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The solar company logged $1.64 billion in revenue, down from $2.36 billion in the previous year’s Q2.

Several utilities have proposed hydrogen-capable generating units in their resource plans, a research center reports. But hydrogen projects face hurdles such that they “may not work,” and they conflict with renewables, another research group says.

The number and scope of electric vehicle regulations and charging incentives are increasing.

Researchers in Morocco have examined the effects of an anti-reflective coating on solar panel performance under desert conditions and have found that it enhanced both the annual performance ratio and the energy yield by 2% and 5.5%, respectively. They have also found it to be durable and able to withstand dry cleaning methods under accelerated testing.

Researchers have conducted a field study across two growing seasons, growing different kinds of vegetables under three types of modules with 40%, 5%, and 0% transparency. Their work is the first replicated research experiment that evaluates module transparency in an irrigated vegetable field setting.

Terrasmart reports that the hail mitigation system uses cloud-based monitoring to automatically trigger optimum stow position to protect solar assets without requiring operator intervention.

Also on the rise: GM signs agreement to match assembly plant power demand with solar. A new way to cool solar modules. And more.

A group of interested parties, including the state’s utilities and the Granite State Hydropower Association, agreed on a settlement that calls for the rate to stay the same for two years.

The automaker entered a 15-year, 180 MW solar power purchase agreement (PPA).

D.R. Horton selected Streetleaf as a national vendor for its new home communities.