Solar
First Solar plans factory expansion in Ohio, hands Biden administration a US manufacturing win
The largest U.S. solar manufacturer will open another plant in Ohio.
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Solar
Chart: China’s solar export dominance grows with surging European orders
The country produces 80 percent of the world’s solar panels, and Europe is now buying over half of the panels it exports.
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Solar
Is space-based solar ready for liftoff?
Caltech plans to advance a solar-from-space concept that was first proposed by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov in the 1940s.
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Climate crisis
Western wildfires suppressed solar output in 2020
Wildfires exacerbated by climate change darkened the skies above solar projects across the U.S. West last year.
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Transmission
Western states look to regional transmission organizations to boost clean energy's pathways to market
Bills in Nevada and Colorado would set a 2030 target for utilities to join regional transmission organizations.
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Electrification
The case for upfront incentives to electrify everything in US homes
A report from Rewiring America and the Center for American Progress asks policymakers to make the replacement of electric appliances as cheap and easy as possible.
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Solar
Colorado is poised to give a new boost to distributed solar and battery systems
Pending legislation could expand scope of behind-the-meter and community solar and battery installations.
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Solar
Why rooftop solar and home batteries make a clean grid vastly more affordable
Distributed energy is not an alternative to big power plants — it's a complement.
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Transmission
The good news and bad news for clean energy from LBNL’s nationwide interconnection study
Solar, wind and energy storage projects make up a massive share of grid interconnection requests, but they’re taking longer to connect and dropping out more often.
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Workforce diversity
Charging Up: A new series on women's careers in cleantech
When it comes to careers and talent, "women are chronically undervalued." Canary Media is looking to change that by shining a light on women's cleantech career moves and diversity issues.
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