At the Tipping Point of a New Energy Era
In 2035, the world will be on an accelerated path to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and eventually become carbon neutral by 2050. By then, electricity from renewable sources will be headed to... Read More
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PV Inverter Market Size Worth $10.37 Billion by 2026
The global PV inverter market size is expected to reach USD 10.37 billion by 2026, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The increasing demand for renewable energy over the last decade has... -
Photovoltaic Market to Reach $333.72 Billion, Globally, by 2026
Allied Market Research published a report, "Photovoltaic Market by Technology (Thin Film, Mono Si and Multi Si), System (High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) and Low Concentration Photovoltaic (LCPV)), and... -
Standard Solar Releases eBook on Successful Community Solar Projects
Community solar is often an ideal solution that allows solar consumers, including residences, businesses, schools and towns to join the Solar Revolution. As community solar increases in popularity so does the need for... -
Oxford PV Places its First Equipment Order with Meyer Burger
Oxford PV, a specialist in the field of perovskite solar cells, today announced it has placed an order with Meyer Burger, for a turnkey 100MW silicon heterojunction solar cell line. This order will shortly be followed by a... -
Investments in Energy Storage Boom as Battery Costs Drop
Energy storage installations around the world will multiply exponentially, from a modest 9GW/17GWh deployed as of 2018 to 1,095GW/2,850GWh by 2040, according to the latest forecast from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF).... -
Business Opportunities in the Solar Industry
In two-thirds of the world, solar and wind now represent the least expensive option for new power-generating capacity, which is one reason that solar is a growing part of the energy mix. At the end of 2018, 500GW of PV capacity... -
Corporate Solar Investments Surge in United States
Tech giant Apple is now the leading procurer of corporate solar in the United States with nearly 400 megawatts (MW) of total installed capacity, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association’s Solar Means Business... View All
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Visualizing Energetic Landscape of Organic Photovoltaics
A new spectroscopic method now makes it possible to measure and visualise the energetic landscape inside solar cells based on organic materials. It was developed by a research team led by Prof. Dr Yana Vaynzof, a physicist at Heidelberg University.... -
Installing Solar on Agricultural Lands Maximizes Efficiency
The most productive places on Earth for solar power are farmlands, according to an Oregon State University study. The study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, finds that if less than 1% of agricultural land was converted to... -
Copenhagen Zoo Goes Solar
Copenhagen ZOO is turning green and is fully committed to solar energy – powered by Q CELLS – for the implementation of its energy-saving and climate protection measures. Copenhagen ZOO has entered into a cooperation agreement... -
Scientists Discover Key Factors in How Some Algae Harness Solar Energy
Scientists have discovered how diatoms – a type of alga that produce 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen – harness solar energy for photosynthesis. The Rutgers University-led discovery, published in the journal Proceedings... -
Farmland Used for Crops and Solar Electricity Production
Purdue University professors are questioning what else fertile farmland can be used for with a new multidisciplinary project researching how to improve future sustainability by simultaneously utilizing crop fields for solar electricity production.... -
Treating Solar Cell Materials Reveals Formation of Unexpected Microstructures
Recent advances in solar cell technology use polycrystalline perovskite films as the active layer, with an increase to efficiency of as much as 24.2%. Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites are especially successful, and they have been used in... -
C2 Energy Capital Scales Up Solar Sheep Program and Drives Down O&M Costs
C2 Energy Capital, LLC, a rapidly growing investor in renewable energy and storage assets, is scaling up its solar sheep program for vegetation maintenance after a highly successful pilot program launched at a Jacksonville, Florida (US) solar power... View All
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Legislation for 5-Year Extension of the Solar Investment Tax Credit
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA), Paul Cook (R-CA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today introduced companion bills with a five-year 30% extension of Section 48 and Section 25D Solar Investment Tax... -
US House Leaders Propose 100% Clean Energy Plan
Three House Committee leaders today announced a plan to move the United States to 100% clean energy by 2050. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., Rep. Paul Tonko, Chairman of the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee,... -
Nearly 1,000 Solar Companies Rally Behind Bipartisan Investment Tax Credit
Nearly 1,000 companies from across the U.S. solar industry supply chain today sent a letter to Congress calling for the extension of the Section 48 and Section 25D solar investment tax credits (ITC). The Solar Energy Industries... -
Maine Passes Bill for 100% Clean Energy by 2050
The Maine Legislature recently passed three clean energy bills, including a renewable portfolio standard that requires the state to get 80% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030 and 100% by 2050. Following is a statement from Sean... -
Urging the U.S. Congress to Support Extension of Solar Investment Tax Credit
The following is a statement by Abigail Ross Hopper, SEIA president and CEO, on the letter from Senate Democrats to Senate majority and minority leaders and the chair and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee supporting extension... -
Victorian Government Solar Homes Policy Released
The Andrews Labor Government in Australia is putting power back in the hands of hard-working Victorians with its landmark Solar Homes program set to be fully rolled out, helping drive down energy costs and creating thousands of jobs.... -
U.S. Department of Energy Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced a new competition to engage college students in reimagining how energy is generated, managed, and used in a district—the U.S. Department of Energy Solar District Cup Collegiate Design... View All
