First Solar added $2.75 billion in value and $5.32 billion in output to the US economy in 2023 alone, and its economic impact is forecasted to soar. First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) today released an economic study revealing the substantial impact of its US solar manufacturing operations. This analysis, a collaboration with the University of…

Photo: Ascent Solar Technologies NASA is taking Ascent Solar Technologies‘ (Nasdaq: ASTI) flexible thin-film solar on a “big power for small spacecraft” mission this summer. NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate and the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are leading the mission, which is developing a space power system using lightweight, flexible photovoltaic…

Photo: GE Renewable Energy GE Vernova is abandoning plans to supersize its offshore wind turbines and will instead focus on rolling out smaller “workhorse” turbines. In March of last year, GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik said during a GE Investor Conference that the market was receptive to larger variants of the company’s Haliade-X offshore wind…

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) and Volvo Group North America have created the Powering America’s Commercial Transportation (PACT) coalition, which the companies say is focused on education and advocacy for accelerating the construction of nationwide infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty (M/HD) zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). The coalition said PACT’s purpose is to overcome the barriers delaying…

Photo: Sunrun Here are three standout rooftop solar trends that emerged in 2023 – and how they impact consumers who want to switch to clean energy. EnergySage today released its 18th Solar & Storage Marketplace Report, and the online comparison solar and storage shopping marketplace shared it with Electrek for a look. EnergySage analyzed millions of homeowner shopping transactions…

Photo: Greenalia Spanish renewables developer Greenalia is rolling out an impressive 1.9 gigawatts (GW) of solar, wind, and battery storage in Texas, with more on the way. That’s because the company just closed $200 million of three-year credit facilities – its first in the US – enabling it to scale up in the US market…

Photo: Goldwind via LinkedIn Chinese wind turbine orders set a new record in 2023 by reaching 100 gigawatts (GW), according to new research from Wood Mackenzie. The global research group’s “China Wind Turbine Order Ranking Analysis 2023” report noted that installations didn’t move as quickly despite the colossal pipeline. Only half of 2022 orders had…

Photo: BLUETTI BLUETTI just launched the MultiCooler, its first portable fridge freezer powered by solar panels or hot-swappable batteries. If you’re going to go on a road trip and want to make cocktails while you stop to camp, then this is the thing you didn’t know you needed. The app-enabled portable MultiCooler, which weighs 53…

Photo: PlugShare Oil major CITGO is sticking its toe into the electrification pond: It’s launched its first-ever EV charger in Battle Creek, Michigan. CITGO’s very first EV charger CITGO says in its announcement that its EV charger at the CITGO and PS Food Mart is a pilot program at a location that “now offers…

Photo: Solect Energy Renters can’t access rooftop solar benefits because they don’t own their roofs – but this workaround will reduce your electricity bill. Electrek spoke with Bruce Stewart, CEO of Perch Energy, one of the US’s largest pure-play community solar providers that’s connected over 23,000 subscriptions, about how renters can tap into solar. And community…