Solar energy

United States

Burns & McDonnell to Build US Solar Project

Burns & McDonnell is supporting Buckeye Partners, L.P. (Buckeye) as the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for a new 164-MW solar energ…

Solar Power Panel

US Agrivoltaics Benefit From Government Funding Boost

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office announced the Foundational Agrivoltaic Research for Megawatt Scale funding opportunity.

Nigeria

Nigerian Solar Energy Provider Reaches $20M Refinancing Agreement

Nigeria-based solar energy provider Starsight Energy announced the conclusion of a competitive local currency refinancing agreement with Chapel Hill Denham Nige…

Solar Power Panel

U.S. Solar Industry Braces for Slump in New Capacity

The U.S. solar energy industry has warned it is facing a substantial slowdown in capacity additions due to persistent supply chain problems and the danger of im…

SolarMente, the Startup that Seeks to Combine Blockchain Technology with Solar Energy

The use and investment within the field of sustainable energies is growing imminently; that is why day by day we see new proposals within this industry.

Solar Technology

First Phase of a Solar Energy Mega Project in Morocco Launched

Morocco has launched the first phase of its solar energy mega project. Nor II comprises 14 lots stretching over seven locations across the country, with a total…

Energy Storage Technology

Liquid System Stores Solar Energy for Years and Releases It on Demand

Back in 2017 we caught wind of an interesting energy system from researchers at Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology designed to store solar energy in liq…

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.

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 Plant

DOE 5-year Plan to Make Solar Energy Cleaner

The end-of-life strategy and recycling cost reduction could help to make green hydrogen cleaner too.

Solar Power Panel

Korean Solar Panel Giant Plans ‘Fully American’ Supply Chain

Korean solar energy giant Hanwha Solutions said it plans to build out a "fully American" supply chain, cautioning that government incentives to support domestic…

Solar Power Plant

SJVN to Build 400 MW Solar Park in Himachal’s Kinnaur Region

Himachal Pradesh Power Minister Sukhram Chaudhary has said that a proposal to set up 400 MW solar energy park in Kinnaur district is sent to the Centre governme…

United States

Private Investment in California's Solar Energy Industry Increases Climate Vulnerabilities, Study Finds

Energy systems development is driven more by financial considerations than environmental ones, leaving customers more vulnerable to the effects of climate chang…

Joe Biden

Solar Costs Jumped in 2021, Reversing Years of Falling Prices

Solar costs rose in 2021 partly because of supply chain constraints, according to a report released Thursday by the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood…

Solar Power Plant

Cochin Airport to Be Power-positive With New Solar Plant from March 6

The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), the world’s first airport fully powered by solar energy, is to become power-positive with the commissioning of…