German wind, solar power output set for record week
Wind, solar forecast to top 5 TWh for first time Monday set 2019 high with peaks above 50 GW Forecast shows week 10 to average over 30 GW London — Continue Reading
MIT Professors: This Is The Energy System Of The Future
Thanks to continuously declining costs, a hybrid renewable electricity generation system that combines wind, solar, and storage could become competitive with the cheapest fossil fuel electricity in the United States—combined-cycle Continue Reading
The World’s Largest Battery To Power The Permian
Borden County, Texas, is set to become the home of the world’s largest battery storage system in 2021. IP Juno, a unit of Intersect Power LLC, has recently outlined plans Continue Reading
U.S. Solar Industry Gains 150,000 Jobs In Eight Years
The U.S. solar power industry workforce expanded by 150,000 jobs in the period 2010 to 2018, the latest census from the Solar Foundation found. Last year alone, however, the sector Continue Reading
Solar Investment Plunges Amid Panel Glut
Global spending on solar energy declined by almost a quarter last year to US$130.8 billion, mainly on the back of a regulatory policy overhaul in China that led to an Continue Reading
Is Solar Growth Really Lagging?
Solar makes sense. It’s cost efficient, it’s eco-friendly and has no carbon footprint, electricity is generated in the same grid where it is consumed, and the price of installing panels Continue Reading
Top Trends To Watch In Renewable Energy In 2019
This year has seen several major policy changes in renewable energy, especially in solar. China surprised everyone in June by announcing that it would not issue approvals for any new Continue Reading
Trump tariffs put brakes on US solar
The cost of solar power has plunged over the past decade, making it highly competitive against fossil fuel generation in many parts of the US, and it also often benefits Continue Reading
U.S. solar takes hit from Trump tariffs but is cheaper than ever: report
U.S. solar installations fell 15 percent in the third quarter as the Trump administration’s tariffs on overseas-made panels forced developers to put off large projects, according to a report commissioned Continue Reading
The Solar Tech Flying Under The Radar
Solar energy is no longer a cutting-edge technology. The public is well-acquainted with the sight of solar panels dotting the rooftops of their cities, and the sight is only becoming Continue Reading