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 ...

Terrasmart is rolling out a new stow feature for its single-axis tracker that can protect solar panels from destructive hailstorms. Terrasmart focuses on optimizing the performance and efficiency of ...

When hail the size of golf balls or baseballs comes crashing down, the damage can be devastating. For solar farms — and the homeowners and businesses that rely on them — a single storm can shatter ...

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, ...

When a baseball-size hailstone slams into a solar panel at more than 90 mph, the result is not pretty. We saw this in March, when a hailstorm decimated parts of the 350-megawatt Fighting Jays solar ...

North America’s $14 billion large-scale solar industry is a “sitting duck” with glass panels sitting in fields with “little to no protection,” said VDE Americas, a technical due-diligence and ...

The project was damaged amid a storm that tore the roof from one local resident’s house. Image: Fighting Jays Hailstorms have damaged the 350MW Fighting Jays solar project in south-east Texas, raising ...

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 ...

Vaisala’s new hail alert feature gives solar operators a 60-minute, site-specific warning of a coming hailstorm. Image: Vaisala Xweather. Finnish forecasting provider Vaisala has launched a new hail ...

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, ...

Hailstorms are increasing in frequency and severity in South Africa, presenting a greater risk of damaging solar panels.