Engineers at Rice University have solved a long-standing conundrum in making stable, efficient solar panels out of halide perovskites. Chemical and biomolecular engineer Aditya Mohite says the new approach is Continue Reading
s Tens of thousands of solar panels are sitting unused in warehouses across Europe just as the continent struggles with an unprecedented energy crisis. The spike in electricity prices after Continue Reading
European spot power prices fell on Thursday as German solar supply is seen rising, while French nuclear availability increased. German baseload power for delivery on Friday was down 6.2% to Continue Reading
Solar panels work optimally at around 25oC. This summer brought record-breaking heat, with temperatures reaching as high as 40oC in the UK. Solar panels become less efficient as temperatures rise. Continue Reading
Photovoltaic modules at a solar power plant near Golmud, Qinghai province, China. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Bloomberg News China’s government is preparing to intervene to halt soaring polysilicon prices that have Continue Reading
U.S. solar energy prices rose 8.1% in the second quarter as projects were stalled by a Commerce Department investigation into tariffs on products from Southeast Asia and soaring input costs, Continue Reading
China may bar solar developers from building panels on farmland as the government weighs the importance of food security against its clean energy goals. Three ministries including the National Energy Continue Reading
President Joe Biden President Joe Biden is trying to promote solar development in the US using the same Cold War-era law Donald Trump invoked to prop up money-losing coal plants: Continue Reading
President Joe Biden will declare a 24-month tariff exemption on Monday for solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations after an investigation froze imports and stalled projects in the United Continue Reading
A solar farm under construction in Portage, Pennsylvania. Photographer: Justin Merriman/Bloomberg President Joe Biden will take executive action to boost the US solar sector, seeking to revive clean energy projects Continue Reading
The European Union should set an ambitious goal for boosting solar energy capacity across the region as it seeks to free itself from a dependency on Russian gas, according to Continue Reading
The U.S. solar industry is warning of a big slowdown in project installations this year as global supply chain disruptions and the threat of new U.S. tariffs on panel imports Continue Reading
China is set to install a record amount of wind and solar power capacity this year as the country strives to meet climate goals while reducing its reliance on the Continue Reading
Despite the global push to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, coal remains a key part of America’s energy mix. A new study suggests that Texas could replace nearly 100% of Continue Reading
The European Commission will do “whatever it takes” to rebuild Europe’s industry manufacturing parts for solar installations, the EU’s energy commissioner said on Thursday, as the bloc draws up plans Continue Reading
Solar and wind power can grow enough to limit global warming to 1.5C if the 10-year average compound growth rate of 20% can be maintained to 2030, independent climate think Continue Reading
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is further driving up the price of renewable-energy projects, which were already facing supply-chain strains and raw-materials increases before the war. The new pressures, which are Continue Reading
Floating solar panels on the surface of the Hapcheon Dam in South Korea. The project can generate enough to power 20,000 homes, according to Hanwha Solutions. With little usable land Continue Reading
Solar panels in the Gobi desert, in Dunhuang, Gansu province, China. Bloomberg News China aims to greatly expand its wind and solar power capacity over the next several years through Continue Reading
Germany is encouraging farmers to install solar panels alongside crops in a bid to accelerate the expansion of renewable power. The government will support farmers in setting aside as much Continue Reading
China is forecast to add record solar power in 2022 despite continued high material costs as the country pushes forward with a massive renewable build-out to reach its ambitious climate Continue Reading
A US solar power boom is at risk of stalling just as the country needs a surge in clean energy projects to meet its goals to strip carbon from electricity Continue Reading
Solar developers added almost 2.9 GW of capacity in Southeast US in 2021, a 20% increase to the region’s cumulative total but below 2020’s near-4-GW addition. Pandemic-related supply chain issues Continue Reading
The supply chain snarl that tripled the price of a key raw material for solar panels is about to get fixed, clearing the way for a renewed boom in the Continue Reading
This year, the company is attempting to push solutions for the home and the grid. Illustration: Baptiste Virot for Bloomberg Businessweek Elon Musk has long insisted that Tesla Inc. is Continue Reading
Silicon Ranch Corp, the U.S. solar project developer backed by Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) , on Thursday said it raised $775 million in equity capital from new and existing investors. Continue Reading
Among vast fields of corn and soybeans in rural northwest Indiana, construction workers broke ground in October on what will be the largest solar farm in the United States. The Continue Reading
U.S. officials announced approval Tuesday of two solar projects in California and moved to open up public lands in three other Western states to potential solar development, as part of Continue Reading
India is going all-in on renewable energy, with big plans to scale up its solar sector. As a part of the move, India is looking to cut ties with China Continue Reading
The U.S. solar industry is set to be torn between huge opportunities and major stumbling blocks in the coming months and years, and it will likely see a wild “solar Continue Reading
Savion operates more than130 projects across US Purchase dips into Shell’s renewable fund In pursuit of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, Shell plans to expand its global solar portfolio with Continue Reading
Australia’s accelerating energy transition will see half of all homes installed with rooftop solar in the early 2030s, helping to spur a faster exit from coal-fired power generation, according to Continue Reading
Chile is planning to build a 15,000 km subsea cable for a cost of more than $2 billion to send solar energy to China This project would solve one of Continue Reading
A U.S. judge overseeing trade issues on Tuesday overturned a decision by then-President Donald Trump to allow a reimposition of tariffs on some imported solar panels. The decision by Judge Continue Reading
While the Australian government has dragged its feet on committing to a net-zero climate target in one of the world’s biggest fossil fuel exporters, the nation’s 10 million households are Continue Reading
The world’s largest hydro-floating solar farm has begun generating power in Thailand. Here’s how the hybrid system works. A floating solar farm that’s equivalent to about 70 soccer fields in Continue Reading
The surging cost of manufacturing materials and shipping could threaten 50 gigawatts (GW) – a staggering 56% – of the 90 GW of global utility PV developments planned for 2022, Continue Reading
Spot prices for polysilicon bottomed at $6.30/kg in mid-2020 and have jumped 600% to $36.09/kg as of last week Bank of America: Perhaps the cost of polysilicon and ultimately solar Continue Reading
The world’s largest oil companies are under growing pressure from shareholders and society to reduce emissions and show efforts to fight the worst effects of climate change. Everyone in the Continue Reading
An unexpected surge in demand for silicon, mainly from the solar energy industries in China, Europe, and the United States, has lead to large deficits and fuelled a price rally Continue Reading
New solar power capacity additions in the United States are on track to book a record year despite supply chain disruptions that have seen price spikes that have effectively put Continue Reading
New U.S. solar installations soared 45% in the second quarter and are on track for a record year despite a supply chain squeeze that has increased the cost of both Continue Reading
Grid parity, resilient networks and strategic partnerships have spurred growth in the world’s solar panel manufacturing capacity in recent years, to 330 gigawatts (GW) in mid-2021. A Rystad Energy analysis Continue Reading
About seven years ago, Vince Allen barged into the garage he shared with some flatmates in a Sydney suburb and set about trying to shake up the solar industry. He Continue Reading
On the outskirts of Toledo, a short drive from Interstate 90, thousands of glass panels rumble along assembly lines at a factory that will help determine whether the Biden administration Continue Reading
Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output, but one that would require Continue Reading
Wind and solar power generation across EU markets peaked at 123 GW Aug. 17 amid a spell in the wind that helped ease record spot power prices, grid operator data Continue Reading
Solar could supply more than 40% of the nation’s electricity by 2035 – up from 3% today – if Congress adopts policies like tax credits for renewable energy projects and Continue Reading
Local residents, ranchers, and farmers are opposing plans for the largest solar power facility in the San Francisco Bay Area, suing the county that approved the project and potentially opening Continue Reading
Singapore unveiled on Wednesday one of the world’s largest floating solar panel farms, spanning an area equivalent to 45 football fields and producing enough electricity to power the island’s five Continue Reading
