Over the past few years, PVT systems that combine solar thermal technology and solar PV have gained more attention. In 2018, IEA SHC started the Task 60 called “PVT systems” to better understand the…
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As the coronavirus outbreak rages on, renewable energy is taking a hit. Factory shutdowns in…
To avert an impending waste crisis, the industry must look at ways to extend the useful life of solar power systems and maximise what can be reused and recycled. Laws and knowledge sharing are…
When it comes to the life cycle of renewable energy, there is an increasing concern for how to handle the disposal of waste. Renewable energy, such as solar, wind and hydroelectric, while cleaner…
In short: In some rural places, large solar developers build as much solar as they can without incurring costs to upgrade the feeder lines that carry electricity to the rest of the grid. This leaves…
Azem Hoti, Engineering Recruitment Specialist at VHR Global Technical Recruitment, explores the extent to which the world is in the midst of an energy crisis. One area explored concerns Taiwan’s…
The study raises important question for using solar cells and plants on the same field.
It’s increasingly been suggested that solar panels could be used on agricultural fields, producing clean…
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Not so long ago in the village of Tababou, 600 kilometres off Lome, Togo’s capital, Ousmane Kantcho had to travel miles and miles outside the village in order to charge his…
If all the sunshine hitting the Sahara was converted into energy, enough electricity would be produced to power Europe 7,000 times over.
But solar panels reflect less heat back into space…
China Energy Engineering Corp (CEEC) will develop 500 MWp of solar photovoltaic energy in Uganda. Its megaproject is expected to require an investment of at least $500 million.
New solar power…
The robustly growing Kenyan market for solar home systems has continued to have positive impact on the socio-economic fabric of our society. Indeed, according to a recent World Bank-funded study,…
Italy has approved a new auction scheme, which is set to encourage renewable energy installations in the country.
Plants with a capacity from 1MW can access the incentives through the auction scheme…
Solar prices will continue to drop over the next decade, driven by advances in module efficiency, manufacturing, labour practices and software, while repowering potential could hit 67GW, according to…
In 1989, pro-nuclear lobbyists claimed that wind power couldn’t even provide 1% of Germany’s electricity. A few years later, pro-nuclear lobbyists ran ads in German newspapers, claiming that…
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has released its latest wind energy capacity figures for Africa and the Middle East as part of its annual statistical release in the lead up to the Global Wind…
Projects are being delayed, units shut; prices of equipment surge
Indian companies supplying solar panels are reeling under the impact of coronavirus, as a result of which projects are getting…
JOHANNESBURG - The African Energy Chamber has congratulated Togo for breaking ground on its 50 megawatt Mohamed Bin Zayed photovoltaic (PV) solar power complex in Blitta.
The project was launched in…
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