Legacy solar models focused on daytime production, but the shift to battery-driven self-consumption is creating a performance gap that puts long-term ROI at risk.

pv magazine: There has always been an association of BESS with solar. It is the combination with batteries that basically enables solar to be a dispatchable resource. Otherwise, it’s not. Otherwise, ...

Rachel Harper used to work in the oil and gas industry in Texas and never thought she'd be working next to solar panels all day. "It's a much more peaceful environment," Harper said. "I like this way ...

Electricity demand could increase up to 16 percent across the United States by 2030, requiring up to a six-fold increase in the pace of building new generation and transmission. Can solar-plus-storage ...

"For an emergency setup, this feels like a big win." Homeowner turns heads after sharing photo of 'simple' DIY solar setup: ...

Taking place at the Venetian Expo & Caesars Forum, RE+ 2025 is the largest annual solar and energy storage conference in North America. The conference is scheduled for Sept. 8 to 11, 2025. The event ...

To store heat for days, weeks, or months, you need to trap the energy in the bonds of a molecule that can later release heat on demand. The approach to this particular chemistry problem is called ...

Solar panels in the desert sun. Courtesy: Bureau of Land Management. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) this week issued final decisions approving a $2.3 billion solar + battery storage project ...

When the sun goes down, solar panels stop working. This is the fundamental hurdle of renewable energy: how to save the sun's power for a rainy day—or a cold night. Chemists at UC Santa Barbara have ...