SANTA MARIA, Calif. – The City of Santa Maria will soon install a new solar power project to help offset rising energy costs through the use of alternative sources and efficiencies. On Tuesday night, Santa Maria Public Works Director Brett Fulgoni will Read More
PV wholesalers and installers attending Solar Solutions on March 19-21 in Amsterdam will have the opportunity to explore these new products and discover Autarco’s approach to solar, being a single-brand solution offering all hardware and software components for a full solar system Read More
Researchers behind a techno-economic analysis of energy communities in Italy and Portugal say that collective self-consumption is a more lucrative solution than individual installations. March 12, 2024 Pilar Sánchez Molina An international research group has carried out a techno-economic evaluation of energy Read More
In 2021, Montana ranked in the top 10 for states with the largest share of electricity from renewable sources. Montana also receives an average of 4.93 peak sun hours — the daily recommendation for solar panels is 4 hours of direct sunlight, Read More
The Salzgitter Group has partnered with Energiesysteme Groß GmbH & Co. KG and Agrarbetrieb Gut Merbitz GbR on their photovoltaic (PV) project in Wettin-Löbejün, Germany. Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH and IG Merbitz Solar GmbH, the project company for the PV power plant in Read More
Representational image. Credit: Canva In a joint effort, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Attapeu Provincial Office have delivered a solar-powered irrigation system to the Attapeu Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office (PAFO) during a significant ceremony held in Inthy Village, Sanamxay Read More
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University The shift toward renewable energy sources decreases our reliance on fossil fuels, providing a cleaner, more sustainable alternative. However, with their increasing use and development, we also face new challenges. Solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, Read More
Currently, there is no net metering program available to Hawaii residents. The state discontinued its net energy metering program in 2015. Previously, all utility companies offered net metering to solar panel owners, including Hawaiian Electric (HECO).
Minnesota is known more for lakes than it is for the sun. But with falling solar panel costs, accessibility of solar power in the North Star State is growing. The price of solar panels has dropped by 52% in the last decade, according to Read More
In the 80 years since the shocking collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington, engineers have designed suspended structures to minimize their universal weakness: resonance. If not designed to deal with oscillations caused by forces like wind, the frequency of these Read More