This week I found myself involved in two commercial solar projects. One will almost certainly print money for decades. The other looked promising at first glance but fell apart the moment we climbed onto the roof. The contrast between the t?
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Net metering — the ability to sell excess electricity back to the grid for fun and profit — has helped make rooftop solar panels the centerpiece of the home energy transition for more than a decade. But, as net metering rules change and ele?
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In early November 2025, solar panel giant Qcells announced that it was temporarily furloughing 1,000 US workers – 25% of its workforce – and reducing pay and shifts at its Georgia factories due to supply chain delays caused by US Customs. T?
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Qcells announced in a press release today that the company has resumed solar panel assembly at its facility in Cartersville, Georgia, following customs clearance delays. The factory plans to advance from solar panel assembly and integrate i?
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Since launching a nationwide solar repair network in August of last year, Detroit-based solar and EV engineering firm Greenlancer has been searching for a national O&M software partner. The company... View Article -- Solar Builder magazine
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The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved the continued use of a grid safety device that can make mid-scale solar projects financially exorbitant. In early February, the state’s SCC permitted utility Dominion Energy to continue req?
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Solar Ireland told the Irish government that the Private Wires Bill’s proposed definition of private wires could bring rooftop solar installations within a full electricity licensing requirement, which would place significant additional dem?
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In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that destabilized polar circulation in February produced wet and cloudy conditions in some parts of North America, while the central and eastern regions enjoyed elevate?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/winter-weather-splits-solar-...

Longi says it has ranked first in a recent 800 MW PV module tender in China's Gansu province, while Canadian Solar says the first 2 GW phase of its US heterojunction (HJT) cell factory is set to begin pilot production in March or April.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/chinese-pv-industry-brief-lo...

This March, Women in Solar+ Europe (WiSEu) is launching its International Women’s Day 2026 campaign: “Beyond 10X: Leadership Without Double Standards.” Inspired by a reflection from Hungarian chess grandmaster Judit Polgár: “I had to prove?
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In this week's roundup of power project financing and development: Avantus secures $300M for solar and storage, Pivot and Microsoft finance community initiatives, PFIFFNER Group breaks ground in Georgia, Qnetic raises funds for flywheel ene?
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ACME Solar has signed two power purchase agreements (PPAs) totaling 450 MW under a firm, dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) project with SJVN Ltd. It also commissioned an additional 38 MW/82 MWh at its Jaisalmer battery energy storage sys?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/acme-solar-signs-450-mw-ppa-...

The new product has a maximum wattage of 725 W, a maximum current of 22 A, and a maximum efficiency of 99.6%.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/tigo-debuts-725-w-optimizer-...

Incentives in the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 drove a wave of new solar manufacturing announcements, and the country now has more than enough module capacity to meet domestic demand for several years. Policy shifts have created?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/us-solars-push-for-domestic-...

Global solar supply chains face renewed price pressure as weak post-holiday demand in China collides with high polysilicon stockpiles, pushing wafer costs lower and weighing on exporters ahead of policy changes.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/chinas-polysilicon-prices-fa...

Researchers in the U.S. have developed a set of guidelines and protocols to assess the performance of three-terminal (3-T) and four-terminal (4-T) tandem solar cells, including those with subcells made of III–V, CdTe, perovskites or silicon?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/guidelines-to-assess-three-t...

The proposed Dinawan solar farm in Australia is one of 14 energy projects worth AUD 34 billion ($23.9 billion) endorsed in the first round of the New South Wales state government’s Investment Delivery Authority program.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/australias-dinawan-solar-far...

Austrian researchers analyzed commercial ethylene vinyl acetate–polyolefin–ethylene vinyl acetate (EPE) solar encapsulants and found that products sold under the same label can have significantly different material structures and performanc?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/new-study-challenges-current...

US companies SolSource Solutions and TriBeam Financial have launched a prepaid residential solar and storage financing product designed to unlock federal tax credits of up to 40%.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/prepaid-rooftop-solar-model-...

In a move widely wished and wildly anticipated, Tesla have finally answered the question all Powerwall 2 owners have been asking since August 2024: surely the new Powerwall 3 is compatible with the Powerwall 2? Well yes, it is now, almost.?
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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) yesterday approved three initiatives to expand in-state clean energy generation, improve grid reliability and help control electricity costs for New Jersey families and businesses. NJBPU open?
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/new-jersey-expands-st...

5kW vs 6.6kW solar system comparison for Australia. Learn the 5kW solar system cost, 6.6kW solar system output and choose the right size today. The post 5kW vs 6.6kW Solar System – Which One Should You Choose? appeared first on Energy Matte?
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Origis Energy is slated to complete three solar projects totaling 413 MW in Ector County, Texas, this summer. The Rockhound Projects have received their final round of financing and will join Swift Air Solar II and III in West Texas to prod?
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/origis-developing-413...

Electricity retailer Vistra is expanding its battery aggregation program to include Enphase Energy‘s IQ Batteries for residential virtual power plant (VPP) purposes. The program, Battery Rewards, is offered through Vistra’s flagship retail?
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/vistra-adds-enphase-b...

Renewable energy company Zelestra has broken ground on two projects in Texas, known as Echols Grove and Cedar Range. Totaling 441 MWdc, the projects are Zelestra’s largest the U.S. Zelestra... View Article -- Solar Builder magazine
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The 1 MW testing facility is located in Xuwei New Area, Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. It is designed to generate long-term field data on large-area perovskite modules in coastal conditions.
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Beijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 China added record amounts of wind and solar power capacity in 2025, while polluting coal and gas power also surged, according to data released on Wednesday by its National Energy Administration. The world's?
https://www.winddaily.com/reports/China_added_record_wind_and_solar...

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported a new interface engineering strategy that significantly boosts the eff?
https://www.solardaily.com/reports/Engineered_interface_lifts_perov...

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Solar engineer and ABC Solar founder Brad Bartz will deliver a keynote-style talk titled "The Palos Verdes Landslide: Who Turned the Power Back On?" during an upcoming community event at AltaSea at the Por?
https://www.solardaily.com/reports/From_Quantum_Physics_to_Coastal_...

Bangkok (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 Planned or under-construction solar and wind projects slowed last year, analysis showed Tuesday, casting doubts on whether countries will hit a goal of tripling renewable capacity by decade-end. Dozens of nat?
https://www.solardaily.com/reports/Solar_wind_capacity_growth_slowe...

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 Despite being riddled with impurities and defects, solution processed lead halide perovskites continue to defy expectations as highly efficient solar cell materials, with performance now approaching that?
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London, UK (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 Pioneering research led by Northumbria University shows how the global solar industry can expand manufacturing of photovoltaic technology while further shrinking its environmental footprint. As solar power d?
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London, UK (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 Manufacturing the next generation of solar panels could cut global carbon emissions by as much as 8.2 billion tonnes by 2035, according to a new international study led by researchers at the University of War?
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 Hydrogen bonds, best known for holding water and biomolecules together, now show a powerful role in solar energy conversion as part of a new supramolecular photocatalyst for water oxidation. Researchers fro?
https://www.solardaily.com/reports/Hydrogen_bond_design_advances_so...

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 A research team from the Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and the School of Optical and Electronic Information at Huazhong University of Science and Technology has reported a new advance in all?
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Zelestra, a renewable energy company, has commenced construction on its two largest U.S. solar projects to date. Lead EPC McCarthy Building Cos. has started work on both the 253-MWDC Echols Grove in Lamar County, Texas, and the 188-MWDC Ced?
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/meta-signs-ppa-on-441...

Enel Colombia has started transmitting power from its Atlántico solar project near Sabanalarga and Usiacurí, Colombia, featuring more than 403,000 panels and an investment of around $200 million.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/05/enel-colombias-180-mw-atlant...

Estimates indicate Japan added between 5.8 GW and 6 GW of solar last year, likely taking the country past 100 GW of cumulative solar capacity. Last year's installations were led by the commercial and industrial market, while the residential?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/05/japan-adds-5-8-gw-of-solar-i...

On today’s solar-powered episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got EnergySage director of insights Emily Walker with a look inside the company’s 22nd industry report, this time featuring home solar, EV charging, and whole home electrification.?
https://electrek.co/2026/03/04/interview-its-all-solar-all-the-time...

Solar PV plants demonstrate how integrating renewable energy with agriculture, conservation and land restoration can improve environmental conditions, enhance biodiversity and increase productivity.
https://www.irena.org/News/articles/2026/Mar/The-Multi-Benefits-of-...