Solar

Guides and how-tos

What is community solar? And how can you sign up?

Canary Media's guide through the dizzying landscape of community solar, a simple concept that can save you money.

By Alison F. Takemura . 8 July 2022
Solar

How rooftop solar got big: Sunrun hits milestone of 5 gigawatts installed

Canary talks to Sunrun CEO Mary Powell on the U.S. home-solar leader's first 15 years, its Ford electric truck partnership, and what comes next.

By Julian Spector . 28 June 2022
Solar

Is US solar ready to prove its panels aren’t made with Uyghur forced labor?

A new federal law meant to combat mistreatment of Uyghurs in China means that importers of solar panels must demonstrate a clean supply chain.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 21 June 2022
Solar

This startup aims to bring back concentrated solar power

GlassPoint is back from liquidation with big plans to decarbonize heavy industry using solar-powered steam — and funding from BlackRock to make it happen.

By Eric Wesoff . 16 June 2022
Clean energy

Take a look inside a lithium-ion battery, solar panel and wind turbine

Recycling clean energy technologies is complicated. These interactive graphics will help you understand why.

By Alison F. Takemura . 16 June 2022
Podcast

Solar geoengineering: Is it worth the risk?

Do the potential pitfalls of solar geoengineering outweigh the dangers of a warming planet?

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By Shayle Kann . 16 June 2022
Video

Video: Weather Channel spotlights Canary coverage of Puerto Rico solar surge

Watch Canary's Maria Gallucci discuss Puerto Rico's boom in rooftop solar on the cable channel's climate show, Pattrn.

By Canary Staff . 14 June 2022
Solar

New startup aims to recycle 95% of high-value content from solar panels

Solarcycle just landed $6.6 million in venture capital funding to power its giga-scale recycling ambitions.

By Eric Wesoff . 14 June 2022
Video

Video: Watch Canary Media reporters talk recycling renewables

Canary journalists share key takeaways and insights from our special series on how to handle end-of-life solar panels, wind turbines and EV batteries.

13 June 2022
Solar

Gráfico: La energía solar en Puerto Rico sigue creciendo

La cantidad de capacidad fotovoltaica en techos se ha más que duplicado desde que el huracán María azotó la isla en 2017.

By Maria Gallucci, Maria Virginia Olano . 10 June 2022