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As more Dallas-Fort Worth residents are considering a switch to solar energy, a local expert weighed in on what homeowners should know. In an effort to explore the growing impact of solar energy within the community, Lori Clark, senior program manager at the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Transportation Department, broke down how solar panels can be useful for homeowners. She also advises how homeowners can find more information about solar panels. This interview may have been edited for length and clarity. How do solar panels work? Solar panels…

Africa receives more bright sunlight than any other continent, highlighting its massive potential for solar energy solutions to bridge energy gaps. Countries already harness this abundant resource to drive sustainable development, reduce fossil fuel reliance, and boost economic growth. Here are the top ten largest operational solar energy projects across the continent. With the shift to cleaner and more sustainable energy sources becoming increasingly urgent globally, Africa is fast embracing climate-friendly energy solutions to provide electricity to the more than 600 million Africans who are unconnected to it. The quest…

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If you’re in limbo about which companies to invest in, maybe solar stocks should be your next stop.  It’s never been a better time for the solar industry. This is due to one obvious reason: the current friendly regulatory environment for U.S.-based solar manufacturers. Recently, the Biden admin raised tariffs on solar cells from China — a move that will boost domestic production at home, cut down on reliance on foreign imports and allow American solar companies to thrive. The other rather unexpected reason is the rising demand for AI…

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Either investor-owned utilities in California are deliberately trying to slow down community and rooftop solar or state regulators simply are adopting restrictions that put limits on community and rooftop solar that just happen to work out that way. Last year, the California Public Utilities Commission, with the active support of the state’s largest investor-owned utilities, eviscerated the existing net metering regulations. The new plan, known as NEM 3.0, slashes the amount the utilities have…

Photo courtesy of Mitchell MultimediaGuest speakers at Savion LLCs Power Up event, marking the start of commercial operations of Madison Fields Solar Project in Pike Township, included: (from left) Scott Zeimetz, chief development officer for Savion; J.C. Sandberg, chief advocacy officer for American Clean Power Association; Glenn Wright, senior vice president of Shell Energy Americas; and Merle Madrid, principal for Amazon Web Services Public Policy. (Posted July 16, 2024) Savion LLC, a Shell Group portfolio company, announced on July 11 the start of commercial operation of Madison Fields Solar Project located…

Leading supermarket chain Carrefour has announced a strategic partnership with photovoltaic specialist GreenYellow to equip 350 supermarket parking lots with solar panels. This initiative is part of a proactive approach by Carrefour to anticipate the legal obligations imposed by the APER law, which requires the installation of photovoltaic shading systems on parking lots of over 1,500 m² by 2028.The aim of this collaboration is ambitious: to produce around 450 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year, equivalent to the consumption of a town with a population of 200,000. With this project, Carrefour…