When golf ball-sized hail started hammering Texas last spring, solar panels across the state faced their ultimate test. The verdict? Most panels emerged unscathed, proving that today's solar ...

In the first installment of this two-part series on hail loss prevention, I presented the results of a real-world case study demonstrating the efficacy of the solar industry’s hail defenses.

Severe hail events have caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to US solar energy infrastructure The majority of utility-scale solar plants exist in high-risk “Hail Alley” VDE Hail Risk ...

GCube Insurance (GCube), an underwriter for renewable energy has released a report stating that the solar industry needs to confront the escalating frequency and severity of hailstorms with pragmatic, ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a way to protect solar panels against hail and other wind-blown storm debris," said an inventor, from Marquez, Texas, "so I ...

A study by underwriter GCube Insurance found that while hail damage accounted for just 1.4% of insurance claims filed for US solar projects in the five years preceding the study, those claims made up ...

As Texas becomes the country’s leader in generating solar power, the state’s propensity for severe hailstorms is a hazard that energy companies aim to manage. I’m writing about solar and hail this ...

Flow Power’s 5.8MW Cootamundra solar PV plant in New South Wales (pictured). Image: Flow Power. Solar manufacturer Canadian Solar has partnered with Australian energy retailer Flow Power to supply ...

Scientists have found that a dye made from red onion skin extract, combined with nanocellulose, offers a 99.9% protection rate against UV rays for solar cells. This bio-filter material outperforms ...