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Global Renewable Energy Capacity Surging to New Heights
Russia’s prolonged war in Ukraine roiled global energy markets, forcing fossil fuel prices up, and helped cement energy security as a...
Jul 21, 2023

Texas Emerges as Solar’s Latest Hotspot As Legislative Threats Emerge
California has long been the state where the solar industry has shined the brightest across residential, commercial, and utility-scale...
May 16, 2023

Solar Manufacturing Growth Picks up in U.S.
Manufacturers of solar panels, inverters, and related solar energy components have overwhelmingly been based in China over recent decades...
Feb 6, 2023

NIMBYism Threatens to Stymie Solar Progress
The solar industry has arguably never been in a better position in the wake of the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). A rise...
Oct 27, 2022


IRA Passage Ushers in New Era of Stability for Solar Industry
It only took Congress 34 years, but a federal law to meaningfully address the harmful effects of climate change – the Inflation Reduction...
Sep 13, 2022


Global Heat Wave Puts Solar Panels to the Test
July was a scorcher of a month, with many countries and prominent cities across the world experiencing record-breaking temps. You may...
Aug 2, 2022


Rooftop solar: Good for the economy, good for the grid
Solar continues to create jobs, investment, economic development and grid resilience while reducing energy costs for utilities,...
Jul 27, 2022


Solar Panels Helping Old Landfills Embrace a Greener Future
As the solar industry has matured over recent decades, solar panels have found their way onto more and more unusual places. Cars, lakes,...
Jun 30, 2022


The Rise of Agrivoltaics
Once upon a time, a common argument by solar energy skeptics was that expansive solar farms would overtake large swaths of American...
Jun 3, 2022


The Solar Powered Cars are Coming…Sort of
The electric vehicle and solar energy markets are both simultaneously growing at record clips, which begs the question, why haven’t cars...
May 4, 2022


Cleaning Innovations Key to Solar PV Efficiency
The efficiency of a solar energy system’s individual PV panels and the amount of sun exposure that said panels receive play a pivotal...
Apr 2, 2022

Big Box Retailers Key to U.S. Solar Ambitions
The Biden Administration has been clear about its ambitious plans to accelerate the pace of renewable energy deployment in the United...
Jan 31, 2022


Solar Power Takes Off at U.S. Airports
The Biden Administration recently established a framework for the federal government to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, and many...
Dec 27, 2021


2021 Guide for Solar-Inspired Holiday Gifts
The holiday season is now upon us and that means that it is time for those holiday traditions new and old that make this time of year so...
Nov 29, 2021


American Indian Tribes Are Unsung Heroes of Clean Energy Movement
Solutions to the world’s climate crisis can often seem overly complex and unnecessarily polarizing. To the indigenous people of this...
Nov 5, 2021


Beer Industry Taps into the Power of Solar Energy
There is not much that beats enjoying an ice-cold refreshing beer on a sunny summer day. Many beer companies nowadays are also...
Aug 30, 2021

‘Kentucky Solar’ No Longer an Oxymoron
The state of Kentucky was long been synonymous with the coal industry. That perception may still hold some truth today, but solar is no...
Jul 26, 2021

Theme Parks Embracing Solar Attractions
With the COVID-19 situation in the United States improving by the day, stir-crazy families are beginning to get optimistic about summer...
May 3, 2021


The Solar Decade is Here
We at Solar Tribune confess to being unabashed solar enthusiasts, but even the most casual of solar industry observers could tell you...
Mar 29, 2021


Solar Energy Costs Fall to Historic Lows
Solar industry costs continue to plummet to new lows, and promising new technologies just now entering the industry are likely to cement...
Oct 30, 2020
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