An in-depth report on the feasibility of agrivoltaics in Washington state found that elevated single-axis tracking arrays in apple orchards showed strong potential to reduce sunburn risk on crops by 34% to 95%, the report found, the arrays outperforming conventional shade cloths.

Last week, the EPA made the case that they overstepped their legal authority by affirming in 2009 that greenhouse gas emissions harm human health and implementing emissions rules in response. The EPA offered an “alternative” justification for the reversal, in which it attempts to downplay the link between human-caused emissions and global warming.

Two dem congresswomen asked the Government Accountability Office to issue a legal decision re whether the DOE violated key appropriations laws by shifting hundreds of millions of dollars provided for research and development of clean energy sources to fund energy sources Trump favors instead.

UtilityDive discusses how utilities can focus planning and investment around the risk that comes with more and more extreme climate events. They suggest a dedicated team with clear ownership and responsibility for in-depth and iterative scoping and setting of expectations among internal and external stakeholders. They also talk about conducting model-based evals across an integrated modeling platform, ensuring load data used for planning and evaluation reflects weather dependency for selected conditions and tech, and comparing baseline model results to results with the various adaptations in place.

This article looks at the impact of AI design and installation in the resi and small commercial markets. It analyzes how design and proposals have been streamlined, how apps like Sunbase, Scanifly, and Aurora Solar are tapping it, and what it’s doing to simplify the use of storage and energy flow management as well as O&M and field service response.

The CEO of SolarApp+ talks about why its key element post-IRA in resi. He discusses its benefits re expediting permitting and why it lowers costs for all stakeholders and pushes industry growth as the ITC phases out.

The Energy Show talks with Nico Johnson re SunCast as well as the evolution of the solar and clean energy movement. He talks about SunCast’s mission and formation and offers stories about what has shaped solar’s growth. They also discuss industry trends, innovations, and challenges. The video is below.