Photo: Streetleaf Streetleaf’s solar-powered streetlights can withstand Category 5 hurricanes, and the company aims to deploy them across Florida to boost storm resilience. Since Tampa-based Streetleaf was founded in 2019, it’s installed over 8,000 solar streetlights across the US. The company’s solar-powered streetlights are IoT smart devices connected to a remote monitoring dashboard that can…

KORE Power has scrapped plans for its $1 billion lithium-ion battery factory in Buckeye, Arizona, and its CEO and founder has resigned. Idaho-based KORE Power announced plans to sell the site in Arizona originally designated for its 2-million-square-foot KOREPlex factory. In an emailed statement, KORE said: The company has recently undertaken a restructuring to…

Photo: First Solar The US solar manufacturing industry just hit a historic milestone: Domestic solar module production capacity has surpassed 50 gigawatts (GW). If all these factories ran at full capacity, they could produce enough modules to meet the country’s entire solar demand. This achievement signals a shift in the US solar industry, which has…

Photo: ES Foundry ES Foundry will become the largest producer of crystalline silicon solar cells in the US with the launch of its new factory in South Carolina. The factory is expected to reach a shipment capacity of 3 gigawatts (GW) by Q3 2025, positioning ES Foundry to become a cornerstone of the domestic solar…

L-Charge, a provider of sustainable off-grid EV charging technology, partnered with ride-hail platform Alto to advance sustainable urban mobility. By using L-Charge’s Charge-as-a-Service (CaaS) model, Alto expands its EV fleet in Dallas and Los Angeles without upfront hardware costs or reliance on existing utility infrastructure. Accelerating Eco-Friendly…

AmpUp, an electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions provider based in Santa Clara, California, has collaborated with Tritium to enhance DC fast-charging infrastructure across North America. This initiative is meant to simplify the process for existing Tritium RT50 owners to join the AmpUp EV charging network and access…

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Renewable capacity additions, especially solar, will continue to drive the growth of US power generation over the next two years, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).  According to its latest “Short-Term Energy Outlook” (STEO), the EIA expects that US utilities and independent power producers will add 26 gigawatts (GW) of…

Photo: LeFrak New York-based real estate developer LeFrak has installed the largest rooftop solar array on a high-rise multifamily residential building in New Jersey. The Beach, a 336-unit waterfront rental tower in Jersey City’s Newport neighborhood, now hosts a 180kW, 450-panel rooftop solar system that will offset 13% of the building’s carbon emissions, equivalent to removing 37 gas-powered cars…

Photo: CGTN China saw monumental solar and wind growth in 2024, according to data released today by its National Energy Administration (NEA). China’s installed capacity shot up by 14.6% last year, now surpassing 3,348 gigawatts (GW). Solar saw the biggest leap, with a record-breaking 45.2% increase (+277 GW), achieving 887 GW overall. Wind…

Photo: HANSAINVEST Real Assets Solar generated 11% of EU electricity in 2024, overtaking coal which fell below 10% for the first time, according to the European Electricity Review published today by think tank Ember. EU gas generation declined for the fifth year in a row, and total fossil generation fell to a historic low. “Fossil fuels are losing their…