First Solar, a major solar panel manufacturer based in the United States, will invest $1.2 billion in building its fourth U.S. factory while boosting operations at existing plants. The expanded operations will create nearly 1,000 new jobs, reports the New York Times.  “This investment is an important step toward achieving self-sufficiency in solar technology, which, in turn,…

Devon Energy Corp is one of several oil and gas companies who will partner with a Tulsa non-profit founded by the George Kaiser Family Foundation to attract tech startups to Oklahoma, reports Bloomberg. The group aims to bring as many as 2,000 tech jobs to the state over the next decade, in an effort to diversify…

Farmers and researchers have teamed up to experiment with installing solar panels over crops, a combination called ‘agrivoltaics’ that is showing promise, reports Axios. Shade-loving crops like kale and root vegetables thrive under solar panels, and farmers and landowners benefit from a new way to profit off their land as they deal with economic uncertainty. Read…