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China to Slash Renewables Subsidies by 30%

Government incentives will fall from $1.15b in 2019 to $807m in 2020.

New Technology

Scratching the Surface of Perovskites: Optimize Solar Cells

Versatile compounds called perovskites are valued for their application in next generation solar energy technologies. Despite their efficiency and relative chea…

Solar Technology

Clear, Conductive Coating Could Protect Advanced Solar Cells

MIT researchers have improved on a transparent, conductive coating material, producing a tenfold gain in its electrical conductivity. When incorporated into a t…

Solar Technology

A New Type of Hybrid Colloidal Quantum Dot: Organic Solar Cells

Solution-processed semiconductors, including materials such as perovskites and quantum dots (i.e., small particles of matter in the quantum size regime), are su…

Virtual power plant

W.A. Community Virtual Power Plant Confirms $50m Swiss Investment

Swiss investment firm SUSI Partners last week confirmed it would invest $A50 million into a residential solar-plus-battery storage project being developed by Pe…

Solar Power for Home

Sierra Leone: Easy Solar Expands Energy Access to 300,000 People

Sierra Leone’s clean energy provider, Easy Solar, announced that it has reached a new milestone of 300,000 users nationwide.

Market Analysis

Solar in Burundi – Just Add Water

The African Development Bank is seeking consultants to explore how two hydropower projects and an associated grid planned in Burundi can incorporate solar power…

Solar Technology

Novel Hybrid Device Harnesses Heat from Sun and Stores it as Thermal Energy

Scientists at the University of Houston describe a new device that can efficiently harness solar energy and store it until it is required, offering the potentia…

Concentrating Solar Power

Increased Power and High Demand for Midsummer Solar Roofs

Midsummer Solar Roofs by solar energy technology leader Midsummer now presents increased power on Sweden's most environmentally friendly integrated solar cell r…

Solar Power Plant

​ACWA Power wins 900-MW Dubai Solar Project with USD-16.95/MWh Bid

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has picked a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power as preferred bidder to build and operate a 900-MW sol…

​Total Expands Renewables Portfolio in South East Asia

Total, through its affiliate Total Solar Distributed Generation, has added six new solar projects with a total capacity of around 10 MWp to its renewables portf…

Saudi-led Group Lined up for Dubai PV Giant

ACWA Power and Gulf Investment Corp to build phase four of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar farm

Energy Storage is Failing to Reach those Most in Need: Policy Can Help

Energy storage is quickly approaching an inflection point – shifting from being considered the “next big thing” to becoming a major driving force in the glob…

Solar Technology

Silfab Making Back-Contact PV Modules in North America

North American PV module manufacturer, Silfab Solar has installed a full-size industrial production tool for the manufacturing of back-contact PV modules from E…

Solar Power Panel

New Hybrid Device Can Both Capture and Store Solar Energy

Researchers have reported a new device that can both efficiently capture solar energy and store it until it is needed, offering promise for applications ranging…