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Nova Scotia’s latest DER Roadmap opens the door to new distributed energy markets
What the report proposes, and what it does not
Insight
Massive fire at solar-powered warehouse in Los Angeles triggered shelter-in-place orders for thousands of residents
A smaller rooftop solar fire occurred at the same warehouse in 2024.
Perspective
Alberta looks to repurpose abandoned wells as micro solar projects
Can micro solar farms turn oil and gas liabilities into clean power for nearly every home in the province?
Perspective
When the world’s largest battery plant burned, toxic metal fallout scattered for miles
The Moss Landing battery fire sent hazardous fumes and burnt battery debris across nearby communities.
Perspective
Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains
Broken and worn-out solar panels can be recycled, but it’s not easy.
Insight
Ontario’s Energy Plan mixes nuclear and rooftop solar — my full analysis
The plan, a first for the province, is a 25-year roadmap that combines nuclear, gas, and distributed energy like solar and storage to ...
Insight
Chickens, sheep and solar panels: the Alberta farm that’s doing it all
Can solar panels and agriculture really co-exist? A new project near Calgary is trying to prove they can.
Insight
Ontario homeowner battles $20K bill to remove solar panels after safety concerns mount
Ryan Adams says he installed rooftop solar to “do his part” for the environment—but didn’t expect snow hazards, nesting birds, or a costly ...
Insight
46 solar inverter flaws from leading manufacturers could be exploited by hackers
Critical security flaws in solar inverters from Sungrow, Growatt, and SMA pose potential threats to power grid stability, despite recent patches from manufacturers.
Insight
Trump rescinds Defense Production Act support for domestic solar manufacturing
Reversal of Biden-era policies impacts U.S. clean energy initiatives
Perspective
MIT-alumni startup is making solar projects cheaper and faster with robot automation
Charge Robotics, founded by MIT alumni, has created a system that automatically assembles and installs completed sections of large solar farms.
Science and Technology
Engineers take apart batteries from Tesla and BYD to see what’s inside
The batteries showed unexpected similarities.








