Solar

Net Zero Emission

Has Renewable Energy Reached an Inflection Point Globally?

Wind and solar power hit a new record in 2021, generating 10 percent of the world's entire electricity needs for the first time ever.

Rooftop PV System

Cleantech Solar Commissions 1MW Rooftop Solar for Thailand’s Senior Aerospace

Cleantech Solar has signed a power purchase agreement to commission a 1-megawatt rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the Senior Aerospace Thailand.

Germany

IKEA Invests $373 Million in Solar Park Projects in Germany, Spain

Ingka Group, the owner of most IKEA stores worldwide, has bought nine solar photovoltaic (PV) park projects in Germany and Spain for a total of 340 million euro…

Hydrogen Project

Green Energy Oman Selects Worley for Green Hydrogen Project

Green Energy Oman has contracted Worley to support its low-carbon fuels project which aims to convert 25GW of wind and solar energy to green hydrogen.

Solar Power Panel

Tesla Falls From Top of US Residential Solar Installer Rankings

In Wood Mackenzie’s solar installer Leaderboard, Freedom Forever overtakes Tesla in the top three spot for the first time.

Floating Solar Project

Floating Solar Installations Growing Across Globe, Especially in Asia

Floating solar installations continue to grow globally, with Asia set to lead the way in the next decade, which presents significant opportunities for its combi…

Wind and Solar Not Meeting Rising Global Electricity Demand

While the fastest-growing source of electricity is clean power, wind and solar generation are not growing fast enough to meet the rise in global electricity dem…

Carbon Neutral

Meta Advances Sustainability Goal with Solar Farm, Net-Zero Data Center

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it is advancing its clean energy and sustainability goals with plans for a net-zero data center in Miss…

Solar Power Panel

Enel to Create 3-GW Solar Factory in Italy with EU Backing

The renewables arm of Italian utility Enel SpA said Friday that its 3Sun solar panel factory in Catania, Sicily, will become a 3-GW-per-year facility after sign…

Alliander and GroenLeven to Investigate Role of Hydrogen in Electricity Grid

Dutch network company Alliander and renewable energy developer GroenLeven have opened the first solar PV connected green hydrogen plant in the Netherlands.

Paris Climate Agreement

Wind and Solar Energy Generate 10% of Global Electricity

Ember research found 50 countries generate more than 10% of their electricity from wind and solar energy in 2021, up from 43 in 2020.

Solar Power Panel

Super Thin Solar Panels Could Be the Answer to a Greener Future

Wafer-thin solar panels have been made 25% more energy absorbent, which could signal a large step forward for the renewables sector.

Smart Grid

IElectrix ‘Shakti’ Smart Grid Demonstrator Launches in Delhi

The initiative combines solar PV, battery storage, smart transformer and energy management system in a microgrid at St. Xavier’s School in central New Delhi.

Solar Power Plant

Malaysia Pioneers Large-Scale Solar Project

Malaysia’s government plans to increase the share of renewable energy in its installed capacity to 31% in 2025 and 40% in 2035 under its power generation plan.…

Solar Power Plant

Voltalia Launches Construction of 260MW Solar Plant in Brazil

Brazil-based energy company Voltalia has started construction of the 260MW SSM3-6 solar power plant.