Solar growth takes the lead on global energy
Solar capacity increased by 50% in 2016, faster than the growth of any other energy source. China accounted for almost half of this expansion, according to new statistics from the International Energy...
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The Haven Power Market Report
Week 41 The Haven Power Market Report is a weekly pricing report that analyses and explains energy market fluctuations over the past 7 days. For a more in-depth analysis from the company’s Flex &...
View ArticleEU bank confirms €800m for Indian solar
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has confirmed €800 million (£715.5m) of funding to support solar energy in India. The funding for India will support small scale projects across the nation. The...
View Article‘First cash guarantee offered for solar performance’
A Dutch solar manufacturer claims it has become the first to offer a kilowatt hours (kWh) performance guarantee of its energy systems. Autarco is promising its customers cash compensation at a...
View ArticleTesla-Vestas team up for $160m solar, wind, storage project
Construction of a $160 million (£94.8m) project combining solar, wind and storage is set to begin in Australia as it reached financial close. Tesla will be providing the battery storage while Vestas...
View ArticleGerman supermarket METRO to make solar savings
A German wholesaler has teamed up with E.ON to launch what it says is one of the largest solar and storage rooftop systems in the country. METRO Cash & Carry Deutschland will work with the supplier...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia announces 100% clean energy megacity
Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a $500 billion (£377.4bn) megacity, which will be powered entirely by renewable energy. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has already named the city ‘NEOM’ and...
View ArticleScottish school to see sunny savings with solar
A Scottish primary school has installed a new rooftop solar system to help reduce its carbon emissions. Gartocharn Primary School, situated in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, worked with...
View ArticleIEA: Growth of EVs won’t reverse rising oil demand
Rising oil demand will be slowed down but will not be reversed even as the sale of electric vehicles (EVs) rise “steeply” in the next two decades. That’s according to the International Energy Agency...
View ArticleAI to boost renewable sector efficiency
Artificial intelligence (AI) will increasingly boost efficiencies across the renewable energy sector in the next few years. That’s the suggestion from DNV GL, which says technologies such as autonomous...
View ArticleSussex schools soar towards solar sustainability
Two schools in Sussex have installed solar panels to generate their own clean energy. The Three Bridges Primary School in Crawley and the Forest School in Horsham have joined the West Sussex County...
View ArticleBlockchain energy trading hits Hackney estate
A peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading community could soon bring cheaper energy to social housing residents in London. Machine-learning specialist Green Running’s offshoot Verv has announced the launch...
View ArticleCould tubes, trains and trams go solar?
Rail, tube and tram networks could be connected directly to trackside solar panels for subsidy-free clean energy. That’s the suggestion from climate change charity 10:10 and Imperial College London’s...
View ArticleIndia ‘must invest $23bn for 2022 solar goal’
India will need to invest $23 billion (£17.1bn) over the next five years to meet its target of installing 40GW of solar capacity across the country’s rooftops. That’s according to Bloomberg New Energy...
View ArticleWales generated 43% of renewable power in 2016
Wales generated 43% of its electricity through renewables in 2016. That’s according to a new government report, which says this was up nearly a third from the previous year. The number of renewable...
View ArticleEnergy storage kicks off at Dutch football stadium
An energy storage system has been installed at the Cars Jean football stadium in the Netherlands. As well as battery units, the green upgrade includes solar panels on the roof and charging...
View ArticleThin-film solar hits new efficiency record
A solar energy provider says it has set a new world record for thin-film cell efficiency. In joint research with Japan’s National Research and Development Agency’s New Energy and Industrial Technology...
View ArticleGood Energy sells two solar projects to community groups
Good Energy has sold two 5MW solar projects in Devon and Wales to community-owned organisations. A project at Newton Downs Farm in Devon has been sold for £5.8 million to Core Aries and Yealm Community...
View ArticleArmenia looks to solar to step out of Russia’s shadow
Armenia is hoping to reduce its energy dependence on Russia by tapping into solar energy. A new policy paper released by the country’s government suggests with few fossil fuel resources available and...
View ArticleIntegrated renewables and batteries ‘to be worth $23bn by 2026’
The total annual revenue for the energy storage and renewable integration (ESRI) sector will exceed $23 billion (£17 billion) by 2026. That’s according to a new report from Navigant Research, which...
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