Solar
Thanks to fossil fuel crisis, wind and solar payback time drops to one year
A new report shows investments in renewable energy are set to be higher than fossil fuels in 2022, due to soaring electricity prices.
China’s ambitious rooftop solar pilot helps drive ‘blistering’ capacity growth
Across China, hundreds of local authorities are partnering with solar developers to cover a percentage of buildings with PV by the end of 2023
US solar installers ‘breathe sigh of relief’ as Biden eases protectionism
Joe Biden has suspended import tariffs on solar panels produced in four southeast Asian nations for two years to reboot stalled solar installations
Solar power has changed Syrian refugees’ lives in Jordan – and they want more
Za’atari is the biggest solar-powered refugee camp in the world, lighting the way for others
International Solar Alliance to launch 121 projects at New Delhi summit
India and France are leading a push to roll out solar power, with an event next month to focus on water pumps, affordable finance and mini-grids
Trump solar tariff ‘will cause disruption’, says UN renewable chief
Energy leaders in Davos were critical of trade intervention the US solar industry said could cause 23,000 job losses
Giant Tunisian desert solar project aims to power EU
Developer TuNur this week applied for authorisation to build a massive solar plant on the edge of the Tunisian Sahara, with undersea grid connections to Europe
Solar has not beaten coal in the race to electrify India
India’s future is still tied to coal and fixing woeful inefficiency of plants will create huge new generation at a price solar cannot match
Indian solar sector wary of China as protectionist policy nears an end
Indian solar manufacturers are likely to go bust when a World Trade Organization ruling kicks in later this year, experts say, increasing the dominance of Chinese imports
‘Bad-ass business women’ bring solar empowerment to Nepal
NGO that helps women overcome cultural taboos and start their own clean energy businesses to be awarded prize in London ceremony
India’s tumbling solar prices ‘a race to extinction’
India’s record-breaking solar prices are driven by a distorted market, in thrall to cheap Chinese imports, say analysts
Indian power minister celebrates record low solar price
French company breaks new ground in affordable solar, but Piyush Goyal tells parliament coal will “remain our mainstay”
Six bright ideas lighting up Africa from the grassroots
It’s as much about the business model as the technology: here’s how innovators are making a big difference with small-scale solar
Can this woman restore Kenya’s faith in solar power?
Daphin Juma is a freshly trained solar engineer, taking on energy poverty one panel at a time in a country where technical know-how is in short supply
Could solar meet 13% of global power demand by 2030?
Cratering costs that seemed implausible only a few years ago are driving the fast expansion of solar, say analysts at the International Renewable Energy Agency
Europe’s renewables investment hits 10-year low
The reputation of Europe as a renewable energy leader has taken a serious knock as its investment dropped by 21% last year while global figures reached record levels
Solar module prices set for further falls in 2016
Oversupply in China will likely cause a global glut and cratering costs, say experts from UBS and IHS
Solar industry strong despite Sun Edison bankruptcy, say analysts
US solar giant accused of wild spending spree, but industry in good shape says Indian energy minister and analysts at Bloomberg
India’s energy revolution accelerates, as solar costs near coal
Recent energy auctions suggest solar prices are falling fast in India, but we need to see whether these projects are actually delivered on time, at such low prices
Solar is now cheaper than coal, says India energy minister
Energy minister says power realities are changing fast, predicting a fast uptake in solar energy despite concerns over baseload and storage