Rooftop & Residential
Richmond Council Rejects Rooftop Solar Deal in Narrow 4-5 Vote
Richmond City Council rejected a rooftop solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with developer Secure Solar Futures in a narrow 4-5 vote, ending a session that ran until 11 p.m. The deal would have plac...
National Solar Tour Returns to Northeast Ohio for 33rd Year
The American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour returns to Northeast Ohio from October 2 to 4, marking the tour's 33rd year with guided bus tours, open houses and an electric vehicle rally acr...
Vertical bifacial solar panels power Queens rooftop with green roof
A rooftop in the Willets Point industrial area of Queens, New York, is demonstrating how vertical bifacial solar panels can resolve a growing conflict between renewable energy and green-roof regulatio...
Samudera powers warehouse with 754 kWp rooftop solar system
Samudera Logistics Services, a subsidiary of Samudera, has brought a rooftop solar power system at its warehouse facility into full operation. The installation marks a concrete step in the company's b...
ASES National Solar Tour and SOLAR 2026 Conference Set for October
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is preparing for a busy autumn season with two major initiatives: the National Solar Tour and the SOLAR 2026 national conference. The events aim to bridge gras...
Net-zero home tour opens for ASES National Solar Tour 2026
A net-zero home in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, will be open to the public as part of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) National Solar Tour from October 2 to 4. The free open-house event giv...
Copper launches Charlie 2.0 induction stove with built-in battery storage
Copper, the company behind the first induction stove with a built-in battery, has launched the next generation of its superefficient electric range. The new model, called the Charlie 2.0, arrived on T...
Record heat pump grants signal growing solar-plus-heat-pump opportunity
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) in the UK issued a record number of heat pump grants in August, marking the highest monthly total since the programme launched in 2022. The milestone suggests heat pump...
Thailand's solar scheme faces cost hurdles for low-use households
Thailand’s proposed 50-billion-baht (US$1.5 billion) rooftop-solar support scheme faces a fundamental challenge: whether the subsidy can make solar adoption attractive to low-use households who cannot...
Buro Happold Engineers New Islington Rooftop Solar Energy Scheme
A new rooftop solar energy scheme in the London Borough of Islington is set to expand the area's distributed generation capacity, with engineering consultancy Buro Happold involved in the project's de...