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Visa Taps Solar and Wind to Reach 100% Renewable-Electricity Goal

By purchasing 100% renewable electricity, Visa mitigates the greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity the company consumes, it says.

Why Solar Energy’s Prospects Look Bright for 2020

The global energy transition is the transformation of the world’s energy supply, away from polluting sources such as coal, oil and gas, and towards renewables.…

Solar Power Panel

Lightsource BP Spends $100 million on Equipment to Fuel Solar Expansion

San Francisco-based utility-scale solar developer Lightsource BP is prepping a 4-gigawatt pipeline of projects with “solar tracking” equipment from Array Tech…

Wind Power Project

Wind, Solar To Dominate New U.S. Power Capacity This Year

Wind and solar power will dominate the electricity generation additions across the United States in 2020, accounting for an overwhelming 76 percent of all new c…

Solar Power for Home

EDF Solar Installs 700-kW Rooftop PV Array in Spain

January 15 - Spanish firm Energia, Innovacion y Desarrollo Fotovoltaico, or EDF Solar, will install a 700.4-kWp rooftop photovoltaic (PV) system for local seafo…

Solar Power for Home

Austria Pledges to Fit 1 Million Roofs With Solar By 2030

Austria’s new government has promised a 1 million photovoltaic roofing program as part of its plan to achieve climate neutrality by 2040. The country pledged t…

Solar Power Panel

This Material Could Squeeze More Energy from Solar Panels

Perovskite may be more efficient, and cheaper, than traditional silicon, but durability remains an issue. Research teams in Australia and China are inching clos…

Energy Storage Battery

What Would it Take for the US to Become an Energy Storage Manufacturing Powerhouse?

After “missed opportunity” in solar, Trump administration wants a domestic supply chain for energy storage. Is that realistic?

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

An International Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition Formed to Advance Sustainable Deployment

Ocean-based renewable energy, such as offshore wind, floating solar, tidal and wave power, could meet nearly 10 percent of the annual greenhouse gas emissions r…

Solar Power Panel

New Law Says Newly Constructed Homes in California must Have Solar Panels

A law that kicked in at the new year mandates that from now on, every new home that's built must has to have solar panels installed on the roof.

India’s Energy Choices ‘will be Critical for the Planet’ Says IEA Chief

India is becoming an increasingly influential driver of trends in the global power sector – and with its energy demand set to double by 2040 and its electricit…

Solar Power Plant

Obton, Shannon Energy to Develop 500MW in Solar Projects in Ireland

Obton and Shannon Energy have also announced details about the first three strategic project acquisitions.

Solar Power Plant

Saudi Arabia Awaits bids for 1.2 GW of Solar in 3rd Renewables Round

The Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO) of Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry on Thursday released a request for qualifications (RfQ) for 1.2 GW o…

Solar Company

India Launches Tender for 1.2GW of New Solar Capacity

Making up the eighth wave of photovoltaic capacity offered by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), the round will see bidders pitch for up to 300MW of …

Saudi Arabia Launched Its Third Round of Its Renewable Energy Programme

Saudi Arabia has launched the third round of its renewable energy programme, which aims to add a total of 1.2 gigawatt of solar photovoltaic power capacity to t…