Enphase IQ8 microinverters now shipping in the U.S.

Enphase Energy announced that it has started production shipments of IQ8 microinverters for customers in North America. IQ8 is Enphase’s smartest microinverter yet and fundamentally changes the paradigm for solar technology, which otherwise…

Meyer Burger chooses Arizona for U.S. solar panel manufacturing facility

Swiss solar technology company Meyer Burger has announced it will establish a solar panel manufacturing facility in Goodyear, Arizona, with production scheduled to begin by the end of 2022. The facility will first have a capacity of 400 MW…

Illinois Town, Verde Solutions Collaborate on Solar Project

Christopher Gersch Verde Solutions LLC, a full-service renewable energy development firm based in Chicago, is partnering with the Village of Minooka, Ill., for a solar array at the Minooka…

Renewable Energy Became the Second-most Prevalent U.S. Electricity Source in 2020

In 2020, renewable energy sources – including wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass and geothermal energy – generated a record 834 billion kWh of electricity, or about 21% of all the…

Doral Acquires 150 MW Brenneman Solar Project from AVANGRID

Doral Renewables LLC has acquired Brenneman Solar Project from AVANGRID Inc. The project is a nominal 150 MW AC utility-scale solar photovoltaic development project in Macon County, Ga. The…

Biden Administration Approves Two California Solar Projects

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it had given the go-ahead to two major solar projects on federal land in the California desert, pushing forward with clean energy plans by using federal authority after Joe Manchin…

What the Stalled Build Back Better Bill Means for Climate, in One Chart

The fate of the imperiled Build Back Better bill in Congress will have major consequences for America’s ability to tackle climate change, researchers have estimated. Estimated…

Europe’s Energy Crunch Continues as Gas and Power Prices Soar

Europe’s energy crunch shows little sign of easing. Natural gas markets, the root of the problem, remain on edge because supplies are tight, and traders doubt whether the continent has enough of the fuel stored to last a cold winter without…

Taylor Energy to Pay $43 Million for Longest-Running Oil Spill in U.S. History

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that Louisiana-based Taylor Energy will pay $43 million in civil penalties and damages for a leak in the Gulf of Mexico that has been releasing oil since 2004, the longest-running…

How the Building Industry Blocked Better Tornado Safeguards

Even as the push to require safe rooms across a wide range of buildings fizzled, engineers were working on an even more ambitious goal: Changing the way buildings are designed and constructed in tornado zones, to survive all but the most…