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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
Rooftop solar panels offer fragile lifeline to besieged Gazans
As Israel cuts off electricity to the Gaza Strip, rooftop solar panels help residents to survive frequent bombardment
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
Weekly wrap: Solar tipped for 20% global energy share by 2027
Researchers eye sunny future, Vietnam to ditch coal, France plans climate diplomacy blitz, UK panned for weak green policies
Solar panel costs set to fall 10% a year
NEWS: Power from the sun could supply 20% of energy worldwide by 2027 on current technology trends, say UK researchers
China economic downturn could hit 2030 clean energy target
NEWS: Investors call on government to support renewables sector, which faces cash crisis as stock market woes intensify
US Navy invests in world’s largest solar farm
NEWS: Mesquite 210MW project soon to be overtaken by Indian and Chinese mega-arrays, as cheap solar panels compete with coal
Chinese solar panel makers suffer amid stock market turmoil
NEWS: Solar manufacturing giants are struggling on slim profit margins, hefty debts and excess production capacity
Why South Australia is eyeing a renewable future
INTERVIEW: Jay Weatherill, state premier, tells RTCC how regions can out-green their national governments
Sunny outlook for solar overshadowed by coal – Bloomberg
NEWS: Emissions from coal threaten dangerous levels of global warming despite surge in renewable investment, analysts warn
Balcombe plans new solar farm post fracking battle
NEWS: Two years after it fought off shale oil developers Cuadrilla, villagers in Balcombe are close to realising their clean energy dream
To infinity and beyond: Apollo project to boost green energy growth
THE GUARDIAN: UK’s chief climate diplomat calls for £15bn a year R&D spending on clean energy to make it cheaper than coal power globally
China renewables investment rose 31% in 2014
NEWS: Solar, wind and hydro finance flows remain strong despite economic downturn, says new spending analysis by US government
Saudi Arabia solar power exports ‘absolutely realistic’
NEWS: Desert state has abundance of sunshine and could produce more than it consumes, says power company boss
Pakistan opens 100MW solar plant, govt plans clean energy drive
NEWS: Growing economic links with China are helping Pakistan tap into its enormous solar energy potential
That weekend I built a solar power plant
BLOG: Generating your own supply of electricity is straightforward and cheap – so easy that RTCC editor Ed King had a go
Brazil eyes solar as drought squeezes hydropower resources
NEWS: Drought-hit Brazil is turning to the solar energy source once dubbed a fantasy by the country’s president
Solar eclipse to test Europe’s power grid
NEWS: Up to 35GW of solar power could drop off the European network on Friday 20 March as the moon partially obscures the sun
Solar Express: Can India’s rail network hit its clean energy target?
COMMENT: Cheap, clean and easy to install, a solar push by India’s railways offers huge potential if deployed effectively
Green energy investor returns rise as carbon bubble looms
NEWS: Falling costs of renewables, green bonds growth and prospect of UN climate deal driving confidence in clean energy sector
Solar closing in on cost of coal-fired power – Deutsche Bank
NEWS: Prices could fall by as much as 40% by 2020, say analysts, who say rising power prices will make solar more attractive
Saudi Arabia to expand solar capacity, says oil minister
NEWS: Ali al-Naimi calls for greater cooperation between Europe and Middle East in developing Kingdom’s renewables potential
Yes Bank issues India’s first green bond
NEWS: India’s fourth biggest private bank is aiming to raise up to US$250 million for renewable energy projects
India’s solar targets ‘ambitious but achievable’ – UN climate envoy
NEWS: Michael Bloomberg, former New York mayor, hails opportunities created by falling cost of solar in India
India resists international scrutiny as it shapes climate plan
NEWS: India is already moving on clean energy, says minister, but does not want outsiders reviewing its climate plans
China roars past EU as solar’s largest market
NEWS: China has now overtaken the European Union as the largest new market for solar power, says new report
Peru’s indigenous Uros people turn to solar power
NEWS: On floating reed islands of Lake Titicaca, remote communities are swapping candles for solar panels