LONDON (Reuters) - A record 260 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable energy capacity was added worldwide in 2020, up 50% from the year before, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said, as…
Suleiman Babamanu is implementing the country’s largest investment in solar energy.
Suleiman Babamanu’s path to the heart of Nigeria’s biggest solar power program started in disappointment.
After…
Vattenfall supplements hydropower plants with solar power. Seven megawatts of photovoltaics are under construction at the Geesthacht and Markersbach pumped storage facilities.
Over the last couple of years, there have been significant events that raised valid questions around the impact of shifting weather patterns and climate change on the African continent. In March 2019…
The Australian Academy of Science warns that limiting global heating to the Paris goal is now ‘virtually impossible’. Is it right?
by Graham Readfearn and Adam Morton
Australia’s leading scientists…
Solar installations across the world are set for their biggest growth in five years in 2021, data research firm IHS Markit said on Wednesday, as countries including China, India and the United States…
Solar installations in the United States are expected to quadruple by 2030 thanks to the extension of a key industry subsidy late last year and booming demand for carbon-free power, an industry body…
Battery pack prices cited below $100/kWh for the first time in 2020, while market average sits at $137/kw.
Lithium-ion battery pack prices, which were above $1,100 per kilowatt-hour in 2010, have…
The Solar for Schools Community Project was established under the Solar Up Nigeria (SUN) program of Glow Initiative for Economic Empowerment to provide access to solar power for rural electrification…
Ojok Okello is transforming his destroyed village into a green town where social enterprises responsibly harness the shea tree
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The village of Okere Mom-Kok was…
Oceans are ‘new frontier’ in electricity production, says firm tasked with carrying out project.
A growing push in Singapore to reduce the city-state’s greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate…
Solar Philippines submitted a project description for scoping to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) for its Batangas 3 Solar Baseload Plant…
The most far-reaching application of power beaming technology is the ‘continuous transfer of boundless electrical power to the Earth,’ study states.
A solar panel capable of beaming electricity to…
As much as 209GW of solar PV could be installed this year, BloombergNEF (BNEF) has said, with project activity booming in most international markets.
Annual deployment is also expected to continue…
The world’s most forbidding deserts could be the best places on Earth for harvesting solar power – the most abundant and clean source of energy we have. Deserts are spacious, relatively flat, rich in…
Technological advances have transformed the solar energy industry in recent years. Solar panels are significantly more efficient, producing more power in the same amount of space. Meanwhile,…
The additional costs for a solar building envelope compared to conventional construction methods amount to 30 to 50 per cent of the costs for the facade and roof. However, the electricity yield leads…
A UK-based price comparison company, Compare the Market, released the results of a study conducted in 2019 to analyse countries using the highest and the least amounts of renewable energy.
The study…
As the climate crisis escalates, some have called for more research into technologies that could reflect away the sun’s rays in order to limit temperature rise. Daisy Dunne looks at the technical,…
The BMW Group has announced it will begin sourcing aluminium produced using solar electricity.
Marking an important milestone on the road to BMW Group’s goal of lowering CO2 emissions in its…
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