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The United States passed a special solar manufacturing landmark during the second quarter of 2026; cumulative domestic production of solar PV modules reached 100 GWp-dc.
While this production landmark seemed like a distant dream just a few years ago, it now serves as a sharp wake-up call to the U.S. solar industry, with domestic solar manufacturing officially shifting from optional to essential status.
The announcement here is also in stark contrast to years of hype surrounding factories that were never built, meaningless capacity metrics being added up, and a fixation on imported data.
And it is a reminder that the U.S. solar sector should stop referring to misleading third-party capacity graphs or PR-driven ‘map pins’ – and start tracking actual production numbers to see the real market.
The 100 GW number represents modules physically produced at factories in the United States, with the analysis covering more than five decades and linked directly to bottom-up company and site-level data across hundreds of factories through to today.
This research project was done in the months leading up to the inaugural Solar Manufacturing USA 2026 conference in Austin, Texas on 22-23 September 2026, forming much of the background content for the event itself, including my opening talk at the start of the first day.
Since the early 1970’s, U.S. solar PV manufacturing has gone through repeated cycles of investment, expansion, retrenchment and reinvention. Many factories were announced but never built. Others were built but operated at very low utilization rates, changed ownership or closed before producing any meaningful volume.
The 100 GW module-production crossing therefore provides a useful point to look backwards before attention turns to the next phase of the domestic U.S. solar manufacturing build-out – tracking production metrics for ingots, wafer and cells with a similar level of scrutiny from the factory-floor level.
Figure 1: Cumulative U.S. solar PV module production reached 100 GW during Q2 2026, with more than 70% added since the introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act late in 2022.
Looking back on my two-decades-plus as a solar PV market analyst, this is an article I never imagined I would write. Still less did I expect that by 2026, I would be diving deep into the factory-floor metrics of more than fifty companies across the United States—uncovering site-specific output in a furious nationwide rush to onshore an entire solar ecosystem.
Twenty years ago, during my early days at Solarbuzz, the landscape looked entirely different.Back then, my research was consumed by the entire thin-film phenomenon. I often spent my days mapping the nuances of fifteen-plus process-flow variants of CIGS panel manufacturing, an era when the U.S. was the undisputed driver of that technology.For years, U.S. solar manufacturing felt like a fascinating playground for technological learning – but not a force of global commercial significance.
My U.S. solar journey began with factory visits to the likes of Frederick and Fremont. In the intervening decades, the geographical center of manufacturing ownership radically shifted, taking me on an endless loop of flights across India, Taiwan, China, South Korea, and Southeast Asia to track the industry’s massive wave of global commoditization.
Now, the story seems to have come full-circle, and I find myself right back where I started: returning my research focus to U.S. soil, hunting down capital expenditures, process flow variants, and true production volumes at the company level.
To be the one tracking this data, at this exact moment in history, makes the announcement of this landmark milestone all the more personal and rewarding.
The origins of U.S. PV manufacturing go back to the earliest commercial years of the solar industry in the 1970’s. Until 1985, the United States had produced and shipped about 100 MW of PV modules, accounting for almost all global sales over that period. At the peak, companies like Arco Solar and Solarex had annual production volumes in the mid-megawatt range – tiny numbers by today’s standards, but global solar production leadership status at the time.
During the 1990’s, Japan became the first country to build PV manufacturing plants at scale and with a supporting government/industry infrastructure that included companies with deep electronics and manufacturing experience. Linked directly to the first subsidized domestic solar end-market, this allowed Japanese PV module production to grow quickly, ultimately exceeding annual domestic U.S. production volumes by the end of the decade.
To capitalize on the growing U.S. market, these leading Japanese solar manufacturers began establishing localized module assembly plants directly within the United States. This overseas manufacturing strategy allowed them to minimize the logistical costs of shipping modules while navigating evolving local content preferences. This move ignited a broader trend, drawing a wave of foreign-owned companies eager to invest in and supply the expanding U.S. solar infrastructure.
Sharp established module manufacturing in Memphis, Tennessee, while Kyocera later assembled modules in San Diego. Sanyo invested upstream in ingot and wafer production in Salem, Oregon. However, U.S.-specific production volumes were modest compared with the manufacturing scale being created then across Asia as a whole.
This same theme was repeated with other international entrants. Chinese company Suntech opened a module factory in Arizona, while China Sunergy later established production in Sacramento.
Korean companies eventually became visible in the United States, with LG Electronics manufacturing modules in Huntsville, Alabama and Qcells (then branding/trading globally as Hanwha Q CELLS) beginning production in Dalton, Georgia.
Some of these operations lasted, but most were short-lived and of minimal long-term significance.
The most dramatic U.S. manufacturing cycle (before the introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act at the end of 2022) came between roughly 2007 and 2012.
SolarWorld expanded its U.S. c-Si operations in Oregon, Evergreen Solar built out string ribbon production in Massachusetts, and a large group of thin-film companies attracted substantial amounts of capital.
Unisolar, Solyndra, Global Solar, MiaSole, Stion, Abound Solar and others collectively made the United States unusually thin-film-heavy during this period. The investment footprint was large, but significant production volumes failed to materialize.
Indeed, this period forms one of the most useful lessons from our 100 GW story. Capacity announcements and factory spending in the United States can dominate headlines for years without translating into sustained output.
First Solar is the major exception. Its CdTe manufacturing base in Ohio provided continuity through periods when much of the rest of U.S. module manufacturing was contracting, while recent factory builds in Alabama and Louisiana have taken domestic production volumes to significantly higher levels.
Adding up First Solar’s domestic production volumes from each of its factories in the United States, through to the end of Q2 2026, shows that approximately 39% of all solar modules ever manufactured in the United States have come from this one company.
This is an astonishing statistic—and all the more commendable given that First Solar single-handedly forged a viable thin-film alternative to the mountainous silicon-based capacity being amassed in China during this period.
Figure 2: By the end of Q2 2026, First Solar had accounted for almost 40% of all solar module production volumes accumulated since the U.S. entry into solar module manufacturing in the early 1970’s. South Korean Hanwha Solutions/Chemical’s U.S. manufacturing operations, Qcells/Q_CELLS, is the second major solar module manufacturing entity by production volumes.
For crystalline-silicon (c-Si) modules, the modern U.S. recovery began before the Inflation Reduction Act. U.S. c-Si production remained small and volatile through much of the 2010’s. The Section 201 safeguard period then encouraged a new group of module factories, including Qcells in Georgia and JinkoSolar in Florida, alongside LG Electronics, Silfab and Heliene.
The much larger paradigm shift arrived with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022 and its Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit. The lucrative 7 cents-per-watt module credit provided an immediate economic windfall for domestic assembly, while First Solar’s vertically integrated thin-film operations stood uniquely positioned to sweep up the additional, highly lucrative upstream credits available
From 2023 onward, the ranks of meaningful U.S. c-Si producers expanded rapidly. Qcells aggressively scaled its Georgia platform; T1 Energy successfully ramped its newly acquired 5 GW facility (originally built by Trina Solar) in Wilmer, Texas; and Canadian Solar established a major multi-gigawatt footprint in Mesquite.
A wave of further capacity from SEG Solar, Waaree, Illuminate, Imperial Star, JinkoSolar, Silfab, and Heliene rapidly injected volume into the market, even as First Solar pushed domestic output to historic levels with its new builds in Alabama and Louisiana
It took the U.S. solar industry roughly half a century to achieve its first cumulative 100 GW of module production, yet global output is now measured in hundreds of gigawatts every single year. While this disparity emphasizes how far the dominance of global manufacturing hasbshifted away from the United States, it also highlights why the domestic expansion since 2023 is fundamentally different from the smaller, volatile cycles that preceded it.
Going forward, the true test of this expansion lies entirely in factory execution: what these new facilities will actually produce, at what utilization rates, and using which technologies and supply chains. Crucially, the ultimate question is whether the wave of capital currently being deployed into domestic cells, wafers, ingots, and upstream materials can successfully coalesce into a durable, self-sustaining manufacturing ecosystem.
Given that U.S. capacity figures have lacked any real correlation to actual manufactured products since the early 2000’s, the sector must urgently move past misleading, headline-driven ‘capacity-mismatch’ metrics across the c-Si value chain. True domestic progress can only be measured by focusing on verified production metrics within an integrated ecosystem.
I will return to these critical questions in much greater detail on September 22, when I deliver the opening address at Solar Manufacturing USA 2026 in Austin, Texas.
For now, the 100 GW milestone deserves to stand on its own. It is a landmark forged over decades of U.S. solar manufacturing history – stretching from the early days of Arco Solar and Solarex, through the thin-film boom, the Section 201 restart, and the current post-IRA surge. While the next 100 GW of domestic module production is likely to materialize within just three years, long-term success will be determined by the health of the entire ecosystem, not simply module production alone.
If the silicon-based ecosystem fails to integrate as an effective, functional unit, it will simply open the door for the next major landmark in U.S. solar history: the day First Solar reaches the 100 GW milestone entirely on its own, driven purely by its independent, domestic production volumes.
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Plug-in solar has been one of the biggest solar policy success stories of 2026. In the United States, bills to authorize so-called balcony solar installations have been taken up by legislatures in 36 states, and nine states have now passed laws to establish rules for the use of plug-in photovoltaics (PIPV). 
Many of these laws require plug-in solar setups to be certified under standards created by a nationally recognized products standards laboratory. Earlier this year, Underwriters’ Laboratories (UL) released the UL 3700 Outline of Investigation for Interactive Plug-in Photovoltaic Equipment and Systems, which identifies how PIPV solutions can meet standards for overcurrent protection, touch safety and ground fault protection.
While the text of some state PIPV laws simply identify a generic “nationally recognized standard” that products must meet, others identify UL 3700 by name as the standard to which plug-in solar systems must be certified for installation, making it essentially the de facto standard in the country.
Now, Mango Power has announced that its Mango Power S solution has been certified by Intertek to UL 3700 standards. The announcement makes Mango Power the third company to obtain such a certification, following Hoymiles and APSystems, which announced their own certifications earlier in 2026.
Mango Power sells the Mango Power S plug-in system on its website as a kit, which features four 300 watt solar panels, four of the company’s microinverters, a smart gateway, cables and mounting hardware. 
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Bright Saver, a California-based nonprofit that both advocates for state-level PIPV legislative action and sells its own PIPV kits to members at its cost, has announced the launch of a crowdfunding campaign on the Climatize platform.
The funding request seeks at least $150,000 and up to $300,000 to help the nonprofit bring in new stock that will be sold to its members in the coming years. The Regulation Crowdfunding 
As of press time, the effort has resulted in more that $170,000 from 130 investors, making it successful as it approaches the group’s stretch goal. More details can be found at the Bright Saver project page on the Climatize platform.
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Small solar kits promise cheaper electricity without covering your roof in panels. Whether you can plug one in depends on where you live – and what you buy.
A couple of solar panels, a sunny spot, and a plug socket. It’s certainly an appealing alternative to having people clamber over your roof – particularly if you rent or, simply want to shave a little off your electricity bill while you doomscroll on the latest iPhone. But can you actually use plug-in solar panels in the US? In some circumstances, yes! 
States including Utah and Colorado have passed laws making qualifying plug-in systems easier to connect. That doesn’t mean every kit sold online is legal to use at your address, mind. The kit and its installation still need to meet the rules where you live. 
That, incidentally, is where this article comes in… 
Often called balcony solar setups, these small systems feed electricity into your home’s wiring through a suitable outlet. Panels generate direct current, which an inverter converts into the alternating current your appliances use. The idea is to cover some of your household demand while the sun shines, reducing how much electricity you buy.
This is different from using a folding panel to charge a standalone portable power station – that setup doesn’t feed electricity into your home’s wiring.
Utah is a good starting point. Its 2025 law covers portable systems with a maximum output of 1200W, designed for a standard 120V outlet. They must meet electrical-code and certification requirements, and qualifying devices don’t need a utility interconnection agreement.
Colorado has also passed legislation creating exemptions for qualifying portable solar systems – but its rules differ from Utah’s. This is why a seller saying “legal in the US” is rather less helpful than it sounds.
California’s position is different again. As of 20 September 2026, SB 868 had passed the legislature but was still awaiting the governor’s decision. A headline announcing that lawmakers have approved a bill doesn’t necessarily mean you can start using its proposed exemptions tomorrow.
These are examples, rather than a complete state list. Elsewhere, the absence of a special plug-in solar law doesn’t automatically mean a ban – existing solar connection and installation rules may apply instead. Yes, it’s all rather confusing. 
Sometimes. Your solar kit shares an electrical connection with the grid – which is where the utility’s interconnection rules come in. These govern how generating equipment can safely connect to its network.
Utah’s law removes prior utility approval for qualifying devices. Under Colorado’s legislation, a provider can still require notification of a qualifying system and its size, even though it cannot require prior approval. In other words, you may still have to tell the utility what you’re installing.
You shouldn’t assume you’ll be paid for spare electricity, either – check whether your utility offers export payments for your installation before counting them towards your savings.
Don’t assume so just because the plug fits. The system, outlet, and circuit need to meet the applicable requirements. Feeding electricity into a circuit presents different safety questions from plugging in a lamp, including the risk of overloading wiring. UL’s safety guidance also identifies electric-shock hazards and the need for appropriate protective features.
In January 2026, UL Solutions launched a dedicated certification programme based on UL 3700 for plug-in solar equipment and systems. Check exactly what a product’s certification covers. A certified inverter isn’t proof that every panel, cable, and connection arrangement bundled with it forms an approved system.
Don’t assume the panels will keep your fridge running in a blackout, either. Utah’s law requires qualifying systems to stop energising the building’s wiring during an outage, while Colorado’s requires protection against energising the grid. Backup power needs equipment specifically designed for it.
Get the exact model details and certification documentation from the seller. Then confirm the installation requirements with your local electrical or building authority, and establish whether your utility needs an application or notification. Check landlord or homeowners’ association rules where relevant, too.
Then check how much sun the panels will actually get. Shade and panel direction affect output, while your daytime electricity use affects how much you can use yourself. Ask for a savings estimate based on your location and electricity tariff. And include any electrician or outlet costs – you’ll want the full price before clicking buy.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Mayor Danny Avula’s administration introduced a proposal to install solar panels on the rooftops of nearly 40 city-owned buildings on Monday.
The ordinances called for the installation, operation, and maintenance of rooftop solar panels to reduce energy costs and increase renewable energy usage.
The project will also reduce the amount of electricity the city gets from Dominion Energy. The city estimates the panels could save taxpayers more than $19 million over 25 years.
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Leading this week’s Monday Green Deals is the newly launched EcoFlow Early Prime Day Fall Sale with increased power station savings up to 57%, FREE gifts with purchases of $600 or more, and a bonus extra savings code. One notable offer that doesn’t have a short-term flash window is the 3,072Wh DELTA 3 Ultra Plus Power Station with a 500W modular solar panel down at $1,899, among many other offers. There’s also the brand’s first early Prime Day flash sale with up to $2000 power station savings starting from $839. From there, we spotted the EGO 21-inch Cordless Electric Snow Blower with 2x 7.5Ah batteries getting increased savings to a $949 2026 low, as well as the Worx 20V JawSaw Cordless Electric PowerShare Chainsaw down at $87, and some ongoing soon-to-end sales. As it is the start of a new week, the hangover deals from last week can be found down at the bottom of the page, collected together in our latest edition of Electrified Weekly roundups.
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EcoFlow is the first major power station brand to launch its Early Prime Day Fall Sale with up to 57% of increased power station savings, FREE gifts on orders over $600, and a bonus extra savings code EFPDFAFF to use at checkout for 5% additional savings. One notable return price during this event is on the 3,072Wh DELTA 3 Ultra Plus Power Station with a 500W modular solar panel at $1,899.05 shipped, after using the above code. We saw a flash sale on this same bundle in the previous sale that took the $2,799 MSRP down to this same rate, with the closest matching option being this bundle with a 2x 220W solar panels that sits $200 higher in price and comes with a FREE 160W solar panel. Not often seen included in sales, this 500W solar bundle did fall a little lower to $1,799, last seen in April, with the $900 combined markdown here landing it back at the second-lowest price we have tracked for a seriously advanced power companion.
You can browse the entire lineup of EcoFlow’s early Prime Day deals in our original coverage here.
Amazon has increased the savings on the EGO POWER+ 21-inch Cordless Electric Single-Stage Snow Blower with 2x 7.5Ah batteries for $949 shipped. This bundle has been out of stock for a large chunk of 2026, with an earlier deal at the beginning of the month seeing it down at $1,099 instead of $1,199 like we saw at other third-party sellers. That $1,099 rate is the MSRP across retailers (which is where it currently sits elsewhere), while $150 is cut from that price here, landing it at the best price we have tracked this year, not to mention since early December.
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Constantí processes a solar park with 10,350 panels and 5 MW of nominal power. The Solana project plans to evacuate the energy through a 5.5-kilometer underground high-voltage line.
The proposal is not yet a built installation: it is in the processing and public information phase. Behind it is Olmo Desarrollos Fotovoltaicos España, SL, which has submitted a project with a budget of 3.25 million euros in the municipality of Constantí.
For the residents of Constantí, the main fact is clear: the project proposes a photovoltaic solar power plant with 10,350 panels and a nominal power of 5 MW. Therefore, this is not just a generic announcement about renewable energy, but a proposal with a defined size and budget.
The installation has been named Solana photovoltaic solar park and would be located within the municipality of Constantí, in Tarragonès. The available information does not specify the exact location of the plots, but it does identify the municipality where the plant is planned.
The planned nominal power is 5 MW. This is the reference capacity stated in the project, while the number of panels helps to understand the physical scale of the installation: more than ten thousand modules spread over non-urbanizable land.
The plant does not only include the panels. The project also plans a 5.5-kilometer underground high-voltage line to evacuate the energy and connect it to the grid. It is a fact often hidden behind the number of modules but that explains part of the real scope of the operation.
The line would be underground, according to the submitted project for processing. This means the energy proposal includes both the generation area and the necessary route to bring the electricity to the connection point with the grid.
Simply put: the 10,350 panels are only part of the story. The 5.5 kilometers of line form the other piece of the project, the one that will allow the energy to be taken from the solar park and incorporated into the electrical system.
For the public, the current step opens the period to know and examine the proposal. The Territory Department has submitted for public information the application for several authorizations linked to the Solana solar park.
The procedure includes the prior administrative authorization, administrative building authorization, declaration of public utility, specific action project in non-urbanizable land, and environmental impact assessment. These are five processing areas that form part of the announced file.
This places the project in an administrative phase prior to the execution of the works. The publication of the file does not, by itself, mean the start of construction: authorizations included in the procedure must first be resolved.
The public information allows consulting the application and documentation associated with the project while administrative authorizations are processed. The available statement does not specify the exact term or channel to submit observations, so this data cannot be added to the explanation.
What is defined is the scope of the file: a 5 MW plant, 10,350 panels, a 5.5-kilometer underground line, and a planned investment of 3.25 million euros. These are the figures that allow following the project’s evolution without confusing processing with works already underway.
The central issue for Constantí will therefore be how the file progresses and what resolutions each part of the project receives. Public information is the point where the proposal leaves the developer’s office and enters the administrative circuit that must determine its viability.
The Solana project puts on the table a plant of 10,350 panels, 5 MW of power, and a 5.5-kilometer underground connection in the municipality of Constantí. For now, the decisive fact is that it remains in the processing phase: the budget is fixed, but construction still depends on the requested authorizations and environmental assessment.
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The City of Orillia plans to triple its solar power generation in the next 14 years.
One of the ways it plans to do that is by developing a solar energy master plan. The end goal will be to increase solar power generation from the current 2.5 megawatts produced by Orillia Power Generation to between six to eight megawatts by 2040.
In August, the city's received notice that it is eligible for up to $25,000 from the Province of Ontario's Municipal Energy Plan to foster renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
"The funding will support development of a solar master plan to advance Orillia's climate action plan," reads a memo to council.
Orillia's climate change action plan calls for the city to reach net-zero emissions across city operations by 2040 by reducing emissions from municipal buildings, fleet vehicles, infrastructure, and energy use. 
"The city's climate change action plan includes actions aimed at increasing residential solar, business solar and opportunities for community solar programs," said Collin Neveroff, Orillia's environmental sustainability and waste minimization lead.
"The solar master plan is intended to turn that target into a detailed implementation roadmap," Neveroff said.
"It will identify suitable municipal sites, recommend the type and size of solar installation at each location, assess costs and business cases, prioritize projects, and map them across a phased timeline," Neveroff said.
Depending on the site and project, the solar generation can offset electricity consumed at a municipal facility or it could be exported to the local grid, he said.
The next step is to hire a qualified consultant to complete the technical analysis and prepare the solar master plan to the city's project scope. The work will build on existing city studies, identify priority solar sites and explore broader community solar adoption, said Neveroff.
The plan will include a community education component by using the city's solar installations and possibly building a public demonstration project. This would showcase ways in which residents and businesses could add solar projects to their properties.
One of the goals of the plan will be to ease pressure on the local grid and prepare for future growth, according to the council memo.
Provincial grant funds will contribute to the overall project budget, but will not fully fund it. The city already has funding approved for the work under the climate change implementation project and staff will continue to look for more funding, said Neveroff.
Orillia Power Generation, which is owned by the City of Orillia, currently operates seven rooftop solar systems, four in Orillia and three in the Town of Cobourg. The installations have the capability of producing 2.5 megawatts.
"Upon completion, the city will have a prioritized, implementation-ready municipal solar project pipeline; a clear pathway toward its six- to eight-megawatt target," reads the memo.
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Premier Energies said on Monday that it has commissioned its 7 gigawatt (GW) N-type TOPCon G12R solar cell manufacturing facility at Naidupeta in Andhra Pradesh. 
The manufacturing facility has started trial runs, taking the company’s total solar cell capacity to 10.6 GW, making Premier Energies India’s largest solar cell manufacturer the company has claimed.
Spread across 101 acres and developed at a capital expenditure of ₹3,293 crore, the facility is India’s largest solar cell manufacturing plant, it added.
Chiranjeev Saluja, Managing Director of Premier Energies, said: “Commissioning India’s largest solar cell manufacturing facility on time and within budget is an important execution milestone for Premier Energies. We remain positive on the outlook for orders, pricing and demand for high-efficiency solar products.”
The timing of this 7 GW capacity addition is therefore significant: as the line stabilises and ramps up, it gives us the scale to serve that demand with greater supply reliability and operating efficiency. Together with Premier’s planned backward integration-into ingots and wafers, this strengthens the strategy of building a fully integrated and globally competitive solar manufacturing platform while supporting India’s clean energy transition, he added.
Built for high throughput and digitally enabled manufacturing, the facility can produce around 88,000 solar cells per hour.  Advanced digital systems and artificial intelligence support predictive performance analysis, tighter process control and precision manufacturing, while fully automated transport, packing and packaging systems improve throughput, consistency and operating efficiency. 
The commissioning materially expands Premier Energies’ manufacturing scale as India’s largest solar cell manufacturer and strengthens its ability to serve growing demand for high-efficiency solar products across domestic and international markets.
The 7 GW plant is designed to be future-ready, with potential upgrades to next-generation TOPCon+ technologies, including poly-finger metallisation and advanced edge-isolation processes. Following stabilisation and ramp-up, the facility is targeting average solar cell efficiency of approximately 25.8 per cent.
A Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) system has been designed to maximise water recycling and reuse, reinforcing Premier Energies’ focus on responsible resource management and sustainable manufacturing.
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A Southern California DIYer sparked a practical conversation after asking whether an ambitious footing design for a 16-panel ground-mount solar array was too much — or not enough — for clay soil and strong coastal winds.
The question behind it was less about appearance and more about how to keep an expensive solar installation anchored when Santa Ana winds arrive.
According to a Reddit thread, the project calls for a 7.2-kilowatt array built from four treated-lumber tables, with four 450-watt panels mounted in portrait configuration on each one. The poster weighed two support ideas and asked whether oversized concrete footings at each post were unnecessary or whether treated 6-foot-by-6-foot posts buried directly in concrete would perform just as well.
Most replies centered on the wind hazard. One commenter wrote, “You are absolutely right about the risk. I’ve seen some serious damage caused by panels flying around.” They added that it makes more sense to use calculations or a predesigned system than to rely on instinct alone.
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Budget came up quickly as well. The original poster said the mounting structure alone was expected to cost roughly $5,000 and reacted positively to an Integrarack recommendation, writing: “Good thing I asked. So this may be the way to go.. it’s a bit cheaper than building a permanent structure! and fairly mobile.”
Whether you get them installed on your roof or the ground, adding solar power is one of the best ways to save money on your energy bills. If you’re curious what that could look like for your household, EnergySage offers free tools to get quick solar installation estimates and compare quotes.
What makes the discussion especially relevant is that ground-mounted solar can be the best option for homeowners whose roofs are shaded, too small, aging, or poorly oriented. Once panels are installed in an open yard, factors such as wind loading, soil conditions, permitting, and foundation design become much more important.
The thread also filled up with examples from people who had already built similar systems. One commenter praised Integrarack and said it can be installed with ballast, ground screws, or concrete footings. Another described an Iron Ridge array in clay-heavy soil that had handled “strong wind, hail, snow and ice” without any concrete. A different Southern California commenter said their engineered and permitted design used footings that were 12 inches wide and 5 feet deep.
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Local code requirements, wind exposure, and soil conditions all affect whether buried posts, concrete footings, ballast, or ground screws make sense. Pre-engineered racking can also make future expansion easier, which mattered to the original poster, who noted that the system could grow later as budget allows.
As one commenter put it, “you have a choice. You can build something that you think is hell for stout, or you can do some calculations.”
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Jakarta, 12 February 2026 – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR)–GIZ Energy Programme, convened a high-level policy dialogue entitled “From Ambition to Affordability: Lessons Learned from India’s 3 Cents US/kWh Solar Journey” at Pullman Thamrin Hotel, Jakarta. The dialogue brought together senior policymakers from Indonesia and India to exchange experiences on advancing affordable, reliable, and sustainable utility-scale solar power as part of Indonesia’s energy transition agenda. The event was officially opened by the Honourable Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Sandeep Chakravorty, the Director of the GIZ Energy Programme, Ms. Lisa Tinschert, and the Head of the Human Resources Development Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Prahoro Nurtjahyo.  
In his remarks, Ambassador underlined that India’s achievement of solar tariffs at around three US cents per kWh was not merely the result of abundant sunlight, but of structural reform and regulatory clarity. He emphasized that unlocking solar potential requires enabling policies that provide certainty to investors and allow innovation to flourish within the power market. Echoing this perspective, Lisa Tinschert noted that the idea for the dialogue was inspired by Indonesia’s own leadership. “When Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bapak Bahlil highlighted India’s achievement of three US cents per kilowatt hour, we saw an opportunity to facilitate a structured knowledge exchange. GIZ stands ready to support Indonesia in translating ambition into affordable and reliable implementation,” she said.  
Meanwhile, Head of MEMR’s Human Resources Development Agency stressed that Indonesia’s direction is already clear. “We have a Net Zero Emissions target by 2060, the RUPTL as our operational roadmap, and President Prabowo’s commitment to developing 100 GigaWatts of solar power. Learning from India’s experience, particularly the implementation led by Pak Manu and his team, provides us with a concrete reference point to identify what can be adapted and strengthened in Indonesia,” he affirmed. 
The dialogue was organised under the MEMR–GIZ Energy Programme, which supports the Government of Indonesia in achieving its energy and climate policy targets, particularly in accelerating the expansion of variable renewable energy within the national power system. This effort aligns with the Vision of Indonesia Emas 2045 and the national commitment to reach Net Zero Emissions by 2060 or sooner.  
The dialogue featured two senior policymakers from the Government of Madhya Pradesh, India: Mr. Manu Srivastava, Additional Chief Secretary for New and Renewable Energy, and Mr. Aman Bir Singh Bains, Managing Director of Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited. Both speakers shared first-hand experience on the drivers of cost reductions, the evolution of procurement and risk-sharing mechanisms, and policy sequencing that has enabled large-scale solar deployment. 
The event brought together 62 participants, including officials from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of National Development Planning, as well as representatives of PT PLN (Persero). Discussions focused on identifying lessons that are relevant to Indonesia and aspects that may need to be adapted to national power system characteristics. 
 
Strengthening Indonesia’s Power System for Sustainable Growth  
Indonesia’s power system plays a strategic role in enabling broader national development agenda. Affordable, reliable, and sustainable electricity is foundational to economic growth and job creation, strengthening industrialisation and value-added activities, poverty reduction, and social equity. At the same time, growing middle-class aspirations and Indonesia’s ambition to strengthen national sovereignty and regional leadership require a power system that is increasingly resilient, efficient, and adaptive. 
This transformation pathway is reflected in the Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) 2025–2034, which positions renewable energy as a key pillar of future capacity expansion. Of the planned renewable energy capacity additions, solar power represents the largest share, with an allocation of 17.1 GW, significantly above the current installed capacity of around 1.5 GW, which is largely dominated by rooftop systems and one large-scale floating solar PV project. Beyond the RUPTL, the Government of Indonesia has also articulated a longer-term ambition to develop up to 100 GW of solar power capacity. 
Nevertheless, the key challenge lies not only in setting ambitious targets, but in translating policy ambition to large-scale and cost-competitive implementation. This includes questions related to procurement design, risk allocation, land and grid readiness, long-term contractual certainty, and the sequencing of policies and investments that most effectively reduce tariff while improving investment attractiveness. 
 
What Can Indonesia Learn from India’s Solar Experience  
In this context, India’s experience offers relevant insights for Indonesia. Government experts from India shared that the country’s solar journey evolved from climate-driven ambition into a strong economic case, with solar tariffs now significantly lower than coal-based power. The experts shared the experience in different types of Solar PV: Large scale Ground Mounted Solar PV, roof top Solar PV, Floating Solar PV and Agricultural solarisation.   Recent competitive auctions have achieved tariffs of around 2.15 Indian rupees per kWh (approximately 2.35 US cents), secured under 25-year inflation-proof contracts. 
The key driver for the cost reduction has been the principle of “de-risking” the projects from uncertainties for investors and lenders. The principle of de-risking has been common irrespective of the scale of projects. Some of the important components of derisking projects include large project aggregations, well-structured tender documents, intensive pre-bid meetings, transparent e-auctions, inflation proof 25-year contract and Government backed payment security mechanisms. The de-risked projects attracted strong competition from international and domestic players further contributing to reduced costs. 
The experts suggested that Indonesian government could focus on piloting solar PV projects applying the principles of “de-risking” from Indian experience while contextualising the details as per context in Indonesia. Once there is demonstrated proof of low-cost solar PV projects across different scales, this would create a “virtuous” cycle enabling rapid energy transition in Indonesia.  
The dialogue concluded with a shared understanding that achieving affordable and reliable solar power requires an integrated approach across policy, regulation, power system planning, and investment. In this context, the experts reaffirmed the Government of India’s commitment to partner with GIZ in providing steadfast support to help unlock the potential for large-scale solar PV deployment in Indonesia. Lessons drawn from India’s experience are expected to inform future policy formulation, enhance the competitiveness of solar energy, and contribute to accelerating Indonesia’s energy transition. 
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A Fraunhofer IEE study, commissioned by BSW-Solar, identifies 150 GW of additional PV potential in Germany with the addition of BESS across 1,313 substations
Batteries can shift solar output away from periods when transformers reach their operating limits, according to the study
The modeled 150 GW potential would require around 60 GW/240 GWh of battery storage under the study’s reference scenario
Germany could potentially accommodate 150 GW of additional solar PV through the use of smart battery storage at existing substations, according to a Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology (IEE) study, commissioned by the German Solar Association (BSW-Solar).
Currently, the country targets to achieve 215 GW of solar PV capacity by 2030. It exceeded 129 GW at the end of August 2026 (see Germany’s August 2026 Solar Installations Exceed 1.6 GW).
The study identifies this technical potential across 1,313 rural substations with high renewable generation. It estimates that around 60 GW/240 GWh of battery storage would be needed under its reference scenario.
The analysis starts from the observation that transformers do not operate at their rated capacity throughout the year. Moreover, electricity demand, wind generation and solar output vary by time, leaving transmission capacity unused during many periods.
Intelligently controlled large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) located directly at a substation could then charge when local solar generation pushes power flows toward the transformer limit. It could then release the stored electricity later. This, according to the analysts, would allow more efficient use of existing transformer capacity, relieving the load on the substations.
As a result, on an annual average, only about one percent of the additionally generated solar power would need to be curtailed due to transformer capacity limits, according to the study.
The analysts offer this conclusion after analyzing data from 20 transformers at 13 substations operating in the networks of Pfalzwerke Netz and Westnetz. The transformers had capacities ranging from 15 to 80 MVA, with simulations based on hourly data for 2025.
“If storage systems charge where and when peaks in solar power generation occur, they can specifically alleviate grid bottlenecks and enable the integration of additional solar power. This could lead to savings of billions in grid expansion costs, among other benefits,” said Carsten Körnig, CEO of BSW-Solar.
The association says the findings are relevant to the Bundestag’s proposed Grid Package which aims to better coordinate renewable energy, storage and grid expansion. BSW-Solar argues that the government must ensure that existing grid capacity is used more efficiently alongside further grid expansion.
It also wants the administration to designate grid bottleneck areas only after grid operators have implemented digitalization of medium- and high-voltage networks and conducted feasible storage tenders.
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Solar farms designed for wildlife are harboring nearly three times more birds than the conventional crops they replaced, challenging long-held assumptions about renewable energy and nature.
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Thirty-five birds on one side, twelve on the other, and both counts came from walking the exact same distance under the exact same rules.
That split is the headline result of a peer-reviewed study in the journal Bird Study, and it runs against the instinct most of us carry about solar farms without ever really checking it. My own assumption was that a field of panels sits somewhere between neutral and bad for wildlife, a flat expanse of glass and steel standing in for a flat expanse of wheat or sugar beet.
What a team of ecologists actually found in England’s East Anglian Fens was a solar farm holding close to three times the birds of the cropland nearby, but only when someone had bothered to manage it that way.
The study was led by Dr. Joshua Copping, a conservation scientist at the RSPB, working with Dr. Catherine Waite of the University of Cambridge and several coauthors. Between April and June 2023, the team walked 200-meter transect sections across six solar farms scattered between Cambridge, Peterborough, and Lakenheath, recording every bird seen or heard within 100 meters on either side, which works out to a four-hectare strip per section. They walked the identical kind of route through nearby arable cropland, typically within a mile of each solar site, and did every route twice, once early in the breeding season and once late. Model-fitted results put the wildlife-managed solar sites at 35.1 birds per transect section on average, against 11.9 on the cropland. Round those two numbers and you land on the same 35 and 12 named at the top of this piece.
Across the whole project the team logged 830 individual birds from 44 species over roughly 38 kilometers of walked transects, a large enough sample that the gap between solar and cropland is hard to write off as noise. Worth saying plainly: this was an observational comparison across six existing sites, not a controlled experiment. The paper itself notes that earlier, smaller studies on solar farms and birds have produced mixed results elsewhere, some finding fewer birds inside solar sites and some finding more, depending on what kind of land the panels replaced.
The advantage wasn’t automatic for every solar farm in the study, and that’s the part worth sitting with. The researchers split their solar sites into two groups by management style. What they called mixed habitat solar meant the grass around the panels was cut or grazed only occasionally, letting the sward grow tall and wildflowers take hold, with hedgerows or boundary trees left standing at the edges instead of stripped out. Species richness followed the same pattern as the raw bird counts: these sites averaged 13.5 species per transect section, against 5.5 on cropland and 5.3 on the other kind of solar farm in the study. Wood pigeon turned out to be the single most common bird recorded across the whole project, but the more interesting signal sat with birds that are already running low.
Why single out corn bunting and yellowhammer specifically? Both sit on the UK’s Red List of birds of conservation concern, yellowhammer down 61 percent since 1967 and corn bunting down 83 percent over roughly the same stretch. The paper didn’t run a separate statistical test on every individual species, but it did model the whole group of Red- and Amber-listed birds together, and that group came out significantly higher on the wildlife-managed solar farms: 19.4 birds per transect section, against 7.8 on cropland and 9.6 on the other solar sites, a gap the researchers report as statistically solid rather than a fluke of small sample sizes. Corn bunting and yellowhammer both belong to that group, and both are named in the RSPB’s own account of the results as birds that turned up in the greatest numbers on the sites managed with a genuine mix of habitats.
This is where the compare-and-contrast gets sharper than a simple solar-versus-cropland split. The study’s other solar category, simple habitat solar, sat on the same kind of infrastructure as the first. Same panels, same basic footprint, same region. The difference was maintenance: grass cut or grazed short all summer, no hedgerows, no boundary trees, nothing allowed to grow past ankle height. Those sites averaged 17 birds per transect section, roughly half of what the wildlife-managed solar farms produced and barely above the 11.9 recorded on ordinary cropland.
“Our study shows that if you manage solar energy production in a certain way, not only are you providing clean energy but benefitting biodiversity,” said Waite, in a statement released by the university. That’s the whole argument in one line, from someone who actually ran the numbers. A solar farm isn’t automatically good or bad for the birds around it. What happens to the grass in between the rows decides most of the outcome.
Video recommendation: A related dynamic plays out beneath the grass itself. Roots and fungi form a living network scientists describe as distributed intelligence, sensing and responding without any central control. The Vessel channel has covered this in a video titled The Brain Beneath Our Feet.

I’m not an ecologist, and nothing about breeding bird survey methodology is my actual territory. But I keep coming back to a line I use often, in work and at home: how you do anything is how you do everything. This study is, in its own understated way, that idea applied to infrastructure instead of people. The panels weren’t the variable that mattered most. Two solar farms sitting on nearly identical hardware produced very different outcomes for corn bunting and yellowhammer, and the difference traced back to whether a maintenance crew let the grass grow and left the hedgerow standing, or mowed it flat on a schedule.
Copping put the stakes plainly in comments released alongside the study: “Species such as Corn Bunting, Linnet and Yellowhammer have seen their populations dwindle and finding ways to help them is critical for their long-term survival.” Those are the same two species named at the top of this piece, and Copping isn’t reaching for a random example. Corn bunting and yellowhammer are two of the clearest test cases anywhere in British farmland for whether a change in land management can actually move the needle.
None of this argues that solar farms are automatically good for birds wherever they’re built, and the researchers are careful to say so themselves, noting that siting still matters and that solar development should stay away from land that’s already valuable for wildlife, regardless of how any developer plans to manage the grass. The all-or-nothing question, whether solar farms are good or bad for birds, turns out to be the wrong one to ask. The real question sits in the strip of ground between the rows, and whether anyone treated it like it mattered. Thirty-five birds and twelve birds walked the same 200 meters into this study under identical rules, counted by researchers who never had to touch a single panel to explain the gap. What decided it was the grass.
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The cell had a T80 lifetime of 48,904 hours meaning it could keep 80 percent of its output even after more than five years.
Scientists at the Yunnan University in China have achieved a global first by building a solar power plant underwater. The researchers used a perovskite-based photovoltaic system to build this trial power plant, 33 feet (10 m) below the sea, where red light does not even reach. 
In our bid to move away from fossil fuels, we have embraced renewable energy technologies like wind and solar. While wind power projects must be large to be effective, solar energy is having a private moment, with many do-it-yourself (DIY) solutions available in the market. 
Whether you live in a small apartment on the third floor or a want to charge your smartphone during your hiking trip, there is now a DIY solar-based solution for this. Solar-powered cars have been in the works for quite a few years now and if there was one area where sunlight couldn’t actually generate electricity, it was underwater. However, a research team in China seems to have addressed this too. 
The researchers were looking to ways to power up underwater sensors, cameras, detectors, communication systems and other such devices using solar energy. These devices have become more common in recent years and can help with deeper-sea exploration if they can be reliably powered. 
Work on underwater solar cells has been done before. However, these solar cells were operational in shallow water of depths of about six feet (two meters or less). This is not the depth where real-world underwater devices are used. So, a team led by Zhang Wen-hua at Yunnan University decided to explore this further and make solar cells functional at a depth of 33 feet (10 m). 
The problem, however, is that at these depths sunlight fades rapidly, and red light, where silicon cells perform best, is completely absorbed. The researchers therefore turned to a perovskite solar cells with a wide band gap of 1.96 electron volts, which is in line with the blue-green seawater. perov
Perovskite solar cells are highly tunable and can work in dimmer light. However, researchers also faced the corrosive nature of seawater and the risk of leakage under pressure. To overcome this, they added polyhexamethylene guanidine hydrochloride, or PHMG, a crystallization additive to improve their stability. 
In laboratory test simulations of 33 feet, the researchers trialed a small solar cell measuring 0.014 sq. inches (0.0895 sq cm) which reached a power conversion efficiency of 34.71 percent. A larger module measuring 4.46 sq.in (28.79 sq. cm.) reached 29.4 percent efficiency, demonstrating that even weak light can be used efficiently. 
To ensure durability in saline conditions, the researchers used butyl rubber and cover glass, topped with a transparent epoxy resin outer protective layer to build a waterproof, pressure-resistant, and corrosion-resistant armor. In simulated seawater tests, the device retained 99.58 percent of its initial PCE after 1,000 hours of immersion. 
At 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius), the cell had a T80 lifetime of 48,904 hours, meaning it could keep 80 percent of its output even after more than five years. 
The researchers also carried out real-world tests in the South China Sea to charge lithium-ion batteries at depths of six feet, 18 feet, and 33 feet (2,6 and 10 m), respectively. Under two hours of light, the batteries charged 1,416 mWh, 752 mWh, and 324 mWh at these depths, enough to light up a LED panel. 
The research findings were published in the journal Joule.

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Western Australian-based resources company Lithium Universe has agreed to a four-year research collaboration with Macquarie University through the CSIRO Industry PhD Program to develop its solar panel recycling technology.
The joint project aims to refine a microwave-assisted delamination process that selectively heats encapsulant layers within end-of-life solar modules, allowing intact separation and recovery of higher-purity glass, silicon, silver and other metals for reuse.
The collaboration will examine microwave system design, process parameters, module variability, recovered-material quality, lifecycle impacts and scale-up requirements.
“The objective is to separate the module layers intact and without cross-contamination, enabling the recovery of glass, silicon and metals in forms suitable for reuse in new products,” Lithium Universe said in a statement.
The Perth-based company said the project will provide it with access to CSIRO and Macquarie University expertise and facilities, adding independent scientific credibility to its solar-panel recycling technology.
Lithium Universe Chief Executive Officer Iggy Tan said the project is an endorsement of the company’s technology and will help reduce research and development costs, support pilot-scale design and commercial modelling.
“The project brings together complementary research and industry capabilities to address a growing challenge: recovering higher-value materials from end-of-life solar panels rather than consigning them to landfill,” he said.
“For Lithium Universe, the program provides a structured pathway to advance microwave-assisted delamination from laboratory proof-of-concept towards a scalable commercial process.”
Government data shows Australia currently generates approximately 3 million end-of-life solar panels, or 60,000 tonnes, annually, with annual waste forecast to increase to approximately 91,000 tonnes by 2030.
Globally, annual PV module retirements are projected to reach approximately 500,000 tonnes by 2030 and more than 19 million tonnes per annum by 2060.
Lithium Universe said each solar panel contains approximately 20 grams of silver, implying approximately 60 tonnes of contained silver in Australia’s current annual end-of-life panel stream alone.

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Premier Energies said on Monday that it has commissioned its 7 gigawatt (GW) N-type TOPCon G12R solar cell manufacturing facility at Naidupeta in Andhra Pradesh. 
The manufacturing facility has started trial runs, taking the company’s total solar cell capacity to 10.6 GW, making Premier Energies India’s largest solar cell manufacturer the company has claimed.
Spread across 101 acres and developed at a capital expenditure of ₹3,293 crore, the facility is India’s largest solar cell manufacturing plant, it added.
Chiranjeev Saluja, Managing Director of Premier Energies, said: “Commissioning India’s largest solar cell manufacturing facility on time and within budget is an important execution milestone for Premier Energies. We remain positive on the outlook for orders, pricing and demand for high-efficiency solar products.”
The timing of this 7 GW capacity addition is therefore significant: as the line stabilises and ramps up, it gives us the scale to serve that demand with greater supply reliability and operating efficiency. Together with Premier’s planned backward integration-into ingots and wafers, this strengthens the strategy of building a fully integrated and globally competitive solar manufacturing platform while supporting India’s clean energy transition, he added.
Built for high throughput and digitally enabled manufacturing, the facility can produce around 88,000 solar cells per hour.  Advanced digital systems and artificial intelligence support predictive performance analysis, tighter process control and precision manufacturing, while fully automated transport, packing and packaging systems improve throughput, consistency and operating efficiency. 
The commissioning materially expands Premier Energies’ manufacturing scale as India’s largest solar cell manufacturer and strengthens its ability to serve growing demand for high-efficiency solar products across domestic and international markets.
The 7 GW plant is designed to be future-ready, with potential upgrades to next-generation TOPCon+ technologies, including poly-finger metallisation and advanced edge-isolation processes. Following stabilisation and ramp-up, the facility is targeting average solar cell efficiency of approximately 25.8 per cent.
A Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) system has been designed to maximise water recycling and reuse, reinforcing Premier Energies’ focus on responsible resource management and sustainable manufacturing.
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Instead of taking heat from the air, the ground, or water, the technology uses the warmth in fresh milk during milking.
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A British cheesemaker that has been operating for almost 200 years has found an unexpected way to cut energy waste: capturing heat from milk straight after it leaves the cow.
Three of the seven milking parlors at Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers now use “milk-source” heat pumps, which the south-west England company introduced in 2024, the Guardian reported. The system says it has cut electricity use in half, reduced annual costs by about £70,000 ($93,750), and lowered carbon pollution by nearly 66 tons each year.
Instead of taking heat from the air, the ground, or water, Arkaya Energy’s technology uses the warmth in fresh milk during milking. The U.K. startup’s system then does two jobs at once, cooling the milk to 35 degrees Fahrenheit while heating water to 198°F, just shy of a boil.
That combination fits the daily needs of a dairy farm. Operators need to cool milk and produce very hot water every day for cleaning animals and milking equipment, but older setups often still rely on separate electric-resistance heaters or fossil-fuel boilers to reach the highest temperatures.
For Barber’s, the financial case is hard to ignore. 
Arkaya entered the market in 2024, has 27 units installed, and expects another 34 by the end of 2026. It is focusing on the U.K.’s roughly 7,000 dairy farms before expanding into Ireland and then the wider European market.
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At Barber’s, the family is already planning the next step. After installing the systems at three parlors, it plans to convert the remaining four by 2028. Arkaya’s system received the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers’ innovation award for 2026.
These stories look at dairy technology, solar milking equipment, refrigeration, and efficient heat pump systems.
• At another dairy, milk-powered HVACs save roughly $94,000 a year in electricity.
• Researchers have built a solar-powered cow-milking device aimed at cutting farm energy 
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• Across the food supply chain, sun-powered fridges can help feed more people with less waste.
• In the U.S., heat pumps could drop overall energy demand by about half.
• Harvest Thermal is betting next-gen home heating and cooling will soon become a no-brainer.
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Even after installing a 17.6-kilowatt solar system, a Texas homeowner says their summer electric bills can still run up to $350. That outcome underscores a part of solar economics many buyers may overlook.
In this case, the bigger issue may be the power plan rather than the panels themselves.
Posting on Reddit, a Central Texas resident said they are served by Oncor and spent more than $20,000 on 40 panels plus an inverter, but skipped battery storage. 
“Invested $20k+ and seeing $200–350 summer electric bills is pretty frustrating,” they wrote.
The system appears to be capable of producing excess power in cooler periods. The homeowner said March came in at about 739 kilowatt-hours imported and 1,264 exported. But the bill showed 2,534 kWh pulled from the grid and 1,030 sent back, with those exports bringing in only $44.
For a house that leans heavily on evening electricity use — especially air conditioning after sunset — the utility plan can shape costs just as much as the rooftop system.
Texas shoppers may be able to choose among wholesale buyback plans, time-of-use rates, and offers such as free nights. One commenter summed up the appeal this way: “If free nights cuts your bill by 100-150 bucks, you’re done.”
Other Reddit users said the homeowner should quantify overnight demand and look for efficiency gains before buying hardware. They recommended energy audits, insulation checks, window and ductwork inspections, and plug-level meters to uncover waste. 
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  Premier Energies has commissioned India’s largest solar cell manufacturing plant with capacity of 7 GW N-type TOPCon G12R solar cell manufacturing facility at Naidupeta in Andhra Pradesh.
With the commissioning of the new facility, Premier Energies’ total solar cell manufacturing capacity has increased to 10.6 GW. The facility has been developed at a capital expenditure of Rs 3,293 crore and is spread across 101 acres. Premier Energies said the plant was commissioned on time and within budget.
The new facility has been designed for high-volume manufacturing and can produce around 88,000 solar cells per hour.
Premier Energies has deployed digital systems and artificial intelligence at the plant to support predictive performance analysis, process control and precision manufacturing. Automated systems for material movement, packing and packaging are also expected to improve production efficiency and consistency.
The company said the facility will strengthen its ability to cater to demand for high-efficiency solar products in both domestic and international markets.
Commenting on the development, Chiranjeev Saluja, Managing Director, Premier Energies, said, “Commissioning India’s largest solar cell manufacturing facility on time and within budget is an important execution milestone for Premier Energies. We remain positive on the outlook for orders, pricing and demand for high-efficiency solar products.”
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Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and communities to clean electric power.

Last year, Coles County, Illinois was debating whether to kill a proposed wind farm. Dorothy Macy wanted to speak up in support of the project — but she had serious self-doubts. 
“‘There are people better than me, … people that can speak to county boards, and they’re good at it,’” Macy recalled thinking at the time. ​“But I care. I decided, ​‘I can do this.’”
So Macy, a retired educator who has called the area home for 30 years, pushed aside her nerves and teamed up with about a dozen others to advocate for the roughly 300-megawatt development. Last July, at a public hearing, she asked the county board to approve the special permit for Coles Wind.
Macy reminded the officials as well as several community opponents in the audience that the wind farm would deliver a windfall. Over the project’s 30-year lifespan, developer Apex Clean Energy expects it to generate over $81 million in taxes, including more than $43 million for school districts.
“This is [a] new revenue source that will provide money for our Charleston public schools,” Macy, whose own children went through that school system, said in her testimony. ​“And it will keep my taxes down.”
Macy’s voice may have helped get Coles Wind across the finish line. Shortly after the public hearing, the county board voted 6–5 to approve the project permit.
A few months later, Macy showed up again before the county board to support the 210-MW Glacier Moraine Solar project. After initially shooting down the permit, the board made a U-turn in October. Both the wind and solar projects are now under construction.
Macy got out of her comfort zone to voice support for clean energy in her community. As opposition to solar, wind, and battery projects grows in pockets across the United States, that kind of determination matters more than ever.
Local permitting is the biggest bottleneck to reducing planet-heating emissions from the power sector, said Matt Traldi, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Greenlight America, which galvanizes grassroots support for clean energy projects. Nearly one in four counties in the U.S. restrict renewables development. And disinformation on how they impact farmland, human health, wildlife, and more spreads on social media, stoking fears in rural communities, where the majority of these projects get proposed.
Although carbon-free energy is necessary to avert the worst of the climate crisis, that motivation often isn’t what’s driving decision-makers. ​“Local governments are not deciding ​‘Is climate change real?’ And they’re not even deciding ​‘Is clean energy good?’” Traldi said. ​“They’re deciding ​‘Should we build this thing here?’” And that calculus, he notes, is based on ​“What do our constituents want? And will I get reelected if I say yes to this?”
Roughly half of Americans support solar and wind projects in their area, according to an April survey by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. But opponents are typically the loudest voices in the room. And while the opposition knows it needs to organize if it wants to stop a project, Traldi said, supporters are often unaware that if they don’t show up, clean energy loses by forfeit.
Just a few individuals turning up at hearings can tip the scales in favor of renewables, Traldi noted: Five or 10 people can take a project from ​“political suicide” to something that could ​“sail through.”
Advocating for local renewables is also one of the biggest opportunities for climate action that an individual can take. Greenlight America calculated that a 270-MW solar project is the emissions equivalent of taking 44,000 gas-powered cars off the road.
“You might think one of the biggest decisions you can make is switching to an EV,” Traldi said. If you’re one of five people that tip the scales at a hearing, ​“it’s like you do that almost 10,000 times.”
Ready to boost renewables in your community? Here’s some expert advice.
You might hear about a clean energy proposal in the local newspaper, on the TV or radio, at the library, or on a city or county website. Or it may be all your neighbors can talk about, in person or online in local Facebook groups and Nextdoor posts. Especially important is to look for when there will be hearings where you can advocate for a project.
Macy in Coles County didn’t go it alone. She was already in touch with local organizer Cindy Shepherd, green team director at the environmental organization Faith in Place, who encouraged Macy to speak up for the wind and solar farm projects. 

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To find opportunities to support clean energy projects near you, you can fill out Greenlight America’s ​“Ask an organizer” online form. You could also connect with one (or more) of the environmental groups that partner with the nonprofit: League of Conservation Voters, The Climate Reality Project, Solar United Neighbors, and Third Act all have local and state chapters across the country.
When Larisa Mednis, advocacy coordinator at Pennsylvania nonprofit Clean Air Council, learns of a renewable energy project and wants to rally supporters, she calls and texts area members. She also contacts several partner grassroots organizations, such as the Environmental Integrity Project, the Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Coalition, and Veterans Power America, to organize local advocates. But ​“it’s amazing when people reach out proactively,” she said.
You don’t have to be exhaustive; you’ll just want to be able to communicate why you support the project. How big will it be? Where will it be sited? And, importantly, what are the expected benefits to the community? You can typically find this information on a website set up by the developer or by contacting a company representative directly, or by talking with landholders interested in hosting the infrastructure.
It’s easier than whipping up a sponge cake. Macy says these are the key ingredients:
Thank the board. 
State your position.
Back up your position.
State your position again at the end.
Simple, right? For examples of prepared speeches, check out the ones Macy drafted (with Shepherd’s help) in support of her local wind and solar projects.
Mednis finds that the arguments that seem to resonate most with leaders and communities are the economic benefits of solar and wind projects, and personal property rights. ​“A lot of these projects are sited on private land,” she said. ​“Farmers who lease their land can get some steady income from that.”
For more tips, check out the nonpartisan Public Interest Network’s primer on public comments and Greenlight America’s DIY guide on boosting clean energy projects.
If someone is violently opposed to a project, you’re probably not going to change their mind. But others may have specific concerns that you can address.
“Listen before you talk,” said Jeff Risley, executive director of Renewable Energy Farmers of America, a nonprofit landowners association. ​“Ask [opponents] questions. Ask them what their real concerns are. … Empathize with them that you know this is a change.” Then you can start to provide information that will help them see your position, he said.
For myth-busting evidence, Columbia University’s Sabin Center for Climate Change has put together a handy list of rebuttals that cut through the most common false claims about clean energy.

If you want to support renewable energy in your community, but the thought of speaking up about a project before county officials fills you with dread, Macy has a message for you.
“I felt just like you feel right now, before I did it for the very first time with the Apex wind project,” Macy said. But she reminded herself then, ​“If I believe in this, I’m going to have to say something.”
You’re in the same boat, Macy said. ​“If you really want this to happen, you can’t be quiet.”
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Indian infrastructure company Dilip Buildcon (DBL) has signed definitive agreements with asset management company Alpha Alternatives for the divestment of its stake in 10 special purpose vehicles (SPVs) developing a 1.36GWac solar portfolio in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Commercial operations for the solar PV projects in the portfolio are targeted for September 2027.
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The agreements, signed on 18 September, follow DBL’s announcement on 10 August regarding the proposed transaction.
The portfolio has an estimated total project cost of INR68.29 billion (US$712.8 million), with approximately INR12.53 billion (US$130.7 million) of equity required.
DBL’s wholly owned subsidiary, DBL Renewable Private (DBRL), and Alpha Alternatives will fund the equity requirement in a 51:49 ratio during the construction period. The investment will be made through multiple instruments and tranches into the project SPVs.
Devendra Jain, managing director and CEO, Dilip Buildcon, said: “This transaction marks another important milestone in our DBL 2.0 journey as we continue to build a multi-asset infrastructure platform anchored by long-duration, contracted assets. Following the execution of definitive agreements for our Mekhali transmission project, this transaction further builds on our partnership with Alpha Alternatives and enables us to recycle capital early in the asset lifecycle, while maintaining our disciplined focus on strengthening our balance sheet and building a more asset-light business.”
DBRL is developing the portfolio across 163 locations in Madhya Pradesh through 10 SPVs. The projects are being developed under power purchase agreements with the Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company (MPPMCL) as part of the Feeder Level Solarisation component of the PM-KUSUM Component C scheme.
Under the agreed structure, Alpha Alternatives-led funds or an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) will acquire DBL’s remaining 51% stake following completion of the portfolio.
DBL said the transaction forms part of its asset-light “DBL 2.0” strategy, with the company seeking to recycle capital, deleverage its balance sheet and reinvest in new opportunities.
The transaction remains subject to the fulfilment of conditions under the definitive agreements and required regulatory approvals. PV Tech has contacted Dilip Buildcon for further information on the transaction and the scope of the solar portfolio.
In recent months, the Madhya Pradesh government has advanced its renewable manufacturing and digital infrastructure. According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Madhya Pradesh has 10.36GW of cumulative installed solar capacity as of early 2026, making it India’s fifth-largest state by solar installations.
The state’s Renewable Energy Policy 2025 aims to meet 50% of annual electricity demand from clean energy by 2030, with an interim 30% target by 2027. The policy also aims to attract INR500 billion (US$6 billion) in renewable energy investment by 2027 and develop a 10GW renewable energy technology park.
At the upstream level, companies including Fujiyama Power, Jakson and INA Solar have announced plans for module, wafer and ingot manufacturing facilities in Madhya Pradesh.
In May 2026, Indian public solar developer Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL) tendered 50MW and 200MW solar-plus-storage projects in the state, designed to supply peak-period power alongside daytime solar generation.
Last month, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed to support Madhya Pradesh in developing three renewable energy projects through public-private partnerships, including a solar-plus-storage project at Shajapur. The initiative is expected to mobilise up to US$1 billion in private investment.

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EVERETT —Both city of Everett and PUD leaders cut the ribbon Saturday on El Sol al Alcance de tus Manos (“The sun at your fingertips”) community solar array and public-art installation now standing on 1.75 acres of city land next to Walter E. Hall Park along Casino Road in South Everett.

“This project is a perfect example of that, bringing renewable energy into the community while also reflecting the beauty and creativity and identity of this neighborhood,” Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin opened with the kind of local pride that has marked Everett’s recent work in south-side neighborhoods. “And I just love the artwork showcased on the fence behind us.”

Franklin was equally pleased with the new community pathway the city built to link the Westmont and Holly neighborhoods more safely into the park. Residents and partners had asked for better connections, she said and City crews delivered with an accessible path that now sits beside the solar array.

“These are the kinds of investments that strengthen neighborhoods, improving the places people use every day and creating better connections within our community,” Franklin added.

The 400-kilowatt solar array generates enough electricity in a year to power about 30 homes. Because Casino Road carries a high summer load from nearby industrial activity, the panels also help ease pressure on the local grid on the hottest days ,a PUD official told the Lynnwood Times. All the value from the power the PUD buys from the array goes into the Community Energy Fund,  that is administered by St. Vincent de Paul to provide emergency bill help to income-qualified customers—to date approximately more than $40,000 in assistance to about 200 families.

More than 80% of the roughly $2.5 million project was covered by state and federal grants and tax credits. Those included an $861,814 award from the Washington Clean Energy Fund 3 Low-Income Community Solar Deployment Program, support from the Community Solar Expansion Program run by the WSU Energy Program, and the federal Investment Tax Credit with a bonus credit.

Jennifer Grove, assistant director of energy at the Washington Department of Commerce, told attendees that choosing this project for the large state grant was the easy part.
“What makes projects like this special is that they’re shaped by the people who live here,” Grove said. “When utilities, community organizations and residents collaborate, the result is more than just clean energy on our grid. It’s local art. It’s shared pride.”

She called community solar “protein on solar” — dense with both climate benefit and affordability.
“We’re demonstrating that we don’t have to choose between affordable energy, a healthy community and climate action,” Grove shared.

PUD Commissioner Sid Logan, who served as emcee for Saturday’s ribbon cutting event, described the project as an artichoke with many layers of community benefit. He credited the City of Everett’s public works, parks and real estate staff, specifically Ryan Sass and Katherine Phillips, and recognized former commissioner Rebecca Wolfe, who was on the board when the work began.
The name for the site, El Sol al Alcance de tus Manos, came from neighbors at the 2022 Connect Casino Road Summer Carnival, Logan shared.

Commissioner Julieta Altamirano-Crosby, who represents District 2, returned to that origin story sharing that the PUD wanted a project developed with the neighborhood and not just simply placed it in it.

“That name reflects a powerful idea: that renewable energy, opportunity, and support should be within reach for everyone,” Altamirano-Crosby said. “It reminds us that clean energy is not just about technology. It is about people. It is about access. It is about community.”
She thanked the three local artists, the students whose painted suns and hands now cover the fence, and partners that included Connect Casino Road, Horizon Elementary, the Westmont Holly Neighborhood Association, Denny Juvenile Justice Center, the Mukilteo School District and the Snohomish County Conservation District.

Councilmember Luis Burbano, whose Everett District 4 includes the site, spoke non how infrastructure has often separated people, but now, with the new walk path, it does the opposite.

“We are connecting the Westmont neighborhood with Casino Road,” Burbano said. “When communities are connected, people learn about each other and folks start to take care of each other because it is easy to worry about someone else once you connect a face with a name, with a family, with a kid.”
The trail will also give his daughter Hannah, he added, a shorter walk to the new Walter E. Hall Park playground that is scheduled to open in late 2027. Combined with the solar array already helping neighbors with bills, he said, the project is a practical example of taking care of one another.

CEO John Haarlow said that objective of El Sol al Alcance de tus Manos from the start, was providing not only clean energy to help the grid but also direct community benefit.
“It’s clean energy, but it’s also a place of learning, artwork, and pride for the people who helped bring it to life,” Haarlow said.

The artists of El Sol al Alcance de tus Manos

Luisana Hernandez, Ruben Trujillo and Yessica Marquéz spent more than a year turning a community-chosen name into a single installation. The PUD and city of Everett already wanted hands and suns, and the three Everett artists were asked to design around that idea.

Mary Williams of the Mukilteo School District first approached Marquéz, who had worked with the district before. Marquéz immediately thought of her longtime colleagues — Trujillo, a muralist comfortable at large scale, and Hernandez, a poet and abstract mixed-media artist.
“This is my community. I live here,” Marquéz, a 20-year resident of Everett told the Lynnwood Times. “There’s more than just me as a brown person being an artist here.”
The hands and suns were pained by youth from Horizon Elementary classrooms, the PUD Energy Block Party, Denny Youth Center and other community events.

Hernandez and the others taught a lesson at Horizon Elementary on making art from trash and texture so that students in socioeconomic hardship would also be included in the project. Their efforts resulted in nearly 1,000 treated-wood suns and hands, sealed against weather, so the children can come back years later and find their own work.

The four large panels of El Sol al Alcance de tus Manos tell a connected story.
Trujillo’s opening section shows a solar robot leaving a cityscape. He used CNC-cut pieces, painted surfaces and recycled PUD salvage metal — hinges and bits of equipment. Moths and butterflies, many made from discarded materials, represent change and metamorphosis.

A central butterfly, built with help from the other two artists, stands for the growth that happens when people work together.

Trujillo, whose Everett murals include a large piece at Everett Downtown Storage off Hewitt and work at Rockefeller Art Studio and Jackson Park, said pop culture, color and storytelling pushed him outside his usual box. More of Trujillo’s contributions to art may be found on Instagram at Facebook at Ruben.The.Artist and at https://www.rubentheartist.com/.
Hernandez wrote the poems that appear on scrolls introducing each section.

The robot’s last thought, from the first panel, becomes the next panel’s line: “Surrender what you think you know, plant the seeds you wish to grow.”

The large stained-glass-inspired abstract panels, Hernandez said, are the biggest work she has made.

As singer-songwriter, poet and food-security advocate who has worked in mixed media for decades, Hernandez said community itself is her inspiration. She truly appreciated Snohomish PUD for including women of color to craft this art and would like to see more abstract public art in Snohomish County.

“The number of women of color and abstract art who are represented in public art is so small,” Hernandez told the Lynnwood Times. “The majority of opportunities go…. So, it’s one of those things where this particular project to me means a lot because we’re all artists of color. The majority of the children who did these are children of color because [a lot of] it was done at Horizon Elementary school.”
Research has consistently linked children’s participation in the arts with gains in social-emotional and cognitive development. A National Endowment for the Arts review of early-childhood studies found that music, dance, and visual-art activities are associated with stronger social skills, cooperation, empathy, and emotion regulation. Visual-art practice is tied to improvements in spatial reasoning, working memory, and attention—skills that support classroom learning.

More of Hernandez’s contributions to art may be found on Instagram and Facebook, at SwimmingTheFeels.

Marquéz, a watercolor artist who also works in glow-in-the-dark pieces and sculpture, created the naturescape panel: an aluminum hummingbird whose wings become flowers, plus moths, dragonflies, mushrooms and wildflowers formed from PUD wire and other recycled stock.
Seattle Metalworks did the CNC cutting; she and the others painted and assembled everything by hand. The inspiration came from a walk to the nearby community garden that neighbors started on their own.

The hummingbird, she said, is a full-circle homage to nature and to drawing sweetness from what is already there. Some of her work at El Sol al Alcance de tus Manos glows under black light—however she cautions visitors who come at night to view it, to not walk off the paved trail as the natural ground near the artwork is uneven.

All three artists told the Lynnwood Times that the PUD gave them unusual creative freedom which they appreciated and specifically wanted to thank PUD facilities staff for the raw material.

“I think this project opened up more opportunities for more of these things to come from PUD,” Marquéz said. “The feedback that I got from them was that they want to see more of this.”
Beyond Everett, the PUD is also putting art at the Woods Creek Hydroelectric Project and Sustainability Center in Monroe with a large mural for the powerhouse exterior that is to be unveiled this fall. The work is meant to greet students on field trips and neighbors who visit the run-of-the-river plant, tying clean energy to local ecology, stewardship, and the surrounding woods and water.

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Nano-Scaffold Pushes Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cell To 34% Efficiency Photograph: (AI)
Researchers at Soochow University have developed a new interfacial architecture for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells that achieved a laboratory power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 34.0% and an open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 2.014 V in an independently certified device.
The certified device also recorded a steady-state efficiency of 33.5%, while retaining 84% of its initial efficiency after 2,000 hours of continuous one-sun operation at maximum power point.
The study, published in Science Bulletin, uses discrete zirconium oxide (ZrO₂) nanoparticles as a nanoscale interfacial scaffold. The researchers said the architecture addresses two challenges in perovskite-silicon tandem cells — achieving uniform perovskite growth on textured silicon and suppressing non-radiative recombination at the buried interface.
Perovskite/silicon tandem cells combine a wide-bandgap perovskite top cell with a silicon bottom cell, allowing them to utilise sunlight more efficiently than conventional single-junction silicon cells. However, uneven perovskite deposition and interface-related recombination can limit their voltage and overall efficiency.
The research team, led by Prof. Jiang Liu, Prof. Xiaohong Zhang and Dr. Hongbo Mo of Soochow University, together with Dr. Bo He of LONGi Central R&D Institute, inserted discrete monoclinic ZrO₂ nanoparticles between the transparent conductive oxide and a self-assembled monolayer (SAM).
Unlike a continuous insulating layer, the nanoparticles create a nanoscale scaffold with localised contact pathways. According to the researchers, the ZrO₂ nanoparticles modify the surface energy of the interface, allowing the perovskite precursor to spread more uniformly. This resulted in denser, void-free perovskite films with larger grains.
The nanoparticles also provide field-effect passivation, helping suppress non-radiative recombination. At the same time, exposed pathways through the self-assembled monolayer allow efficient hole extraction to continue.
The researchers said the high dielectric constant of zirconia further helps screen local electrical fluctuations, limit charge accumulation and reduce hysteresis in the device.
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicated the formation of Zr–O–P bonds between the zirconia and monolayer molecules. Together with bonding between the monolayer and conductive oxide, these connections form what the researchers describe as a dual-anchoring network, improving molecular attachment and interface coverage.
Microscopy and spectroscopy measurements supported the proposed mechanism. Conductive atomic force microscopy and Kelvin probe measurements showed more uniform current and surface-potential distributions following the interface modification.
Time-resolved photoluminescence measurements showed that the average carrier lifetime increased from 1.46 microseconds to 2.81 microseconds after the combined modification.
Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy also indicated improved energy alignment for hole extraction, while impedance measurements showed reduced interfacial recombination. The champion tandem cell achieved a 34.0% efficiency, with a 1.997 V open-circuit voltage, 20.36 mA/cm² short-circuit current density and 83.62% fill factor. Independent certification recorded a 2.014 V open-circuit voltage and 33.5% steady-state efficiency.
The researchers also tested the operational stability of encapsulated devices under continuous one-sun illumination at maximum power point and room temperature. After 2,000 hours of operation, the ZrO₂-modified device retained 84% of its initial efficiency.
The findings suggest that a patterned insulating interface can simultaneously improve perovskite film growth and reduce recombination without creating a barrier to charge extraction. The researchers said the nanoscale interface design provides a route towards improving both the efficiency and operational stability of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells.
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When Halima Kedir began planting trees in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, her neighbors mocked her.
After transforming her own garden and inspiring others to follow her lead, that skepticism has turned into admiration and helped spark a growing movement in her community.
Ethiopia has continued to lose tree cover — about 560,000 hectares (roughly 2,160 square miles) between 2000 and 2025 because of expanding farmland, logging, and charcoal use, according to The Guardian. Against that backdrop, Kedir of the Berbere district has planted thousands of banana, olive, and grevillea trees.
She said the reaction was intensely discouraging.
“My neighbours discouraged me,” she said. “They thought I was striving for nothing, but with time, many are realising that trees can be part of the solution to our problems as a way to fight climate change and food insecurity.”
Nationally, officials credit the Green Legacy Initiative, launched in 2019, with progress on tree cover. Annual deforestation fell from 92,000 hectares (over 355 square miles) in 2013 to 27,703 in 2023 while forest cover rose from 15.5% to 23.6%. Authorities also say the campaign has planted 48 billion trees since 2019 and aims to plant 50 billion by 2030.
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Kedir’s neighbor Fate Abdulahi said the visible results helped change minds in the community.
“She proved us wrong, and she has become a role model and someone willing to find local solutions to our issues,” Abdulahi said.
Because Ethiopia is seen as especially exposed to climate shocks, expanding tree cover matters for several reasons. It can bolster soil, hold in moisture, sustain biodiversity, and reduce damage from drought and erosion.
Keeping the seedlings alive has required major effort. Because water is scarce, she sometimes spends an hour traveling to fetch it for them, and she linked that devotion to the Oromo tradition of guddifachaa, saying: “Just like we adopt a child in our tradition, I see them like my own children.”
A 2022 estimate from the government-backed GLI technical committee placed average seedling survival at 83.4% for 2019 and 79% for 2020, although those numbers have been disputed.
Yitebitu Moges, who coordinates the REDD+ deforestation scheme for the U.N.’s Environment Programme in Ethiopia, said researchers are examining survival rates.
“We are collecting data and are now committing ourselves to a systematic assessment of survival rates,” he said.
With backing from WaterAid Ethiopia, the planting campaign has expanded into thousands of households in nearby kebeles, or neighborhoods.
Alebachew Adem, director of WaterAid Ethiopia, said: “To date, approximately 55,000 indigenous tree seedlings have been distributed to households and community institutions across the area.” Adem added that 85% of the seedlings have grown successfully.
In arid areas, trees that are native or suited to local conditions can help secure food, create shade, stabilize agricultural land, and reduce exposure to intensifying heat and water shortages.
Restoration work is also being funded at the national level. Parliament established the Green Legacy and Landscape Restoration Special Fund and assigned 0.5% to 1% of Ethiopia’s 2.339tn birr annual federal budget to degraded landscapes.
“They should give the issues of water and trees, which many in such communities lack, the priority they deserve,” she said.
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• A local native-plant group is removing invasive Bradford pears to restore damaged habitat.
• In dry regions, the pongamia is a miracle tree for food and climate resilience.
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US solar tracker manufacturer GameChange Energy has completed commissioning of its Genius Tracker 1P system at the 283MWp Mooi Plaats solar PV project in South Africa.
The project, located near Noupoort in the Northern Cape, is part of the Koruson 2 renewable energy cluster and was developed and constructed by Envusa Energy, a joint venture between EDF Power Solutions and Anglo American.
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China’s state-owned firm China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) and its subsidiary China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) are serving as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the project.
“The Northern Cape region presents harsh environmental and site conditions, including high wind exposure, elevated temperatures, dusty conditions, and demanding construction environments that place significant demands on tracker design and execution,” said Vikas Bansal, CEO – International at GameChange Energy.
“Our Genius Tracker 1P system was selected to support reliable performance under these conditions while enabling efficient installation across a project of this scale. We appreciate the strong collaboration with CGGC, Envusa Energy, and the broader project team throughout execution of this important development.”
The Mooi Plaats project will supply renewable electricity to Anglo American’s South African mining operations, including Kumba Iron Ore and De Beers, as well as Valterra Platinum.
The project is expected to generate nearly 360 million kWh of electricity annually, supporting the mining companies’ efforts to reduce Scope 2 emissions and increase renewable electricity supply.
During construction, the project supported more than 1,600 jobs locally.
Recently, the firm was selected to supply its Genius Tracker 1P Terrain Following system for the 380MWp Lower Wonga Solar Farm in Queensland, Australia. The project is being developed by solar developer Lightsource bp, with INTEC Energy Solutions serving as the EPC contractor.
In March 2026, GameChange secured a contract to supply 258MWp of solar trackers for a solar-plus-storage project in Egypt.
While in February, the company signed a contract to supply its Genius Tracker system for the 1.2GW Bisha Solar PV independent power project in Saudi Arabia. At the time, GameChange said the award reflected its expanding manufacturing footprint in Saudi Arabia, where it has established 6GW of annual production capacity.
In other news, Spanish tracker manufacturer Gonvarri Solar Steel has secured an agreement to supply trackers for a 389MWp solar PV project in Chile’s Antofagasta region.
The project, located in the Atacama Desert, will use Solar Steel’s TracSmarT+ 1P tracker technology. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2026 and continue through the first half of 2027.
The project will combine solar generation with energy storage, according to Solar Steel.
The award will take the company’s cumulative tracker supply in Chile close to 3GW. Gonvarri has operated in the Chilean market for more than a decade and provides engineering, technical and maintenance services from its Santiago office.
The manufacturer recently said its tracker portfolio had received independent certification for hybrid solar-plus-storage projects using both AC- and DC-coupled configurations.
Chile’s high solar irradiation and growing deployment of energy storage have supported continued development of large-scale PV projects, particularly in the country’s northern regions.
The manufacturer launched its TracSmarT+ 1P tracker, a dual-row 1P system with tilt angles of up to 60°, in 2025. The tracker incorporates Gonvarri’s SmarTSlope technology, allowing adjacent piles to accommodate up to 0.6° of variation to support installation on uneven terrain without shortening module rows.
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MANILA, Philippines — Several land-related challenges have prompted the Zobel family’s ACEN Corp. to abandon plans for two solar power projects in Quezon and Zambales.
In a regulatory filing yesterday, the company said its subsidiaries Abagat Energy Corp. and SolarAce2 Energy Corp. voluntarily relinquished their respective solar operating contracts.
Abagat Energy had planned to develop a 336-megawatt (MW) solar farm in Pagbilao, Quezon, but faced significant land acquisition challenges affecting the project site.
SolarAce2, meanwhile, had proposed a 120-MW solar project but cancelled the plan due to site access constraints.
ACEN said the cancellation of the two contracts would have no material impact on the group’s operations.
“These projects are still in the early stages of development, have not reached a final investment decision and neither subsidiary has commenced any commercial operations,” it said.
Across the Philippines, ACEN has more than 2,500 MW of renewable energy capacity either operational or under construction.
Last week, the company executed a short-term loan agreement of up to P1 billion with another subsidiary, Giga Ace 6 Inc., which is developing the 344.5-MW Quezon North Wind Power Project in Quezon.
Targeted for completion by 2027, the project marks the first phase of ACEN’s broader wind power development in the province.
Quezon North Wind is expected to generate about 1,730 gigawatt-hours of clean power annually.
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India is moving aggressively in its mission to achieve its clean energy transition goal. As per the data released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India has surpassed 300 GW or 60 per cent of its non-fossil fuel power generation capacity target of 500 GW by 2030. The objective is pretty clear – adding more renewable energy generation capability.
Solar power has played a central role in that journey. It contributed 164.59 GW, taking up the largest share in the country’s renewable energy capacity. Solar power is playing a key role in helping businesses and the wider power system access cleaner and competitively priced electricity and achieving energy security. Having said that, in the next phase of energy transition, however, the focus will be on how effectively that renewable energy can be leveraged.
Solar power generation is inherently linked to the availability of sunlight and at the same time electricity demand continues throughout the day. As renewable energy adoption gains momentum and generation capacity expands, striking a balance between the scale of solar energy generation and real-time power demand becomes increasingly important. This is where energy-storage technology becomes important.
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) can provide the flexibility to spread energy transmission across time phases. At an industrial unit, for example, energy storage is required to manage peak demand, thus improving the utilisation of renewable energy or providing greater control over when electricity is consumed. In addition, storage can create a more flexible and responsive grid systems. Energy storage and grid are not simply two separate technologies. Together, they can form a broader energy infrastructure strategy.
For businesses, this is particularly relevant. The energy conversation has moved beyond the periphery of electricity costs. Companies are increasingly looking at the reliability of supply especially during the peak-demand phases, exposure to changing tariffs, sustainability objectives and the ability to manage their energy requirements over the long term.
A solar plant can generate electricity at a competitive cost, but power generation is only one part of the equation. The larger question is how that generation can be aligned with the actual demand patterns.
This is where technologically advanced storage system can add another layer of flexibility.  The combination of solar, grid and BESS allow businesses to rethink more actively about their energy profile. Energy generated during one period can potentially be stored and used when it has greater operational value. The objective is not simply to add battery storage to a solar plant. It is about designing an effective energy system around the intended use.
That also means the economics of storage need to be taken into account. The price of a battery or the cost per MWh is an important consideration. But, that is not the entire story. The utility of a BESS depends on how it is designed, the operating profile of the facility, tariff structures, requirement cycles, utilisation and the role that reliability and flexibility play in the business.
This is why a standardised approach to develop a BESS system may not work. The BESS solution for a manufacturing plant may look different from what it is for data centre, a renewable energy project or a grid-scale application. The industry will therefore need to move towards more application-specific thinking. Engineering, system design and lifecycle economics will become increasingly important as storage moves from early adoption into larger-scale deployment.
The boundaries between different parts of the energy ecosystem becoming less distinct. Solar generation, open access, storage and energy management are increasingly being considered together rather than as specific divisions. The industry now requires greater visibility and control over their overall energy strategy.
Technology will play an important role in making this possible. An intelligent energy management system aligns itself with the generation and consumption patterns while determining when energy should be generated, stored, drawn from the grid or consumed. Over time, better data and predictive capabilities can make these decisions more responsive to actual operating conditions. The larger goal should be to set up an energy system that can respond better to changing demand.
India has already demonstrated that renewable energy can be deployed at scale. The larger goal now is to make energy more flexible, dependable and useful across different applications.
Solar will remain central to this transition and storage can help address one of its fundamental limitations: timing. When generation, storage, grid infrastructure and consumption are in sync, renewable energy can lead to a more resilient and responsive energy system.
Ultimately, the success of India’s energy transition will not be determined only by how many gigawatts of renewable capacity are added. It will also depend on how intelligently that energy is managed and stored.
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This summer’s extreme heat and rainfall caused sunshine levels to diverge sharply from historical norms across some of the world’s largest solar markets, according to a new report.
Parts of Western Europe and Southeast Asia were among areas that experienced substantially sunnier-than-normal conditions from June through August this year, according to Solargis, a Slovakia-based data and software provider for the solar industry. Eastern India and parts of the U.S. Midwest were among markets that saw notable deficits.

The analysis underscores how more frequent bouts of extreme weather are making it harder to accurately predict generation from wind turbines and solar panels. That can cause headaches for investors who based expectations for returns on historical models, as well as grid operators that are increasingly relying on variable generation from renewables.
“Summer 2026 has demonstrated the extent to which solar resource conditions can diverge from historical averages across major markets,” Solargis Chief Executive Officer Marcel Suri said in the report.
The wider variations don’t undercut the investment thesis for renewables so much as they highlight the need for more granular weather data to hedge risks and keep grids in balance, according to Solargis. Hedge funds from Jane Street Group to Millennium Management have been hiring weather experts in recent years.
Solar irradiation can be affected by a variety of conditions, from cloud cover and monsoon rains to smog and wildfires.
In Western Europe, which experienced one of its warmest and driest summers on record, places such as southern England and western France recorded solar irradiance more than 20% higher than normal, according to the report. Malaysia, Indonesia and the southern Philippines all saw sunshine at 30% above historic levels.
Southern Brazil, northern Argentina and Uruguay saw irradiation more than 20% below average levels, according to the report. Northern Europe also experienced deficits of as much as 25% below norms thanks to above-average precipitation.
In India, eastern states heavily impacted by monsoon rains experienced irradiation levels as much as 20% below average, Solargis said. Luckily for the country, western and northern states where most solar developments are located had average or better sunshine.
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This week on Projects Weekly, a capped landfill on the outskirts of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is now home to the city’s largest solar installation. The solar world is also going through a financing spree, with 38 Degrees North, Generate Capital, Jupiter Power, and EDF Power Solutions North America all securing funds for upcoming projects. FlexGen has also partnered with Lightshift to supply EMS products for a suite of 16 energy storage projects. in Massachusetts, Northern Sun has begun construction on a duo of new community solar projects for GeoFire Solar. Keep reading for all the details!

38 Degrees North secures $260 million credit with Apterra for community solar

Community solar and distributed renewables platform 38 Degrees North has closed on a $260 million credit facility with Apterra Infrastructure Capital, supporting community solar across New York and Illinois.
Ryan Bennett, partner at 38 Degrees North, says New York and Illinois “continue to be among the most active community solar programs in the country.” As both states continue to bring community solar online, Bennett and the team say they hope to strike while the iron is hot.
“As project queues lengthen, developers with permitted, ready-to-build pipelines and the capital to finance them are best positioned to convert that backlog into operating assets,” says Ryan Bennett, partner at 38 Degrees North. “Combined with the HoldCo facility we announced with EIG last month, we have secured strong financial backing from highly sophisticated institutional capital partners. We are exceptionally well positioned to advance on the significant growth opportunity ahead.”
Bright spot: The transaction follows 38 Degrees North’s closing of a holding company facility with, which the firm announced in August 2026. The company has raised more than $1.7 billion in capital as of September 2026, and continues to expand its portfolio in community solar and distributed generation across the U.S.
“The strong demand this facility attracted underscores the depth of institutional interest in well-structured community solar credit with developers who demonstrate consistent execution,” says Apterra co-CEO Ralph Cho. “We look forward to continuing our relationship with 38DN as the company advances its growth strategy.”
Energy investment firm Generate Capital has closed on a $117 million term debt facility with MUFG, aiming to financing a portfolio of 18 community solar projects across Illinois and New York.
The transaction is Generate’s first community solar financing with MUFG, and further expands its network of institutional financing partners. The debt facility will cover 114 MWdc worth of solar across the two states, and supports Generate’s community solar infrastructure investments.
“The closing of this facility with MUFG further expands our financing partner network and provides additional capital to support the continued growth of our community solar platform,” says Ed Bossange, chief capital formation officer at Generate Capital. “Combined with the significant financing activity we completed during the first half of the year, this transaction reflects the strength of our platform and our ability to attract capital from leading institutions across a diverse range of infrastructure solutions.”
Bright spot: The transaction builds on “significant capital formation momentum” for Generate, which the company has built throughout 2026. The company says it has closed on approximately $1.4 billion in financing commitments during the first half of the year alone, including the closure of a 104 MW community solar portfolio.
The company says Generate’s recent activity in the financing world “reflects continued institutional demand for high-quality infrastructure assets with long-term contracted cash flows.”
“We are pleased to partner with Generate on this financing and support the continued growth of its community solar platform,” says MUFG managing director Fred Zelaya. “Generate has built a strong track record of developing and operating high-quality distributed energy assets, and this transaction reflects our shared commitment to financing critical infrastructure that delivers reliable, affordable power to communities across the country.”

Milwaukee officials cut ribbon on city’s biggest solar project

A landfill near Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport is now home to the Cream City’s largest solar installation, set to fully power 80 city buildings with renewable energy.
The 6.85 MW installation was developed by the city in conjunction with SunVest and We Energies. SunVest engineered and built the new solar array under We Energies’s state-approved Renewable Pathway Program, and the Wisconsin-based utility firm will own the site going forward.
The new site immediately triples the city’s total solar installation, expanding on a 4.6 MW solar farm that SunVest built on the property in 2021.
“With the completion of this project, 80 city buildings are now powered by 100% renewable energy,” says Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson. Most of those buildings are fire stations, libraries and police stations. 
Bright spot: The new solar installation breathes new life into one of the city’s capped landfills, leaving the team to work around engineering demands that “most solar projects never encounter.” Despite the rare design requirements and a lack of ability to anchor the array into the ground, the firms say the project’s specifications meet and exceed all standards.
“This was a fun yet challenging site for the company,” says senior project manager Dave Mason. “We designed a ballasted racking system for the project — the panels are held in place by weight rather than being anchored into the ground, which let us build the array on top of the landfill without ever compromising the cap underneath it.”

FlexGen partners with Lightshift Energy for 16 battery projects

Battery and energy management system (EMS) provider FlexGen Power Systems has partnered with energy storage developer Lightshift Energy to expand a partnership across a suite of 16 battery projects across Massachusetts, Virginia, and Vermont.
The partnership will supply EMS products to each of the battery projects, allowing their charge and discharge periods to be more accurate than ever. Six projects are already complete as of Sept. 16, 2026, delivering about 25 MW / 85 MWh to the grid. The companies say the remaining ten projects will deliver more than 55 MW / 200 MWh, and are already under construction.
“Across New England and the PJM region, growing energy demand is driving utilities to explore solutions to strengthen their local grids while reducing costs for residents,” says Joe Leavitt, CTO of Lightshift Energy. “Our work with FlexGen has created a strong model for the deployment of battery storage assets across sites with various technologies and unique needs.
“As we expand our portfolio, we look forward to building on that successful track record as we continue to help utility partners meet growing demand, manage costs for the communities they serve, and strengthen grid reliability and resilience.”
Bright spot: Lightshift has consistently chosen FlexGen and its HybridOS for additional battery projects since the partnership formed in 2024. The projects between the two companies have spanned a number of “diverse use cases” between utility customers.
FlexGen and Lightshift officials say the companies plan to continue growing their combined project portfolio through sites like Danville II, an 11 MW project with Danville Utilities. The site will act as a grid peak shaving asset, and further the city of Danville, Virginia’s commitment to reducing energy costs for residents.

Jupiter Power secures $1.4 billion for ten battery projects

Jupiter Power has closed on $1.4 billion in financing across four separate transactions, the company says, working to support a portfolio of ten utility-scale battery projects across Texas and Michigan.
In total, the projects will deliver 1.5 GW / 3.6 GWh of capacity across the two states. The transactions needed to fund the sites included senior secured project debt, tax equity bridge loans, and an investment-grade U.S. private placement, according to Jupiter Power representatives.
“These financings are collectively a testament to the depth and diversity of our capital markets relationships and our execution capabilities,” says Jesse Campbell, the company’s CFO. “With strong, steady growth and a deep project pipeline, Jupiter is building one of the most robust energy storage platforms in the country.”
The transactions bring total financings for the company to more than $3 billion since its inception in 2017. In terms of installations, the company currently has about 5.6 GW / 19.7 GWh of projects either in operation, in construction, or under contract. Additionally, the firm says it has 23 GW of projects in development across a number of major U.S. markets.
Bright spot: In July 2026, the firm closed on its largest project financing to date, a $536 million senior secured facility consisting of several smaller subtransactions. That financing will fund a trio of Texas projects, in the form of Tidwell Prairie II, Bee Branch and Barton Branch.
“HSBC is pleased to support Jupiter Power’s growth, including as a lender on its recent project financing and as a placement agent on its inaugural private placement,” says Paul Snow, head of renewables in the Americas at HSBC. “We value our ongoing relationship, and the role energy storage can play in supporting grid resilience.”

Northern Sun begins construction on solar and storage portfolio for GeoFire Solar

Floridian solar developer Northern Sun has broken ground on its latest project, a duo of solar and storage projects for GeoFire Solar in Swansea, Massachusetts.
Totaling 11.5 MWdc of solar and a 10 MWh battery storage component, the two community solar projects are part of the state’s SMART 3.0 solar incentive program. Both projects utilize DC batteries rather than AC units, bringing down the number of electrical conversions needed to take place for the power to serve the community, and therefore losing less power through conversions.
“Getting a DC-coupled battery project right means collaborating closely with all stakeholders and regulators before you break ground,” says Chris Balogh, VP and co-founder of Northern Sun Energy. “At Swansea, we engaged AHJs and third-party reviewers well ahead of permit submission, coordinating Emergency Response Plans and site-specific hazard analyses with local fire departments and independent safety reviewers early on.
“This proactive communication and cooperation ensure that the system meets a high bar for safety from day one.”
Bright spot: The Jinko DC battery configuration requires rigorous testing and oversight to ensure fire code compliance and overall safety. Northern Sun was able to address these requirements by working in tandem with equipment integrators and engineers from the design phase, with the team working to resolve battery siting and DC-coupling decisions, among other issues.
“Northern Sun has been a fantastic partner for these projects,” says Zach Grabill, president of GeoFire Solar. “They’re proactive and thorough in everything they do, and committed to timeliness and professionalism. I couldn’t imagine a better partner to work with.”

EDF secures financing for Utah Solar 1 Energy

EDF Power Solutions North America has closed on financing for its Utah Solar 1 Energy project, located in western Utah’s Millard County.
The 394 MWdc project will now move into full construction, and is set to come online by mid-2027, according to company officials.
The project is supported by a 30 year power purchase agreement from the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA). With officials estimating the project will serve customers of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).
“Reaching financial close on Utah Solar 1 reflects strong market confidence in this asset and marks a major milestone for our team,” says Amy Lloyd, CFO of EDF Power Solutions North America. “We appreciate the commitment of SCPPA, LADWP and our financial partners as we advance into construction. In addition to generating clean power, this development delivers meaningful economic benefits for Millard County and funding for Utah public schools through our work with the Utah Trust Lands Administration.”
Bright spot: During peak construction activity, the project is expected to employ more than 400 workers from the western Utah area. Additionally, the site projects to generate more than $40 million in local tax revenue, and an additional $27 million in lease revenue for the Utah Trust Lands Administration.

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Carriers have leaned on limited capacity and steady travel demand, but executives said the latest jump in fuel costs is prompting them to reexamine routes with weaker profits.
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Travelers could soon have fewer flight options on some routes, even as demand for air travel remains strong. A sharp rise in jet fuel prices is pushing major airlines to rethink their schedules to protect profit margins already under pressure. 
On Sept. 17, American Airlines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines signaled that some planned flights for late 2026 and beyond may not make the cut if fuel remains expensive.
According to USA Today, leaders at the three airlines said rising jet fuel prices are changing how they plan service, even though strong demand and higher fares have helped soften the blow.
Carriers have leaned on limited capacity and steady travel demand, but executives said the latest jump in fuel costs is prompting them to reexamine routes with weaker profits.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said he felt “really good” about the airline’s projection that third-quarter revenue would increase 16% to 19% from a year earlier.
American Airlines Chief Financial Officer Devon May said the airline’s fourth-quarter fuel price was running about $1 per gallon above what had been assumed in July, which he said adds roughly $1 billion in costs.
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United CFO Michael Leskinen said some flights planned for December are being removed, and he said more schedule changes could come in the first quarter and into 2027.
Southwest CFO Tom Doxey said the airline has already cut its planned 2026 capacity growth by about half and may trim it again if fuel prices remain high.
Fewer flights on marginal routes can mean less flexibility, fewer nonstop options, and potentially higher fares in markets where airlines decide they still have enough pricing power to pass along some of their costs.
Even with premium, corporate, and economy bookings holding up, executives are making clear that strong demand does not erase the financial risk from fuel markets that can shift quickly.
Airlines are trimming capacity where the numbers no longer add up.
American said additional schedule adjustments are possible later in the fourth quarter, while United is taking some December flights off the schedule and weighing further moves in the first quarter and into 2027.
Rather than continue expanding at its earlier pace, Southwest is slowing those growth plans.
They also said strong fares are helping recover some of the added fuel expense.
Leskinen characterized United’s fourth-quarter bookings as “tremendously strong,” and Doxey said autumn revenues were coming in ahead of expectations.
As Leskinen put it: “We are not flying to maximize market share. We’re flying to maximize profitability and free cash generation.”
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Clearly, they had some great timing to land the deal they did.
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A Tesla solar customer is nearing a tiny milestone that says a lot about the value of timing in home energy. 
As they shared on the r/TeslaSolar subreddit, the final interest charge on a 2021 rooftop solar loan is expected to be about 10 cents.
According to the Reddit post, the homeowner took out a 0.99% Tech Credit Union loan for Tesla‘s 4.08-kilowatt entry-level system in 2021, even though they had originally planned to pay cash. 
The purchase happened while they were replacing the roof on a house they had bought during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The owner estimated the remaining interest for the last month at around 10 cents. They also said the system has held up well. Although the installer said it was the first Tesla-branded inverter he had installed, the equipment still produces roughly 20 kilowatt-hours of AC electricity on a sunny day.
The original poster noted that today Tesla’s smallest 4.2-kilowatt system would cost about $10,600, get no federal tax credit, and would face 7.24% financing, then summed it up with a terse “Oofff!”
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A 4.08-kilowatt array is relatively modest, but producing around 20 kilowatt-hours on a sunny day can still meaningfully reduce how much electricity a household needs to buy from the grid.
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“I desperately need to go up there and wash off the panels again,” the poster also wrote, hinting they could be producing even more.
The timing of the installation also appears to have made a major difference. Pairing solar with a roof replacement can simplify the process, and locking in a sub-1% loan is very different from financing a similar purchase at a rate above 7%. Even when panel performance remains strong, borrowing costs can significantly reshape monthly payments and long-term savings.
In a reply elsewhere in the thread, a separate poster who had just paid off their 2021 panels and Powerwall had a similarly positive experience: “Other than a service call for coolant in the inverter it’s been rock solid.”
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Readers can also use EnergySage’s solar map to see the average cost of a home solar panel system by state, along with details on solar panel incentives for each state. Together, those resources can help homeowners get the best price for rooftop solar panels and access available incentives that reduce the final bill.
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The original poster isn’t the only homeowner who has benefited from Tesla Solar Roofs and its inverter.
• One Tesla household saw its Solar Roof generate about $350 each month in grid revenue.
• Tesla’s newer inverter design could save homeowners $4,500 by driving down system costs.
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PV & Storage manufacturer JA announced that it has sent its independently developed and encapsulated p-type heterojunction (p-HJT) modules into orbit aboard a Kuaizhou-11 launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, beginning in-orbit validation.
The project will assess the long-term reliability and degradation of the crystalline-silicon p-HJT modules under extreme space conditions, including intense radiation, high-energy particle exposure and repeated high-low temperature cycling. It will also explore the potential for lower-cost crystalline silicon technology to gradually replace conventional, higher-cost gallium arsenide cells in low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations, helping reduce satellite power-system costs. JA said its space PV technology remains at an early stage of exploration and validation and has not yet secured any orders in the sector.
Earlier this month, JA secured an RMB 700 million cross-border green financing package from Hang Seng Bank, comprising green loans and green guarantee facilities (see China Solar PV News Snippets)
At its 2026 interim results briefing, PV cell and module manufacturer, AIKO, said that its ABC module backlog stood at around 15 GW, with orders scheduled through the first half of 2027. The company has shipped approximately 9.4 GW of ABC modules in the first half of 2026, with Q2 shipments increasing about 30% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ). Overseas shipments accounted for more than 55% of the total. AIKO expects demand for ABC modules to continue exceeding supply in the second half, with both shipment volume and the overseas share likely to increase.
The company said the maximum delivery efficiency of its existing ABC modules has exceeded 25%. Its latest fourth-generation BC product technology has been developed with a maximum conversion efficiency of up to 26% and will be gradually introduced into mass production and deliveries. The company also reported net operating cash inflow of RMB1.55 billion in the first half.
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and Standardization Administration of China (SAC) have issued GB/T 6495.12 —2026, which is the country’s first national standard for perovskite photovoltaics.
The standard will come into effect from March 1, 2027. Officially titled Photovoltaic devices — Part 12: Measurement method for current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of perovskite photovoltaic cells and modules, it applies to I-V measurements of terrestrial single-junction perovskite PV cells and modules. It may also be used as a reference for multijunction perovskite PV devices.
To address capacitive effects and transient responses that can affect perovskite devices, the standard sets out rapid I-V measurement procedures and provides additional quasi-steady-state verification methods where necessary, including maximum power point tracking, ten-point quasi-steady-state fitting and the asymptotic method. Ten-point quasi-steady-state fitting is designated as the arbitration method. The standard also specifies requirements for forward and reverse scans, spectral-mismatch correction, stabilization procedures, and efficiency calculations based on total and aperture areas. This follows China’s revised national energy efficiency standards covering key stages and products across the PV supply chain, from polysilicon and monocrystalline silicon to PV modules and inverters, starting January 1, 2027 (see China Tightens Energy Standards For Solar Manufacturing).
A research team, including Shandong University, Adelaide University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, the University of Hong Kong and other institutions, have published a research article in the multidisciplinary science journal Nature, titled “Towards an equitable future of global photovoltaic waste recycling.” 
The study has developed an integrated framework to assess the economic, climate and equity implications of global end-of-life PV module recycling. Covering 32 regions and 1,708 recycling scenarios, the study estimates cumulative global PV waste could reach 297 million to 402 million tons by 2060, with China becoming the largest single source after 2040.
The researchers found that PV recycling may not become economically viable globally until 2035-2040. Combining region-specific recycling technologies with cross-regional recycling could deliver the greatest overall benefits. It can help avoid up to 3.32 billion tons of CO₂-equivalent emissions, and generate cumulative net economic benefits of $529.1 billion to $935.5 billion by 2060. The study recommends regionally adapted recycling strategies, declining subsidy schemes, international technology transfer and targeted funding to expand recycling capacity while balancing economic efficiency and regional equity.
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A discussion on Reddit highlighted how uneven solar panel rules can feel in parts of the United Kingdom. One homeowner said conservation-area limits appeared to apply to their side of the street, while similar homes across the road were unaffected.
As commenters noted, the answer can hinge not just on the roof’s position but on the wording of permitted-development rules and the stance taken by the local planning authority.
In the post on r/SolarUK, the homeowner said the conservation-area boundary runs along the middle of the road, leaving their property inside the zone and the houses opposite outside it. Because their home faces a highway, they believed that could trigger extra limits on solar and complained that neighbors beyond the boundary “can do what they want.”
Several replies in the thread argued that this setup does not necessarily rule panels out. Citing permitted-development guidance, one commenter said the restriction they saw applies to solar on “a wall, balcony or roof enclosure” fronting a highway, not necessarily to panels mounted on a pitched roof.
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Other commenters said the more important question may be whether an application is needed. One commenter wrote, “If your proposed installation falls outside permitted-development rights, this doesn’t necessarily mean you cannot do it. You can still submit a householder planning application.” In their view, the council would then have to judge the installation’s effect on the conservation area instead of relying on a blanket refusal.
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In the U.K., conservation areas are meant to protect the character of historically or architecturally significant places, which means exterior changes can face more scrutiny than they would in other neighborhoods. For homeowners seeking modern energy upgrades on otherwise typical houses, that can create confusion.
Examples from other homeowners suggested approvals do happen, though not always easily. One commenter described getting panels onto a house dating to 1800 after what they called an “extremely frustrating experience,” while another said they secured written confirmation from the planning office that a conservation-area installation counted as permitted development.
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The decision can turn on practical details such as whether the panels are visible from the street, whether they sit on a pitched roof, how far they project above the roof surface, and whether the authority insists on integrated panels. Commenters also pointed out that the permitted-development rules for solar are due to change on 27 August 2026, with a transition period lasting until 27 August 2027.
Commenters repeatedly suggested checking the specific conservation-area rules and getting written guidance from the planning authority. If front panels are a problem, lower-profile integrated options or rear roof panels may still be available, even if that means lower generation.
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After reading the responses, the original poster summed up the process this way: “The whole thing is mind boggling what with every quote and system being wildly different and then the added head scratcher with the conservation area. Almost makes you want to sack it off but we’re determined to get the thing done.”
These articles cover HOA fights over solar as well as alternatives such as solar shingles and plug-in panels. 
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Chinese scientists have built and tested the world’s first submarine solar farm, successfully operating a perovskite-based photovoltaic system at a depth of 10 meters in the open sea, South China Morning Post reports.
The power plant was developed by a team from Yunnan University.
The submerged array charged batteries and powered an LED panel.
“Previous underwater solar cells focused on very shallow water depths of only 2 meters or less, far from useful for practical applications,” Zhang Wen-hua of Yunnan University said. “This work presents the first functional validation of submerged solar cells practically operating at a water depth of up to about 10 meters.”
The technology could be used in underwater sensors, detectors, cameras, communication systems, underwater robots, and submersibles.
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Premier Energies, a solar manufacturer based in India, has brought online a 7GW n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) G12R solar cell production site in Naidupeta, Andhra Pradesh. This move raises the company’s overall solar cell output capacity to 10.6GW.
The site occupies 101 acres and required a capital outlay of INR 32.93 billion, or US$343.6 million. Its output capability stands at roughly 88,000 solar cells each hour. According to Premier Energies, the plant has begun trial production and ranks as the nation’s biggest solar cell production facility.
Chiranjeev Saluja, managing director at Premier Energies, noted that the timing of adding this 7GW capacity matters because, as the line stabilises and ramps up, it provides the scale needed to meet demand with better supply reliability and operating efficiency. He further stated that the company’s planned backward integration into ingots and wafers reinforces its approach of creating a fully integrated and globally competitive solar manufacturing platform while aiding India’s clean energy transition.
Premier Energies stated that the plant features digital manufacturing systems and artificial intelligence-based tools for predictive performance analysis, process control and precision manufacturing. Automated material transport, packing and packaging systems have also been installed to boost throughput and production consistency.
The 7GW facility is built to accommodate upgrades to next-generation TOPCon+ technologies, such as poly-finger metallisation and advanced edge-isolation processes. Once stabilisation and ramp-up are complete, Premier Energies aims for average cell efficiencies of approximately 25.8%.
Sudhir Reddy, director and chief strategy officer at Premier Energies, remarked that the Naidupeta plant represents a major step forward in the company’s integrated manufacturing roadmap. He said the mix of scale, automation and advanced cell technology is intended to enhance manufacturing competitiveness, bolster supply-chain resilience and position Premier Energies to meet demand for high-efficiency solar products within India and in international markets.
The plant also features a Zero Liquid Discharge system aimed at maximising water recycling and reuse.
This commissioning occurs as Premier Energies broadens its manufacturing footprint under a planned INR 125 billion investment programme spanning three years. Its module capacity has now reached 11.1GW, while cell capacity stands at 10.6GW.
The 200-acre Naidupeta facility will additionally manufacture ingots and wafers as part of Premier Energies’ planned expansion into upstream manufacturing. When the project was announced in July, Vinay Rustagi, chief business officer at Premier Energies, informed PV Tech that production was set to commence in the first quarter of 2028.
Earlier this year, Premier commissioned a 5.6GW solar module manufacturing facility in Seetharampur, Telangana. The 75-acre facility can produce four G12R zero-busbar TOPCon modules every 16 seconds, according to the company.
Premier has also introduced India’s first 0BB TOPCon solar cell, advancing beyond the 10BB and 16BB cell designs commonly used in the industry.
In October 2025, Premier acquired a 51% stake in transformer manufacturer Transcon and inverter maker KSolare Energy, investing INR 5 billion, or US$57 million, in Transcon and INR 1.7 billion, or US$19 million, in KSolare alongside Syrma SGS Technology.
The company also commissioned a 1.2GW TOPCon solar cell manufacturing line at Fab City, Hyderabad, Telangana in June 2025. The line is designed to achieve cell efficiencies above 25% using a 16BB design.
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Major integrated solar manufacturer
India's largest solar module manufacturer
Part of Adani Group, integrated manufacturing
Leading manufacturer, part of Tata Group
Major PV module and cell producer
Historical leader in solar manufacturing
Makes solar cells, modules, encapsulants
Module and cell manufacturer
Solar PV module manufacturer
Solar panel manufacturer and distributor
Manufactures solar modules and inverters
Solar panel manufacturer
Solar panel manufacturer
Solar panel manufacturer
Solar cell and module manufacturer
Major LED lighting products manufacturer
Leading electrical goods co, major LED player
Major manufacturer of LED lights and fixtures
Major player in LED lighting segment
LED lighting manufacturer
Manufactures LED displays and lighting
Indian subsidiary, major LED mfg in India
Manufactures LED lights and fixtures
Major Indian electrical brand, produces LEDs
LED lighting products manufacturer
Manufactures LED bulbs and lighting
Major player in consumer LED lighting
Leading LED lighting solutions provider
Manufactures LED lights under Finolex brand
Wires & cables major, also manufactures LEDs
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