under the US Department of Defense’s trade restriction, effective from 2027.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jun 10, 2026
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Nachführsystem, Tracker, Nextpower
Technology & Products
Global solar tracker market grew 19% in 2025 Analysis by Wood Mackenzie finds global tracker shipments reached a record 134 GWdc last year, with US-based Nextpower maintaining the largest market share for the eleventh consecutive year.
Patrick Jowett
Jun 09, 2026
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A RETC employee examines a junction box on the back of a bifacial solar module
Technology & Products
US laboratory finds persistent ultraviolet light-induced degradation in solar modules While 19 manufacturers received recognition as high achievers in RETC’s 2026 testing sequences, problems with ultraviolet-induced degradation in solar modules persist, while failing “red flag” scores increased in tests for damp heat and thermal cycling.
Ben Zientara
Jun 05, 2026
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Technology & Products
Array Technologies improves OmniTrack flex capability to 2° Array Technologies has doubled the flex capability of the OmniTrack terrain-following tracker. The updated product is expected to ship later this year.
Lior Kahana
Jun 05, 2026
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ACP map of clean project pipeline
Markets & Policy
US adds 6.4 GW of utility-scale solar, wind, storage in Q1 Report from the American Clean Power Association finds told clean power capacity in the U.S. hit 370 GW in Q1, enough to power 80 million homes, while the pipeline for new projects grew 6% over the previous year.
Ben Zientara
Jun 04, 2026
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Technology & Products
Nextpower files patent lawsuit against Gamechange In a lawsuit filed in the US District Court of Delaware, Nextpower alleges that Gamechange Energy has infringed on three of its patents related to tracker technology and software. Gamechange has denied the infringements and says it plans to mount a full defense. 
Mark Hutchins
Jun 02, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Lessons from the solar frontier Utility-scale solar projects are larger, interconnections are slower, and engineering decisions must anticipate regulation and supply chains years in advance. At the CT Solar Platform in Snyder, Texas – a 1.6 GW AC single-site development – the first phase, CT Solar One (110 MW AC), has been a test bed for integrating civil design, BOS optimization and domestic-content strategy. Levona Renewables led the development and engineering of the project and CEO Fernando Queiroz shares some key lessons.
Fernando Queiroz
May 30, 2026
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Voltage Energy Announces Planned Global Headquarters in Roxboro, North Carolina The 72-acre site has been upgraded with a manufacturing space over 246,000 square feet in size, which will produce the company’s solutions for the solar and clean energy industries.
Voltage Energy
Feb 09, 2026