The frequency of hailstorms in Europe has exceeded 10,000 in the past year, with larger hailstones, up to 10 cm, damaging vehicles, greenhouses, and solar panels.
In Texas, hailstones threaten solar panels by knocking baseball-sized holes into them, indicating an increasing risk for solar energy infrastructure due to climate change.
Insurance companies will only provide hail coverage for solar farms if panels can tilt at least 70 degrees to minimize damage from hail strikes.
Some solar farms are adapting to potential hail damage by modifying their systems to allow panels to stand almost upright during hail warnings.
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