New York — Adding energy storage systems to solar PV installations at the panel level can provide advantages over rooftop solar projects with separate storage components by eliminating the need for additional inverters, but the technology is probably not ideal for utility-scale projects, researchers said Wednesday. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes personalize your experience. Register Now Austin, …

<!– //www.cnbc.com/staticContent/showads.js –> MENUSEARCH QUOTES Sustainable Energy More than 2 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic solar capacity was installed in the U.S. during the second quarter of 2018, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). While this represents a 9 percent year-on-year decrease, the U.S. is still expected to more …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Rafael Guzmán and Leinaí Romero spent more than four months without power after Hurricane Maria struck last September, relying on a generator to run a refrigerator, two fans and cellphone chargers. When the married couple learned in April they were having a baby, they made a pledge: “We aren’t going through that again.” They installed 16 solar …

JACQUEVILLE (IVORY COAST) (AFP) –  Hi-tech, cheap — and quiet. The Ivorian resort of Jacqueville just outside Abidjan is betting on solar-powered three-wheelers as it looks to replace traditional but noisy and dirty bush taxis. “It’s cheaper and relaxing!” says local trader Sandrine Tetelo, of the Chinese-made “Saloni” or “Antara” tricycles, which could eventually spell the end for old-school “woro-woro” four-wheelers …

Permitting and inspections are notoriously tedious tasks. In the rooftop solar industry, they’re also very costly — when industry members say they don’t need to be. To fix the issue, the Solar Energy Industries Association and The Solar Foundation today launched the Solar Automated Permit Pro​cessing (SolarAPP) initiative, which is designed to streamline permitting and slash the cost of installing solar on homes and businesses. …

The Capital City’s goal of total renewable energy may be three decades away, but you wouldn’t know it by the breakneck pace its energy policymakers have set. The city recently received kudos from the Sierra Club for its June commitment to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050 in its “Ready for 100%” report, a campaign the organization has been backing …