The UK was the only country in the G7 to experience a decrease in solar generation, dropping from 13.92TWh in 2022 to 13.51TWh in 2023. In Canada, solar generated 7.48TWh of power in 2023, up from 6.01TWh in 2022, the most significant Read More
BlackRock has secured an investment from tech giant Google into one of its renewable energy portfolio companies, as operators of data centres continue to seek clean energy to power their assets. Google will provide an undisclosed amount of capital to help BlackRock-backed Read More
Xcel Energy has dragged its feet in setting up a state mandated program to connect home solar arrays and should be ordered to get the program moving, according to a complaint filed with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. The complaint by industry Read More
Real Solutions Introduction Like wind power, photovoltaic (PV) solar power has also been impacted by an increasing number of state and local ordinances that restrict where solar power may be deployed. This analysis, similar to the prior one in the series on Read More
This is according to an analysis released yesterday (9th July) on the potential impacts of new tariffs on the solar industry, commissioned by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Clean Energy Associates analysis outlines how the US solar sector is currently Read More
The “solar-coaster” is about to get a little smoother for Minnesota solar installers. State lawmakers this spring extended funding for a rooftop solar rebate program through 2035, bucking a trend of two-year renewals that caused uncertainty for installers every couple of years. Read More
23 minutes ago SKDC Plans for a solar farm near Grantham have been refused. South Kesteven District Council’s planning officer had recommended approval for the project, which would have seen 62,000 ground-mounted solar panels being installed on six agricultural fields by Church Read More
Solar has emerged in recent years as the fastest growing renewable energy source in the United States, spurred in part by great improvements in technology that help turn light from the sun into electricity more efficiently. But there is also a push Read More
Polish scientist Olga Malinkiewicz and the team she leads at Saule Technologies have won the European Inventor Award for their work in developing a printable solar cell that is cheaper and more flexible than traditional photovoltaics and can even produce power from Read More