UK solar joins with EU and UN to electrify Eritrea
A UK solar energy company has partnered with the EU and the UN to improve energy access for remote communities in Eritrea. Solarcentury has been selected to design and build two mini-grids using solar...
View ArticleLightsource and BlackRock target £1bn solar portfolio
A renewable energy company has signed a £1 billion partnership with an investment management firm. Lightsource and BlackRock have entered into a strategic partnership to target the acquisition and...
View ArticleUK edges closer to EU’s 2020 renewable goals
The UK generated 8.9% of its entire energy consumption from renewable sources in 2016. That’s according to new information released by the UK Government, which reveals this is a 0.7% increase on the...
View ArticleSpanish solar sees success with 3.9GW auction win
Spanish solar swept up in the country’s most recent renewable energy auction, collecting nearly 4GW of capacity. The auction saw its planned 3GW of clean power awards upped to 5GW, prompted by high...
View ArticleTesla begins solar roof installations – Elon Musk goes first!
Tesla has begun installing its solar roof in the US – CEO Elon Musk is one of the first customers. Other employees have also had the technology put onto their homes – Tesla hopes this will help work...
View ArticleSolar forecasts ‘could slash energy bills’
A new solar forecasting service is expected to improve efficiency and slash costs by reducing the need for reserve energy generation to be kept on standby. The system has been developed by a team of...
View ArticleQuarter of Indian energy ‘could go green by 2030’
A quarter of India’s demand for energy could be met through renewables by 2030. That’s according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), which suggests unlocking the...
View ArticleSolar capacity to rival nuclear by end of the year
Global solar capacity will be on par with nuclear power for the first time by the end of 2017. That’s according to new research from Greentech Media (GTM), which suggests by the end of the year global...
View ArticleUS air base goes solar with $26.6m project
Amec Foster Wheeler is to install a 750kW solar energy and battery storage system on the US Air Force’s Wake Island base. The firm has been awarded a $26.6 million (£20.7m) contract, which will also...
View ArticleSolar and battery units ‘won’t work in UK’
Battery degradation means there is no economic benefit in installing combined solar and storage units in UK homes. That’s according to a new study by researchers at the University of Warwick, the...
View ArticleSolar capacity booming after sunny start to 2017
Global deployment of utility-scale solar is continuing to accelerate, with 20GW of new capacity connected in the first half of 2017. That’s according to information database Wiki-Solar, which shows...
View ArticleCost of solar ‘is main reason for slow public adoption’
The British public say cost is the main factor putting them off installing solar panels on their houses. That’s according to a new survey of 629 people conducted by YES Energy Solutions, in which 55%...
View ArticleNew smart meters remotely adjust solar generation
E.ON is one of the first companies in Germany to control solar systems using smart meters. The energy supplier has developed a control box that can prevent grid congestion by flexibly controlling how...
View ArticleSun and wind power high-tech lamp posts
An Irish cleantech firm is installing wind and solar-powered lighting in New York and Chicago. Airsynergy has installed the ‘Intelligent Smart Poles (ISPs)’ in Breezy Point Municipality, Washington...
View ArticleTunisia focuses on solar exports with giant facility
A proposed concentrated solar power (CSP) facility in Tunisia could export large amounts of energy to Europe. If the project is approved by the North African country’s government, energy company TuNur...
View ArticleNew solar in Dubai ‘to save 2.4m tonnes of emissions’
A proposed concentrated solar power (CSP) plant near Dubai is expected to save 2.4 million tonnes of greenhouse gases each year. The 700MW Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, to be developed by...
View ArticleToyota takes the LEED on green building in Texas
One of Toyota’s offices in the US has achieved a green building certification. Toyota Motor North America’s (TMNA) headquarters campus in Plano, Texas has received the Leadership in Energy and...
View ArticleAnesco opens UK’s first subsidy-free solar farm
Clean energy firm Anesco has officially opened the first subsidy-free solar farm in the UK. Claire Perry MP, the Minister for Climate Change and Industry, unveiled the 10MW Clayhill facility near...
View ArticleEU approves French support for 7.5GW of renewables
The EU has approved four state aid schemes to support 7.5GW of renewable electricity production in France. The measures aim to help the country achieve its 2020 target of producing 23% of its energy...
View ArticleUK ‘could export offshore wind technology as costs fall’
The falling costs of offshore winds mean the UK could soon be an exporter of the clean energy technology. That’s according to former CEO of Energy UK, Angela Knight, who spoke to ELN at the...
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