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.

Rooftop solar panels and complimentary battery storage units have become a popular option for Houstonians looking to minimize power disruptions during extreme weather events. Solar owners, however, ...

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, ...

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 ...

Researchers propose a unique numerical decision-making framework for solar panel protection against extreme weather conditions. The framework combines advanced wind simulations with machine learning ...

The Earth is getting hotter and the storms costlier. In March 2023, a hailstorm in Georgia damaged more than 13,000 vehicles at Kia’s West Point assembly plant. As the automaker sought a way to ...

VDE Americas, the global leader in technical advisory and catastrophic risk assessment and mitigation services for solar, today announced the launch of its VDE Hail Risk Atlas. Designed to forecast ...