2025 Rising Star: Jacob Juan Carlos Yang, Amp Your Story
Solar Power World is proud to present the second-annual SPW Rising Stars. These solar industry workers are improving the industry and inspiring others to join the clean energy workforce. Read all of our Rising Star profiles here. Solar success stories wouldn’t reach the public without the many communications professionals who work tirelessly to spread the… […]
2025 Rising Star: David Koper, Burns & McDonnell
Solar Power World is proud to present the second-annual SPW Rising Stars. These solar industry workers are improving the industry and inspiring others to join the clean energy workforce. Read all of our Rising Star profiles here. Cutting soft costs and streamlining workflows is top of mind for the country’s largest solar developers. David Koper,… […]
2025 Rising Star: Connor Hogan, OnePlanet Recycling
Solar Power World is proud to present the second-annual SPW Rising Stars. These solar industry workers are improving the industry and inspiring others to join the clean energy workforce. Read all of our Rising Star profiles here. End-of-life planning for solar projects is an increasingly important topic to the industry, with early projects aging and… […]
2025 Rising Star: Dennis Weaver, VDE Americas
Solar Power World is proud to present the second-annual SPW Rising Stars. These solar industry workers are improving the industry and inspiring others to join the clean energy workforce. Read all of our Rising Star profiles here. As increasing extreme weather threatens utility solar projects, the industry is working to generate better risk predictions and… […]
Solar Power World’s 2025 Rising Stars
The solar + storage industry is at an inflection point, with federal pushback threatening to derail progress but unending energy demand requiring these solutions. Whether the industry weathers these challenges and comes out stronger comes down to the thousands of dedicated people working every day to improve systems. Solar Power World is honored to recognize… […]
Qcells furloughs 1,000 workers at Georgia solar panel assembly facilities
Solar panel manufacturer Qcells revealed on Friday that it would furlough one-third of its workers at its two plants in Georgia. The 1,000 employees will temporarily have reduced pay and working hours due to increased detentions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of solar cells and other upstream panel components. Qcells will also lay… […]
Four ways the right solar software pays for itself
Margins are tight. Competition is fierce. Homeowner expectations keep rising. In today’s solar market, you need software that delivers measurable results. We’ve already seen how inefficiencies quietly eat away at profitability, and how reclaiming lost time can transform your bottom line. But time savings is just one piece of the ROI puzzle. Read the full… […]
What homeowners think about solar as the Federal Tax Credit winds down
As the 30% federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) on solar begins its phase-out at the end of 2025, new survey data reveals a striking truth: while interest in solar is growing, confusion about costs, incentives, and savings could leave thousands of homeowners and installers on the sidelines. We surveyed 1,000 U.S. consumers age 25 and… […]
PV module recycling gains momentum as waste volumes surge globally
A comprehensive new report from IEA PVPS Task 12 reveals how countries around the world are managing the growing volumes of end-of-life solar modules, implementing regulations and scaling recycling infrastructure to handle the expected increment in PV waste over the coming decades. From pv magazine Global The “Status of PV Module Recycling in IEA PVPS […]
Selling residential solar after ITC expiration
Aurora Solar survey reveals that with the demise of the investment tax credit, installers should renew their focus on state incentives and design payment options that work for each unique case. With the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) expiring in just a little over two months, U.S. residential solar installations have been booming. Aurora Solar conducted […]
