2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (443+ words) Ryan joined pv magazine in 2021, bringing experience from a top residential solar installer and a U.S.-based inverter manufacturer. He holds a Master of Energy and Environmental Management degree at the University of Connecticut and a degree in Management with a…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (276+ words) The U.S. solar industry installed 11.4 GWdc of new capacity in Q2 2026, an increase of 45% from the same quarter in the previous year, according to the latest US Solar Market Insight report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. Texas…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (292+ words) Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. has established a development laboratory for space-grade copper indium gallium-selenide (CIGS) solar cells in the United States. According to an update published by the company, the laboratory, located at the University of California,…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (193+ words) Two case studies — a 368 kWp coloured façade in Amsterdam and Vienna’s Floridsdorf metro station — illustrate the aesthetic-performance trade-off in practice, including the finding that structural (interference-based) colouration losses run 5–20%, versus 20–50% for absorbing pigments. For FPV, the report highlights how strongly…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (379+ words) Tennessee-based solar equipment provider Create Energy has announced that its subsidiary, SOL Components, has been granted a U.S. patent for a specialized solar panel rail system. The patent, titled “Solar Panel Rail,” was issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (454+ words) Suniva has announced the completion of an $835 million capital raise as it continues the buildout of a new 4.5 GW facility inside a 620,000 square-foot building currently under construction in Laurens County, South Carolina. The infusion of capital includes both debt and…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (550+ words) Researchers from Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) have published a new research brief summarizing the findings of two detailed studies of the effects to the value of residential property located in close proximity to large-scale…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (497+ words) At least 70 state-and local restrictions on renewable energy projects were added in 2025, according to the September 2026 edition of the Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities in the United States report, released each year by researchers at Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (412+ words) At the same time, foreign entity of concern (FEOC) requirements, tariffs, and supply-chain uncertainty are introducing risks that may change after contracts are signed. For developers, lenders, and investors, this makes commercial due diligence increasingly important. The supply chain is…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (271+ words) For solar panels, the lifespan can be longer and reach up to 40 years, according to some estimates. But even if they last longer, as some of the early models were manufactured before the noughties, end-of-life issues have to be addressed....