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The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) hosted SOLAR 2025, the 54th annual National Solar Conference, August 4–6, 2025, at the University of Colorado Boulder. The event brought together thought leaders, innovators, policymakers, students, faculty, researchers, and advocates from across the solar and renewable energy community to share ideas, inspire innovation, and build momentum for the …
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Read moreGoldenvoice, the live entertainment subsidiary of AEG, is reshaping the sustainability landscape of large-scale music festivals. From Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Festival to Tyler the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival and Portola Music Festival, the company is demonstrating that renewable energy practices are not just aspirational—they’re operational. At the heart of …
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Read moreGoldenvoice, the live entertainment subsidiary of AEG, is reshaping the sustainability landscape of large-scale music festivals. From Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Festival to Tyler the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival and Portola Music Festival, the company is demonstrating that renewable energy practices are not just aspirational—they’re operational. At the heart of …
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Read moreSolar system recycling is now a rapidly growing business, working to keep pace with the growth of the solar industry. The number of solar recycling companies across the U.S. has been increasing exponentially in the last several years. The map on DOE’s website includes only a fraction of the companies now recycling solar systems. Ideally, …
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Read moreSolar system recycling is now a rapidly growing business, working to keep pace with the growth of the solar industry. The number of solar recycling companies across the U.S. has been increasing exponentially in the last several years. The map on DOE’s website includes only a fraction of the companies now recycling solar systems. Ideally, …
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Read moreIn war-torn Ukraine, where drone attacks have become a daily threat and infrastructure lies in ruins, survival now hinges on more than just food and shelter—it hinges on access to power. As electricity grids are crippled by conflict and public utilities are rendered unreliable or entirely destroyed, the need for off-grid, secure energy sources has …
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Read moreBack when I served under Secretary Chu at the Department of Energy, we used to say energy efficiency was the “low-hanging fruit”— or even “the fruit on the ground”. Fast forward 15 years, and the landscape has changed dramatically. AI, cryptocurrency, and data centers are driving energy demand through the roof, and we now accept …
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Read moreA Hard Reset for Clean Energy The mood in solar has shifted. We’re no longer celebrating the surge of the Inflation Reduction Act; we’re managing the fallout of accelerated timelines, policy reversals, and mounting delays.1 Developers are racing against the clock. Projects are being held up by permitting bottlenecks and interconnection queues wrapped in red …
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Read moreIn dry conditions with wet winters and shade-loving crops, combining solar and farming can create a synergistic effect where both energy and crop production are enhanced. Agrivoltaics, pairing solar energy with farming and ranching–vegetation and livestock–can boost production and control wind and soil erosion, increase pollinator habitat, and promote soil health. Crops are sheltered from …
Read moreThe solar industry is not just about clean energy – it is an economic powerhouse that drives investment, job creation, and technological innovation across the U.S. With over $70 billion in private investment flowing into the sector and more than 280,000 Americans employed in solar-related jobs, the industry’s rapid expansion demonstrates its critical role in …
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Read moreAs Texas leads the nation in solar deployment, its family farms face a looming generational cliff: only 2% of farms are passed down intact. Agrivoltaics offers a powerful solution, allowing farmers to maintain their land, diversify income, and build climate resilience. Recent United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding, including $2.2 million for the University …
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Read moreIn the race to meet renewable energy goals as demand rises across the United States, farm and ranch land is increasingly becoming a target for solar development. According to the American Farmland Trust’s (AFT) Farms Under Threat: 2040 analysis, there is potential that 83% of solar built by 2040 will be sited on farmland within …
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Read moreAgrivoltaics – co-locating solar panels with agriculture or ecological restoration – has won traction within the last decade, offering a win-win for developers and communities by allowing energy production and farming to work hand in hand.1 Yet prairie ecosystems, despite stretching far beyond the Great Plains into states from California to Illinois, are not always …
Read moreWhen you survey the wind turbines and oil rigs that cover vast swaths of the tallgrass prairie of the Osage Nation in northeast Oklahoma, you could be forgiven for assuming that this development matched a robust energy infrastructure across the entire Nation. Like many tribal and rural communities, however, the development of these assets has …
Read moreAs the world becomes more unpredictable, many countries, including the United States, are prioritizing energy independence. Achieving net-zero carbon emissions in addition means getting the most out of every available resource and this will be difficult for any country that relies solely on others to meet their energy demands. To fulfill our growing energy needs, …
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Read moreWithout Congressional action focused on reducing fossil fuel consumption, we will soon be facing even more intense hurricanes and wildfires, sea level rise, mass extinction of species, the death of our oceans, resource wars, and millions of climate refugees. Congressional Action Needed I am hopeful that you see the urgency to act now to help …
Read moreEnergy independence is in many ways a contradiction in terms. The American Way of Life depends conspicuously upon energy, not just for heat and light, but transportation, information, and fabrication. What we call “work” today consists mostly of operating machines. Our world is embodied energy. “Energy” is a state of dependency: the dependency of a …
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Read moreAs we celebrate the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter, his achievements in advancing environmental policies and specifically renewable energy must be considered among his most significant. As the Biden administration ends and the Trump presidency begins, we are reminded of a very similar time 44 years ago when the country transitioned from the Carter …
Read moreRenters are interested in solar PV installations, for their community if not for themselves. Meanwhile, most house-rich but cash-poor participants have not spent time investigating something they lack the capital to deploy. Since 2018, my team at Indicia Consulting has been researching solar adoption around heat resilience and disadvantaged communities in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley …
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Read moreNow, more than ever, everyone must be attentive, informed and proactive. Renewable Energy Advocates Educate friends, family and the wider community and make your voice heard with representatives at all levels of government and in the press about how clean energy adoption leads to healthier, cleaner, more economically secure and resilient communities. Renewable Energy …
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