SEIA/Mackenzie project 13 GW of new solar for 2019 5.4 GW of new utility-scale announced in Texas Houston — Data released Thursday in the Solar Energy Industries Association third-quarter 2019 Continue Reading
Tariffs could cut private investment by $19 billion between 2017 and 2021 Trade group makes case ahead of Thursday ITC hearing New York — The Solar Energy Industries Association said Continue Reading
More than thirty years ago a giant tower was built in Manzanares, Spain, to produce electricity in a way that at the time must have seen even more eccentric than Continue Reading
“Every five days, the sun provides the Earth with as much energy as all proven supplies of oil, coal, and natural gas,” reports Singularity Hub in a powerful summation of Continue Reading
Heliogen, a company that is transforming sunlight to create and replace fuels, recently announced its launch and also said that it has—for the first time commercially—concentrated solar energy to exceed Continue Reading
Heliogen Heliogen believes it has the zero-carbon solar solution for the largest emitters. Heliogen, a clean energy company supported by Bill Gates and Patrick Soon-Shiong, this week claimed it has Continue Reading
A clean energy startup, backed by Bill Gates , says it has achieved for the first time commercially very high temperatures from solar energy that could replace the need for Continue Reading
In the eyes of many investors and climate activists, ExxonMobil is the worst of them all—it is nowhere near the recent climate pledges of its European rivals and it has Continue Reading
New solar photovoltaic (PV) installations are set to reach a record high this year, driven by improving markets in Europe and the United States and fast growth in India and Continue Reading
Solar modules prices in the United States have reversed in recent months the trend of steady declines of the past few years, as many U.S. solar companies are hoarding panels Continue Reading
America’s biggest solar power developers are stockpiling panels to lock in a 30% federal tax credit set to start phasing out next year, a strategy that could backfire if projects Continue Reading
“Concentrating solar power (CSP) plants,” explains the Solar Energy Industries Association, “use mirrors to concentrate the sun’s energy to drive traditional steam turbines or engines that create electricity. The thermal Continue Reading
The vast Sahara Desert in Africa is inhospitable to plants and animals, but quite suitable for movie sets such as Luke Skywalker’s desert home planet of Tatooine in Star Wars. Continue Reading
Canadian Solar Inc will supply solar energy to oil and gas pipeline company Energy Transfer from a solar project in the Permian in a first-ever dedicated solar contract that Dallas-based Continue Reading
Solar is one of the most forms of clean energy we have, in a time that emissions-free energy is more important than ever . If the global community has any Continue Reading
Egypt expects the 1.6 gigawatt solar park it is building in the south of the country to be operating at full capacity in 2019, the investment ministry said in a Continue Reading
Over the past year, several companies have outlined plans to build solar-and-storage systems around the world—from Australia to Arizona and to the heart of the Permian oil patch in West Continue Reading
Kirkbi, the family holding company behind toy maker Lego, said on Friday it had agreed to buy a majority stake in Enerparc Inc., a U.S. affiliate of German solar developer, Continue Reading
Last year, China sent a shockwave through the global solar market after it cut subsidies and stopped approving new solar installations in the middle of 2018, aiming to curb a Continue Reading
BP is planning to start powering some of its operations in the United States with electricity produced by solar farms, Bloomberg reports , quoting the chief executive of an affiliate, Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Thanks to falling costs, unsubsidized onshore wind and solar have become the cheapest sources of electricity generation in nearly all major economies in the world, including India and China, according Continue Reading
The cost of new wind and solar power generation has fallen below the cost of running existing coal-fired plants in many parts of the US, threatening to wreck President Donald Continue Reading
When President Trump announced a 30-percent tariff on Chinese solar panels, the U.S. solar industry responded with an unsurprising outcry against the protectionist measure that aimed to make locally produced Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia has shelved a $200 billion plan with SoftBank Group Corp ( 9984.T ) to build the world’s biggest solar-power-generation project, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing Continue Reading
Solar and wind farms, stretched across North Africa’s Saharan desert and relying solely on existing technologies, could produce enough electricity to power the entire world. (That amount of electricity approximates Continue Reading
Natural gas-fired power plants will be facing more price competition from solar farms in some parts of the U.S. as falling battery costs make it possible to deliver electricity produced Continue Reading
The US Army has increased its investments in solar power and is eyeing further opportunities to work with the private sector to develop projects, despite the Trump administration’s skepticism about Continue Reading
A new report by Power Technology shows that India is taking the race very seriously, with five of the nine largest solar installations in the world. China and the U.S. Continue Reading
While a Chinese decision to limit subsidies on new solar project curbs global growth, some sectors will benefit from the subsequent oversupply, analysis finds. The National Energy Administration in China Continue Reading
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Electric Generator Construction Costs Based on 2016 EIA data for newly constructed utility-scale electric generators (those with a capacity greater than one megawatt) Continue Reading
A steep global decline in the price of solar modules in recent weeks is nearly offsetting the effect of the Trump administration’s 30 percent tariff on imported panels, the chief Continue Reading
London — Germany has added over 2 GW of new solar capacity over the past year as the rebound for the sector accelerates and annual additions are on track for Continue Reading
Last week Goldman Sachs ruined the mood of many in the solar industry—at least of those who pay attention to investment bank forecasts—by projecting that the solar panel market will Continue Reading
Sweltering temperatures and a ton of sun aren’t enough to make this a good year for solar, with Goldman Sachs chiming in—again—with a dismal prediction: Global solar installations will decline Continue Reading
A common bacterium that lives in the human gut and can sometimes cause nasty stomach upsets can be used for good, scientists from the University of British Columbia have discovered. Continue Reading
High-Voltage Direct Current Transmission Report A new study commissioned by EIA examines the role of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) lines in integrating renewables resources into the electric grid. The review Continue Reading
Tesla is closing down solar panel sales and installation facilities in nine states, Reuters reports , citing current and former employees of the company’s solar business as well as internal Continue Reading
Despite tariffs that President Trump imposed on imported panels, the U.S. installed more solar energy than any other source of electricity in the first quarter. Developers installed 2.5 gigawatts of Continue Reading
New solar generation capacity in the United States hit 55 percent of total new generation capacity additions in the first quarter of the year, despite the tariffs on imported PV Continue Reading
German utility E.ON said Tuesday it was making its solar energy debut in Texas with plans for a 670-acre site in the west region of the state. E.ON announced plans Continue Reading
