Rooftop & Residential
UK solar installations hit highest 12-month total since 2012
The United Kingdom added 291,000 solar PV installations in the 12 months to August 2026, the highest number in any 12-month period since 2012, according to new figures from the Department for Energy S...
U.S. Residential Solar Battery Attachment Hits 37% in 2025
Battery storage attachment rates for new U.S. residential solar installations jumped to 37% in 2025, up from 25% in 2024, according to data published by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). T...
Tongwei Launches TNC 2.0 FULLX G12R-48 for Premium Residential Rooftops
Tongwei Solar has introduced the TNC 2.0 FULLX G12R-48, a residential photovoltaic module designed to push performance boundaries within the widely adopted 1762 × 1134 × 30 mm industry-standard form f...
U.S. small-scale solar adds 1.6 GW as solar leads new capacity
U.S. small-scale solar added about 1.6 GW of new capacity in Q2 2026, keeping solar the leading source of new generating capacity nationwide. Solar accounted for 55 percent of all new U.S. capacity du...
Milton Keynes Family Escapes Energy Bills With Solar Retrofit
British households are absorbing a 4% rise in the energy price cap this month, with a further 16% increase forecast for January — the highest charges in three years. Against that backdrop, the Naylor ...
Three East Yorkshire schools cut energy bills with rooftop solar
Three schools in East Yorkshire are cutting their energy bills through new rooftop solar installations, a move that pairs immediate cost relief with progress toward long-term carbon targets.
Heliene launches all-black module as Sunrun signs purchase deal
Heliene has launched a new 108HC All-Black solar module and signed a purchase agreement with Sunrun, the US residential solar leader, for the new product. The deal pairs Heliene's latest rooftop offer...
Minnesota high school students build solar kits in new STEM class
Tracy Area High School (TAHS) in Minnesota is giving students hands-on experience with solar energy through a new STEM elective course. The class, offered for the first time this year to students in g...
National Solar Tour 2026 Opens Thousands of Sites Across US
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) will host the 31st National Solar Tour on October 2-4, 2026, opening hundreds of residential, community and net-zero solar sites to the public across all 50 st...
DC Connector Failures Drive Majority of Rooftop PV Fires
DC connectors account for only a fraction of a percent of total system capital expenditure, yet their failure can have dire consequences for photovoltaic installations. Research from the Netherlands O...