1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (443+ words) Ryan joined pv magazine in 2021, bringing experience from a top residential solar installer and a U.S.-based inverter manufacturer. He holds a Master of Energy and Environmental Management degree at the University of Connecticut and a degree in Management with a…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (470+ words) Ryan joined pv magazine in 2021, bringing experience from a top residential solar installer and a U.S.-based inverter manufacturer. He holds a Master of Energy and Environmental Management degree at the University of Connecticut and a degree in Management with a…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (255+ words) By adopting an inverted metamorphic architecture, the IMM Apex cell completely removes germanium from its while delivering a beginning-of-life solar conversion efficiency of 31.5%, said Rocket Lab. Beyond mitigating critical material risks, the design delivers a 40% reduction in cell mass compared…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (276+ words) The U.S. solar industry installed 11.4 GWdc of new capacity in Q2 2026, an increase of 45% from the same quarter in the previous year, according to the latest US Solar Market Insight report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. Texas…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (292+ words) Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. has established a development laboratory for space-grade copper indium gallium-selenide (CIGS) solar cells in the United States. According to an update published by the company, the laboratory, located at the University of California,…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (193+ words) Two case studies — a 368 kWp coloured façade in Amsterdam and Vienna’s Floridsdorf metro station — illustrate the aesthetic-performance trade-off in practice, including the finding that structural (interference-based) colouration losses run 5–20%, versus 20–50% for absorbing pigments. For FPV, the report highlights how strongly…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (444+ words) Pile load testing can therefore be particularly valuable for utility-scale PV projects. Static axial tension and pullout tests can establish actual load-displacement behavior, allowing geotechnical and structural engineers to optimize pile lengths rather than relying solely on conservative correlations. With…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (218+ words) A consortium led by Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has developed thicker battery electrodes that could increase cell-level energy density by 10% to 15% without adding weight. Oliver Fitz, group leader for battery cell technology at Fraunhofer ISE,…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (524+ words) Once the second-largest residential solar company in the United States, Freedom Forever has been working through the bankruptcy process since first filing for Chapter 11 restructuring on April 15, 2026. Through the early part of that process, the company sought to sell some…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (454+ words) Suniva has announced the completion of an $835 million capital raise as it continues the buildout of a new 4.5 GW facility inside a 620,000 square-foot building currently under construction in Laurens County, South Carolina. The infusion of capital includes both debt and…...