Effective electricity storage would be a great boon for solar power systems. Most solar PV system owners don’t have it. Battery storage systems are not that affordable yet, nor are they typically the right size. They probably will be in the future, and…

SunPower has been a leading solar panel manufacturer for some time, so when it makes an acquistion there will be interest. SolarBridge, an Austin, Texas-based startup is its latest. The price was not revealed, but Solarbridge had taken in about $105…

Some articles have called the Mercedes G Vision concept car an SUV, but its more like a crossover vehicle. Apparently, it can come in an all electric version or a hybrid. The main thing that jumps out about it is a solar paint job. Light sensitive…

A Texas-based group appears to be behind an effort to misrepresent a number of electricity consumers in Wisconsin. The Consumer Energy Alliance is alleged to have sent in 2,500 names of Wisconsin residents who were said to support increasing fixed costs…

The Boston Globe just published an article stating that the average cost of a small-scale solar system in Massachusetts is $15,000. Small-scale means home solar or solar power for a small business. Federal and state tax incentives, plus creative financing…

The Supreme Court in Spain — the Tribunal Supremo — has reportedly invited the Unión Española Fotovoltaica (UNEF) to a meeting to discuss the organization’s recent legal challenge to the country’s decision to retroactively cut solar subsidies. The move…

An integrated residential rooftop solar and energy storage system will be launched in Germany in December. Hanwha Q Cells rooftop solar and Samsung lithium-ion batteries will be sold together so German citizens can produce their own electricity from the…

The outdoor gear and apparel company Patagonia will spend thirteen million dollars to help 1,000 homes in Hawaii get solar panels. Hawaii imports a great deal of oil to burn to generate electricity and electricity costs are very high. The solar panels…

Do you know which states in America are rated the highest for solar power? A website called SolarPowerRocks has published its list for 2015. The top ten are: New York Massachusetts Connecticut Oregon New Jersey Colorado Maryland Vermont 10.New Mexico…

At a time when solar power in the United States has grown by leaps and bounds, the Republican governor of Florida, Rick Scott, has done nothing to support the industry. The “Sunshine State,” with more solar potential than all but a couple of other states,…

Santander Bank has committed to providing a $377 million credit facility to one of SunPower’s holding companies — Solar Star California XIII — as part of a recent deal to partially fund the solar company’s 135 MW Quinto Solar Energy Project in California.…

Distributed solar photovoltaic power systems are becoming increasingly popular across the world. Their integration into power grids designed for large conventional power plants, however, are struggling to absorb and adapt to them. I’ll first discuss the…