Solar

Solar

Newsletter: Solar in space, solar on the ground, solar on the radio

We didn't foresee a track called "Solar Power" contending for Song of the Summer when we launched Canary Media in April.

By Julian Spector . 15 June 2021
Solar

Erthos eliminates trackers in utility-scale solar, mounts PV panels on the ground

If solar panels were free, how would you build the ideal utility-scale solar plant? This startup's answer: "You'd put them on the ground."

By Eric Wesoff . 14 June 2021
Solar

Newsletter: Solar power has a wildfire problem

Turns out solar panels are not great at coping with historic wildfires blotting out the sun with smoke.

By Julian Spector . 14 June 2021
Sponsored

Clubhouse with Canary: Corporate clean energy deals broaden scope to include environmental justice and community benefits

In 2020, corporations around the world purchased a record 23.7 gigawatts of clean energy via long-term agreements.

By . 11 June 2021
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.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 11 June 2021
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.

By Jason Deign . 11 June 2021
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.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 10 June 2021
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.

By Jeff St. John . 3 June 2021
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.

By Jeff St. John . 3 June 2021
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.

By Jeff St. John . 2 June 2021