{
  "title": "Photovoltaic Report",
  "description": "Solar and Renewable Energy News",
  "url": "https://pvreport.org",
  "last_updated": "2026-08-13T12:14:22.666574Z",
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    {
      "title": "MRCool launches do-it-yourself monoblock heat pump without outdoor unit",
      "link": "https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/13/mrcool-launches-do-it-yourself-monoblock-heat-pump-without-outdoor-unit/",
      "description": "The U.S. manufacturer has launched a 115 V do-it-yourself monoblock heat pump with 10,000 Btu/h cooling and 9,000 Btu/h heating capacity, using R-32 refrigerant and inverter-driven technology.\nThe post MRCool launches do-it-yourself monoblock heat pump without outdoor unit appeared first on pv magaz...",
      "published": "2026-08-13T06:29:43Z",
      "source": "PV Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-magazine.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "World\u2019s largest LFP grid-forming goes online in China",
      "link": "https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/13/worlds-largest-lfp-grid-forming-goes-online-in-china/",
      "description": "The four-hour LFP project is designed to strengthen grid stability and renewable integration in northern China. \nThe post World\u2019s largest LFP grid-forming goes online in China appeared first on pv magazine Global.",
      "published": "2026-08-13T05:36:30Z",
      "source": "PV Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-magazine.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Scandium doping, coating improve cycling stability of sodium-ion battery cathodes",
      "link": "https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/13/scandium-doping-coating-improve-cycling-stability-of-sodium-ion-battery-cathodes/",
      "description": "Researchers have compared bulk scandium doping and surface scandium coating in a special type of cathodes for sodium-ion batteries. Both approaches improved cycling stability, with the coated full cell retaining 91.2% of its initial capacity after 300 cycles, while structural analyses revealed disti...",
      "published": "2026-08-13T05:33:11Z",
      "source": "PV Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-magazine.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "U.S. battery storage capacity grows 70% annually over the past three years",
      "link": "https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/13/u-s-battery-storage-capacity-grows-70-annually-over-the-past-three-years/",
      "description": "National operational storage reached 52 GW in June 2026, with developers planning another 54 GW of capacity through 2028, according to the latest EIA data. \nThe post U.S. battery storage capacity grows 70% annually over the past three years appeared first on pv magazine Global.",
      "published": "2026-08-13T05:30:34Z",
      "source": "PV Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-magazine.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Solar\u2019s infrastructure obstacle",
      "link": "https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/13/solars-infrastructure-obstacle/",
      "description": "During the development of a recent utility-scale project in Texas\u2019 ERCOT grid interconnection zone, Levona Renewables CEO Fernando Queiroz found his team spending more time evaluating transmission infrastructure, interconnection requirements, equipment availability, and utility procurement processes...",
      "published": "2026-08-13T04:00:00Z",
      "source": "PV Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-magazine.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Q&A: Does the World Need \u201cCarbon Capture & Storage\u201d to Reach Net-Zero?",
      "link": "https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/12/qa-does-the-world-need-carbon-capture-storage-to-reach-net-zero/",
      "description": "When carbon dioxide (CO2) is released from a factory or power plant, the gas can be captured and permanently stored underground, preventing it from driving climate change. This is the idea underpinning carbon capture and storage (CCS), a technology that is at the heart of many nations\u2019\u00a0net-zero plan...",
      "published": "2026-08-13T02:27:26Z",
      "source": "Clean Technica",
      "source_url": "https://cleantechnica.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Factcheck: How Nuclear, Gas, Wind, & Solar Power Are Affected During Heatwaves",
      "link": "https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/12/factcheck-how-nuclear-gas-wind-solar-power-are-affected-during-heatwaves/",
      "description": "Heatwaves are becoming more likely and more\u00a0intense\u00a0due to climate change, impacting sources of power generation around the world as they work to meet increased demand. When temperatures soared past 40C in parts of Europe in June and July 2026, nuclear reactors shuttered, gas plants\u2019 efficiency fell...",
      "published": "2026-08-13T02:15:43Z",
      "source": "Clean Technica",
      "source_url": "https://cleantechnica.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Chevrolet Leaves China",
      "link": "https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/12/chevrolet-leaves-china/",
      "description": "After 21 years selling vehicles in the country, US-based automaker Chevrolet has decided it’s time to leave China. Apparently, sales have dropped so much and the brand has gotten so uncompetitive there that Chevrolet has decided it’s time to go. Keep in mind that the plugin vehicle marke...",
      "published": "2026-08-13T02:01:34Z",
      "source": "Clean Technica",
      "source_url": "https://cleantechnica.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "PTC One-C Heads Toward Hawaii; Life-Threatening Floods Possible",
      "link": "https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/12/ptc-one-c-heads-toward-hawaii-life-threatening-floods-possible/",
      "description": "By Irene Sans, Yale Climate Connections The Eastern Pacific continues to be very active. This is very typical for this time of year \u2014 and especially in seasons like this one, with an El Ni\u00f1o event strengthening \u2014 and with record-setting sea-surface temperatures, the activity is not expected to stop ...",
      "published": "2026-08-13T01:45:09Z",
      "source": "Clean Technica",
      "source_url": "https://cleantechnica.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Q&A: What Is In China\u2019s New Five-Year Plan For Climate Change?",
      "link": "https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/12/qa-what-is-in-chinas-new-five-year-plan-for-climate-change/",
      "description": "China has released a five-year plan dedicated to addressing climate change. The 15th five-year plan for a national response to climate change is the latest in a series to outline in-depth climate and energy targets for the 2026-2030 period. These include five-year plans for \u201cbuilding a\u00a0Beautiful Chi...",
      "published": "2026-08-13T01:04:46Z",
      "source": "Clean Technica",
      "source_url": "https://cleantechnica.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Analysis: Weaker EV Targets Could Cost UK Consumers \u00a33 Billion a Year by 2030",
      "link": "https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/12/analysis-weaker-ev-targets-could-cost-uk-consumers-3-billion-a-year-by-2030/",
      "description": "An upcoming UK government consultation on weakening targets for electric vehicles (EVs) could cost consumers as much as \u00a33bn a year by 2030, according to Carbon Brief analysis. It could require the UK to import an extra 17m barrels of oil in 2030, raising expected net imports by 8%, as   ... [contin...",
      "published": "2026-08-13T00:49:49Z",
      "source": "Clean Technica",
      "source_url": "https://cleantechnica.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Waymo Imports 3,200 Zeekr Robotaxis Despite Super High Tariffs",
      "link": "https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/12/waymo-imports-3200-zeekr-robotaxis-despite-super-high-tariffs/",
      "description": "Chinese electric vehicles are basically all but banned in the United States. Nonetheless, Waymo has brought in a few thousand Zeekr-based Ojai electric robotaxis. There are 102.5% tariffs on Chinese produced EVs, including these Ojai robotaxis. However, these were custom designed for Waymo’s r...",
      "published": "2026-08-13T00:28:31Z",
      "source": "Clean Technica",
      "source_url": "https://cleantechnica.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Xiaomi Way Behind Schedule On Its 2026 Sales Target",
      "link": "https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/12/xiaomi-way-behind-schedule-on-its-2026-sales-target/",
      "description": "Xiaomi was the absolute blockbuster story of the EV market in 2024 and rolling into 2025. Well, yes, you’ve got BYD’s rise to the top of the charts \u2014 by far \u2014 at that time, and that shouldn’t be discounted. It was exciting, and I seriously wondered how high it   ... [continued]\nThe...",
      "published": "2026-08-12T23:31:53Z",
      "source": "Clean Technica",
      "source_url": "https://cleantechnica.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Sierra Club Welcomes MassPRIM Climate-Risk Review, Urges Accountability in Manager Selection",
      "link": "https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/12/sierra-club-welcomes-massprim-climate-risk-review-urges-accountability-in-manager-selection/",
      "description": "Massachusetts pension fund says review findings will inform manager-quality evaluations & selection. The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (MassPRIM)\u00a0has completed a review\u00a0of how active equity managers assess climate-transition risk in high-emitting portfolio companies ...",
      "published": "2026-08-12T22:27:07Z",
      "source": "Clean Technica",
      "source_url": "https://cleantechnica.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "United States on Track for Record Natural Gas Production in 2026",
      "link": "https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/12/united-states-on-track-for-record-natural-gas-production-in-2026/",
      "description": "We forecast U.S.\u00a0marketed natural gas production\u00a0will average 122.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2026, surpassing the previous record of 118.5 Bcf/d set in 2025, in our August 2026\u00a0Short-Term Energy Outlook\u00a0(STEO). In the first half of 2026 (1H26), marketed natural gas production averaged 1...",
      "published": "2026-08-12T22:16:15Z",
      "source": "Clean Technica",
      "source_url": "https://cleantechnica.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "\u2018One step forward, one step back\u2019 \u2013 clean energy jobs growth stifled by canceled projects",
      "link": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/one-step-forward-one-step-back-clean-energy-jobs-growth-stifled-by-canceled-projects/",
      "description": "Thousands of clean energy jobs were created, but project cancellations offset gains, according to advocacy group E2 and Atlas Public Policy.",
      "published": "2026-08-12T21:03:01Z",
      "source": "Renewable Energy World",
      "source_url": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Northwest Ohio community saves land space by siting solar project on reservoir",
      "link": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/08/northwest-ohio-community-saves-land-space-by-siting-solar-project-on-reservoir/",
      "description": "It’s only Wednesday, and it’s already been a week of wild weather that won’t soon be forgotten in Ohio. Intense thunderstorms have reached every corner of the state, and strong winds flipped over a car on the interstate north of Columbus. Heavy rainfall put many counties under floo...",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:17:23Z",
      "source": "Solar power World Online",
      "source_url": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Case study: Preparing to power data-driven demand with solar and storage at the Appledale Energy Center",
      "link": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/case-study-preparing-to-power-data-driven-demand-with-solar-and-storage-at-the-appledale-energy-center/",
      "description": "Global engineering consulting firm RINA was engaged by Hawthorne Renewable Energy to support the development of a planned 300 MW solar project combined with a 4-hour, 300 MW battery energy storage system.",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:02:03Z",
      "source": "Renewable Energy World",
      "source_url": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Field lessons from a multi-platform solar portfolio",
      "link": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/08/field-lessons-from-a-multi-platform-solar-portfolio/",
      "description": "In commercial and industrial solar PV work, the mounting surface is rarely the engineer’s choice. Factors of geometry, land availability, shading and budget affect that determination, and the design team inherits the result. But the harder task is what comes next: recognizing how the mounting ...",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:49:50Z",
      "source": "Solar power World Online",
      "source_url": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "1,200-MWh energy storage project comes online for PG&E",
      "link": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/08/1200-mwh-energy-storage-project-comes-online-for-pge/",
      "description": "Arevon Energy has brought online the 300-MW/1,200-MWh Nighthawk Energy Storage Project in Poway, California. Nighthawk is the largest standalone battery storage project in the company\u2019s portfolio. The LFP battery system enhances grid reliability in the San Diego region through a long-term agreement ...",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:38:05Z",
      "source": "Solar power World Online",
      "source_url": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Mark it eight, dude: Another Western utility joins the EDAM",
      "link": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/mark-it-eight-dude-another-western-utility-joins-the-edam/",
      "description": "BHE Montana has entered into a formal agreement to join the California ISO-managed Extended Day-Ahead Market in 2028, further enhancing the value of coordinating resources in the Western United States.",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:35:49Z",
      "source": "Renewable Energy World",
      "source_url": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "PVFARM launches utility-scale BESS project layout platform",
      "link": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/08/pvfarm-launches-utility-scale-bess-project-layout-platform/",
      "description": "PVFARM is now in the energy storage design game after launching the commercial version of its platform for utility-scale battery energy storage (BESS) layout exploration, RE STACK. Together with the original PVFARM platform, RE STACK forms an expanding suite of tools for utility-scale renewable ener...",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:29:55Z",
      "source": "Solar power World Online",
      "source_url": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "France sees sharp rise in solar module recycling",
      "link": "https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/12/france-sees-sharp-rise-in-solar-module-recycling/",
      "description": "France collected 13,760 tonnes of end-of-life solar modules in 2025, up 40% from the previous year, as recycling activity accelerates.\nGovernment agency Soren expects annual volumes to reach nearly 180,000 tonnes by 2040, underscoring the growing importance of recycling to Europe\u2019s industrial supply...",
      "published": "2026-08-12T13:13:23Z",
      "source": "PV Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-magazine.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Europe\u2019s largest battery comes online in Scotland",
      "link": "https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/12/europes-largest-battery-comes-online-in-scotland/",
      "description": "Coalburn 1 is the first of three UK transmission-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) projects developed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to enter commercial operations. \nThe post Europe’s largest battery comes online in Scotland appeared first on pv magazine Global.",
      "published": "2026-08-12T12:51:54Z",
      "source": "PV Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-magazine.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Sonoma State University powers on solar carports and battery storage",
      "link": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/08/sonoma-state-university-powers-on-solar-carports-and-battery-storage/",
      "description": "TotalEnergies has completed a 4.1-MW solar and 1.55-MWh battery storage project at Sonoma State University (SSU), one of the largest solar plus battery systems in Sonoma County, California. Driven by the California State University (CSU) system-wide commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2...",
      "published": "2026-08-12T12:18:52Z",
      "source": "Solar power World Online",
      "source_url": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Korea\u2019s Shinsung E&G opens 350 MW PV module production line",
      "link": "https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/12/koreas-shinsung-eg-opens-350-mw-pv-module-production-line/",
      "description": "The South Korean company says its new PV module production line will supply high-quality n-type solar modules to a series of projects in the Saemangeum development region.\nThe post Korea\u2019s Shinsung E&G opens 350 MW PV module production line appeared first on pv magazine Global.",
      "published": "2026-08-12T11:26:52Z",
      "source": "PV Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-magazine.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Weidm\u00fcller unveils new PV connectors",
      "link": "https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/12/weidmuller-unveils-new-pv-stick-connectors/",
      "description": "Weidm\u00fcller has introduced a tool-free PV-Stick connection system designed to simplify and speed up photovoltaic installations while ensuring reliable connections up to 1,500 V DC.\nThe post Weidm\u00fcller unveils new PV connectors appeared first on pv magazine Global.",
      "published": "2026-08-12T11:13:33Z",
      "source": "PV Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-magazine.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Unlimited long duration, long-lived pumped hydro storage",
      "link": "https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/12/unlimited-long-duration-long-lived-pumped-hydro-storage/",
      "description": "Solar- and wind-dominated grids need abundant long-duration storage, and off-river pumped hydro offers enormous potential, with 800,000 sites worldwide and storage capacity vastly exceeding global requirements. Pumped hydro is mature, low-cost, long-lived, and locally deployable, complementing batte...",
      "published": "2026-08-12T10:04:36Z",
      "source": "PV Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-magazine.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Connecticut elementary school strives for environmental stewardship with solar project",
      "link": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/08/connecticut-elementary-school-strives-for-environmental-stewardship-with-solar-project/",
      "description": "Andover Elementary School in Andover, Connecticut, in partnership with Titan Energy and Greenskies Clean Energy, recently completed a rooftop solar project designed to support the district\u2019s long-term sustainability goals while stabilizing future energy costs. The solar project required years of pla...",
      "published": "2026-08-11T14:06:24Z",
      "source": "Solar power World Online",
      "source_url": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fly into Houston and see this unique solar carport design",
      "link": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/08/fly-into-houston-and-see-this-unique-solar-carport-design/",
      "description": "A unique solar system at Drake Plastics in Cypress, Texas, has been in operation for eight months and is helping the polymer manufacture achieve 30% overall energy use offset. Trinasolar supplied its Vertex N solar panels for a 1.3-MW rooftop and carport system, with the carport system designed to s...",
      "published": "2026-08-11T13:34:58Z",
      "source": "Solar power World Online",
      "source_url": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "SEG completes construction on 4-GW solar panel factory outside Houston",
      "link": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/08/seg-completes-construction-on-4-gw-solar-panel-factory-outside-houston/",
      "description": "SEG Solar last week inaugurated its second U.S. panel assembly site, a 4-GW annual capacity facility in Tomball, Texas. The company also operates a 2-GW panel facility nearby in Houston and is building a third factory in the area. Representing an investment of $200 million and spanning more than 500...",
      "published": "2026-08-11T13:06:57Z",
      "source": "Solar power World Online",
      "source_url": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "OnePlanet says it can get silicon above 95% purity from recycled solar panels",
      "link": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/08/oneplanet-says-it-can-get-silicon-above-95-purity-from-recycled-solar-panels/",
      "description": "OnePlanet releases details today of its proprietary, fully automated recycling process that recovers copper, aluminum and high-purity silicon carrying ore-grade silver from end-of-life solar panels. The process, Photovoltaic Recycling through Integrated Systems and Mechanics (PRISM), has completed e...",
      "published": "2026-08-11T12:00:47Z",
      "source": "Solar power World Online",
      "source_url": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hydropower faces unique challenges in a worldwide race to acquire transformers",
      "link": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydro-power/technology-equipment/hydropower-faces-unique-challenges-in-a-worldwide-race-to-acquire-transformers/",
      "description": "A new report examines how the growing demand for transformers, dependence on imports, and low domestic manufacturing capacity are threatening the nation's hydropower modernization efforts, and some unique challenges that the hydropower industry faces.",
      "published": "2026-08-10T21:13:12Z",
      "source": "Renewable Energy World",
      "source_url": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "CorPower Ocean wins world-first wave energy certification",
      "link": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydro-power/tidal-wave-energy/corpower-ocean-wins-world-first-wave-energy-certification/",
      "description": "The certification confirms the system meets DNV\u2019s reliability and safety requirements and marks progress towards utility-scale wave energy.",
      "published": "2026-08-10T20:33:22Z",
      "source": "Renewable Energy World",
      "source_url": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "What is a sodium-ion battery, and why is everyone talking about it?",
      "link": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/08/what-is-a-sodium-ion-battery-and-why-is-everyone-talking-about-it/",
      "description": "Sodium-based batteries aren’t new to the energy storage market, but interest in their technology began growing in the early 2020s as the industry explores alternatives to lithium. Sodium-ion batteries behave and can be manufactured similarly to common lithium designs, so their adoption is more...",
      "published": "2026-08-10T19:52:13Z",
      "source": "Solar power World Online",
      "source_url": "https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hydropower reform comes to Capitol Hill",
      "link": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydro-power/hydropower-reform-comes-to-capitol-hill/",
      "description": "Several bipartisan bills have been introduced in the House and Senate aiming to shore up hydropower licensing and permitting processes.",
      "published": "2026-08-10T19:51:22Z",
      "source": "Renewable Energy World",
      "source_url": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Case study | Solar on the reservoir: Engineering tank-mounted PV for municipal water systems",
      "link": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/case-study-solar-on-the-reservoir-engineering-tank-mounted-pv-for-municipal-water-systems/",
      "description": "A County of Maui water portfolio in Hawai\u02bbi used circular concrete storage tanks as low-tilt solar platforms after solving the non-penetration, circular-layout, wind-ballast, and maintenance-access constraints that set tank-mounted PV apart from an ordinary rooftop.",
      "published": "2026-08-10T16:39:51Z",
      "source": "Renewable Energy World",
      "source_url": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Is it the future yet? | Factor This Brief",
      "link": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/is-it-the-future-yet-factor-this-brief/",
      "description": "As the reality of nuclear fusion approaches, Base Power attracts a billion bucks and launches a new battery, Eolian starts construction on PJM's biggest BESS, Avantus doubles its credit facility, Antares raises $470M for microreactors, and Sungrow commissions a critical solar-plus-storage project in...",
      "published": "2026-08-10T09:55:00Z",
      "source": "Renewable Energy World",
      "source_url": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "With speed to power in mind, data centers are eyeing fuel cells \u2013 This Week in Cleantech",
      "link": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/with-speed-to-power-in-mind-data-centers-are-eyeing-fuel-cells-this-week-in-cleantech/",
      "description": "On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, Heather Clancy from Trellis discusses why some data center companies see fuel cells as an attractive option for onsite power.",
      "published": "2026-08-07T19:06:08Z",
      "source": "Renewable Energy World",
      "source_url": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "How are redefinitions of reliability and resiliency impacting utilities and their customers?",
      "link": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/how-are-redefinitions-of-reliability-and-resiliency-impacting-utilities-and-their-customers/",
      "description": "Exactly how different utility teams and project stakeholders are approaching the integration of multiple systems to enable reliability will be a focus of DTECH Reliability & Resiliency, August 25-27, 2026.",
      "published": "2026-08-07T15:13:28Z",
      "source": "Renewable Energy World",
      "source_url": "https://www.renewableenergyworld.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "How AI Will Revolutionize the Way We  Use Electricity",
      "link": "https://ases.org/how-ai-will-revolutionize-the-way-we-use-electricity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-ai-will-revolutionize-the-way-we-use-electricity",
      "description": "The short-term load demands that will be placed on the electrical grid over the next four years will be unprecedented. After several decades of near zero load demand growth, the system is about to see an energy shock akin to the oil crisis of the 1970s. Unprecedented Load Demand Growth In combinatio...",
      "published": "2026-08-05T15:23:32Z",
      "source": "American Solar Energy Society",
      "source_url": "https://ases.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "Solar Sal and the 200th Anniversary of the Erie Canal",
      "link": "https://ases.org/solar-sal-and-the-200th-anniversary-of-the-erie-canal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solar-sal-and-the-200th-anniversary-of-the-erie-canal",
      "description": "In the 1800s, many American families were farmers. Think Little House on the Prairie or some other scenario that is vastly different from your current life. Farm work was all about getting the ground ready for seeds, putting seeds in the ground, and hoping to harvest enough for the winter. If you ha...",
      "published": "2026-08-05T15:20:59Z",
      "source": "American Solar Energy Society",
      "source_url": "https://ases.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "EVs and the Grid: Supporting Resilience, or Driving Defection?",
      "link": "https://ases.org/evs-and-the-grid-supporting-resilience-or-driving-defection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evs-and-the-grid-supporting-resilience-or-driving-defection",
      "description": "In 2000, the National Academy of Engineering named mass electrification and automobility as the first and second greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century.1 Now, a quarter century later, the two are converging through electric vehicles (EVs). However, many developments have been met with...",
      "published": "2026-08-05T14:57:41Z",
      "source": "American Solar Energy Society",
      "source_url": "https://ases.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "What Is Really Driving California\u2019s Electricity Bills?",
      "link": "https://ases.org/what-is-really-driving-californias-electricity-bills/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-really-driving-californias-electricity-bills",
      "description": "Californians are paying the second-highest residential electricity rates in the Country, and a popular explanation \u2014 that rooftop solar customers are shifting costs onto everyone else \u2014 has it backwards.1 Bundled average rates in PG&E\u2019s service territory rose from roughly $0.24 per kWh in 2018 ...",
      "published": "2026-08-05T14:35:46Z",
      "source": "American Solar Energy Society",
      "source_url": "https://ases.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "Canadian Solar begins US HJT solar cell production at 6GW facility",
      "link": "https://www.pv-tech.org/canadian-solar-begins-us-hjt-solar-cell-production-at-6gw-facility/",
      "description": "Solar manufacturing giant Canadian Solar has opened the first phase of a 6GW heterojunction technology (HJT) solar cell facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana.",
      "published": "2026-07-24T16:19:48Z",
      "source": "PV Tech",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-tech.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "HOPS backs 500MW solar PV facility for Pantheon Atlas\u2019 AI data centre project",
      "link": "https://www.pv-tech.org/hops-backs-500mw-solar-pv-facility-pantheon-atlas-ai-data-centre-project/",
      "description": "Croatia's HOPS approves transmission blueprint for Pantheon Atlas' planned 1GW Pantheon AI data centre in Topusko.",
      "published": "2026-07-24T16:15:21Z",
      "source": "PV Tech",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-tech.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "\u2018I can\u2019t help but be optimistic\u2019 \u2013 SEMA Coalition head discusses hope and hard truths for US solar manufacturers",
      "link": "https://www.pv-tech.org/i-cant-help-but-be-optimistic-sema-coalition-head-discusses-hope-and-hard-truths-for-us-solar-manufacturers/",
      "description": "PV Tech Premium spoke with Mike Carr, executive director of the SEMA Coalition, about the hollowing out of domestic demand for US solar manufacturing under the Trump administration, the way that US companies are piecing together supply chains and the reasons to still hope for the sector\u2019s future.",
      "published": "2026-07-24T14:46:21Z",
      "source": "PV Tech",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-tech.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "Aiko\u2019s ABC modules receive T\u00dcV Rheinland\u2019s \u2018anti-ignition\u2019 certification",
      "link": "https://www.pv-tech.org/aikos-abc-modules-receive-tuv-rheinland-anti-ignition-certification/",
      "description": "Chinese solar cell and module manufacturer Aiko has received a \u201cPV Module Anti-Ignition Hazard\u201d certification from German technical advisory firm T\u00dcV Rheinland.",
      "published": "2026-07-24T13:17:52Z",
      "source": "PV Tech",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-tech.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "Panamint Capital breaks ground on 1.2GWdc Texas solar project",
      "link": "https://www.pv-tech.org/panamint-capital-breaks-ground-on-1-2gwdc-texas-solar-project/",
      "description": "Panamint Capital has broken ground on the 1.2GWdc solar PV project at its Twin Oaks power station in Robertson County, Texas.",
      "published": "2026-07-24T11:37:25Z",
      "source": "PV Tech",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-tech.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "Taiwanese JV to establish 1GW module assembly plant in the US",
      "link": "https://www.pv-tech.org/taiwanese-jv-to-establish-1gw-module-assembly-plant-in-the-us/",
      "description": "Taiwanese solar PV manufacturers Sino-American Silicon Products and United Renewable Energy Co. have formed a joint venture to establish a module assembly plant in the US.",
      "published": "2026-07-24T09:21:07Z",
      "source": "PV Tech",
      "source_url": "https://www.pv-tech.org"
    }
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