One of the big questions being investigated is whether utilities will be able to recover expenses incurred as a result of the state suspending disconnections and late fees.

The Virginia State Corporation Commission has opened a proceeding to consider ownership models for public chargers and issues surrounding EV charging rates and energy storage capabilities.

Environmentalists worry the new policy will give power facilities "an open license to pollute."

The two phases of the fuel efficiency rollbacks could cut the number of zero emission vehicles on U.S. roads by 14 million over the next 15 years, advocates warn.

The full plan would have cost customers almost $7 billion over the next decade. Regulators penalized the company for failing to justify costs to deploy advanced metering infrastructure, after Dominion didn't submit a broad TOU rate plan.

National Grid had electric and gas rate increases slated to go into effect April 1, but New York regulators have set those on hold as the economic impacts of the novel coronavirus continue to spread.

Trina Solar told Solar Daily that it has commissioned a pilot line for the mass production of the 500W+ Duomax V and Tallmax V ("V series") modules. The event marks another milestone achieved by the company this year after the global launch of the V series on February 27. The 500W+ V series modules, with a module conversion efficiency reaching 21%, boast a power output over 500W...

Last year was the most fortunate year for the European Union in the solar energy sector. In 2019, the EU added 16.7 GW solar energy installations to its portfolio, increasing the number by 104% since 2018. The sharp rise marked the biggest growth in solar energy generation since 2010. So far, five member countries have contributed the most, including Spain (4.7 GW), Germany (4 GW)...

A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has developed a new photosynthetic protein system enabling an enhanced and more sustainable approach to solar-powered technological devices. The initiative is part of a broader effort in the field of synthetic biology to use proteins in place of man-made materials which are often scarce, expensive and can be harmful to the environment...

In their study, by investigating the vibrations of the molecules in the thin films, the scientists were able to show that very fundamental quantum effects, so-called zero point vibrations, can make a significant contribution to voltage losses. The study has now been published in the journal Nature Communications. Solar cells are a crystallization point of high hopes for the necessary...

Scientist Heinz Frei has spent decades working toward building an artificial version of one of nature's most elegant and effective machines: the leaf. Frei, and many other researchers around the world, seek to use photosynthesis - the sunlight-driven chemical reaction that green plants and algae use to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into cellular fuel - to generate the kinds of fuel that can power...

GAF Energy, North America's leading provider of roof-integrated solar solutions, has announced the launch of a brand new super high-efficiency solar panel for use with its roof-integrated solar product. The new Solaria panels are 16 percent more powerful than the previous offering, allowing homeowners to fit more roof-integrated solar capacity in a similar amount of space...

Ginlong Technologies has installed eight new solar systems at Walmart stores across Mexico with a total installed capacity of 4MWs. Providing 99% efficiency, the high-performing Solis 60kW inverter delivers safe and reliable technology to participating stores. The Walmart installations were connected to the grid during January in four Mexican cities - Aguascalientes, Leon Guanajuato...