RABAT-The Moroccan agency for sustainable energy (Masen) said it opened on Tuesday the first stage in a tender process to build, operate and maintain a 230 megawatt solar plant near the town of…
Researchers have found a way to purify water and produce electricity from a single device powered by sunlight.
The scientists adapted a solar panel that not only generated power, but used some of…
By 2050, National Grid predicts, 35m electric cars will supply energy when needed.
A fleet of 35m electric vehicles could help the UK reach its net-zero carbon target by forming large battery hubs…
A process called singlet fission has the potential to enhance the efficiency of solar cells. The mechanism has been difficult to implement in such devices, but experiments demonstrate a way forward.
The UK power sector is on track to reach a “landmark tipping point,” according to National Grid, the country’s national grid operator, as it nears the point where non-fossil fuel sources generate…
New European solar installations are expected to double over the next three years, according to analysis from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, and will push installed capacity over the 250…
Chinese manufacturer Jetion Solar has supplied 221 MW of its polycrystalline modules to the scheme, which is being developed by Irish firm WElink Energy with state-owned China National Building…
Employment could triple by 2020.
Off-grid solar energy is about to experience a rapid rise in employment as isolated communities rush to get connected, a new report Thursday revealed. The technology…
New York (CNN Business)Mondelez is trying to accelerate America's renewable energy boom by purchasing enough solar power to produce 10 billion Oreo cookies per year.
It's Mondelez's (MDLZ) largest…
Netherlands-based EV startup Lightyear has released a prototype for its first solar-powered, long-range EV. Is the car really the environmental dream it’s pitched as?
We are partnering with the sun…
SolarPower Europe has unveiled its new campaign: all new and renovated buildings in the EU should have solar installed – on residential, commercial and industrial buildings.
n yet another attempt to boost the mix of renewable energy in its energy mix, the Indian Railways has issued its first tender to implement solar-wind hybrid projects.
The Railway Energy Management…
The government of Djibouti through the country’s electricity utility Électricité de Djibouti (EDD) has signed a framework agreement with French company Engie, for construction of 30 MW PV power plant…
For the first time, U.S. electrical generating capacity by renewable energy sources – biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind – has surpassed that of coal, according to a SUN DAY Campaign…
The UK could install up to 80GW of solar energy by 2030, six-times current levels of just over 13GW, according to a new report.
The report, by Solarcentury in collaboration with LUT University and…
Tunisian authorities have announced plans to commission and connect to the national electricity distribution grid the 10 MW Tozeur photovoltaic solar power plant located in the west of the country by…
A consortium of EDF Renewables, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Green of Africa has emerged the winner of a tender for the Noor Midelt Phase 1 multi-technologies hybrid solar project.…
Experts of energy authorities and R&D organisations from the Gulf region are visiting solar thermal power sites in Spain this week in the framework of a 5–day study tour on “Solar thermal…
The emergence of small-scale renewable energy such as rooftop solar panels brings new challenges for consumers and energy utilities, says the newly-appointed president of Eurelectric.
Magnus Hall,…
A team of scientists at The University of Manchester has solved a key flaw in solar panels after 40 years of research around the world. Solar panels are among the most available system of generating…