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India’s ‘Fruit of the Gods’ Could Make Solar Cells Cheaper and More Efficient

Scientists at the Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee in India are investigating if commonly available fruits and fruit juices could help make solar cells cheaper and more efficient. The researchers were able to fabricate...

SunPower Oasis Platform Permits Faster, Less Expensive Solar Power Plant Installations

SunPower is now offering its fully integrated Oasis Solar Power Plant platform to solar power developers and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) providers worldwide via its new SunPower Solutions business unit.The new...

Australia’s Solar Capacity Reaches 6 Gigawatts, Is Expected To Double By 2020

Australia’s total solar power capacity has reached 6GW and is expected to double over the next few years as Australian households continue to invest in rooftop panels to reduce electricity bills, and...

Air Pollution Can Cut Solar Panel Efficiency By Up To 25%

A new study has disturbing news for India’s solar power industry. It claims that dust and particulate matter (often a by-product of diesel engines) can reduce solar panel efficiency by 17% to...

Deep-Sea Mining Could Help Develop Mass Solar Energy but Only at a Cost to the Environment

Scientists have just discovered massive amounts of a rare metal called tellurium, a key element in cutting-edge solar technology. As a solar expert who specialises in exactly this, I should be delighted....

Saudi Arabia To Offer More Than 1 Gigawatt Of Solar & Wind In Second Tender Round

Saudi Arabia is set to offer more than 1 gigawatt of contracts to buy renewable electricity by the fourth quarter of this year, according to an official speaking this week. The plans...

Houston, You Now Have Solar Power

On Friday, Houston announced it will be purchasing 10.5% of its energy from the SolaireHolman utility-scale power plant located eight hours away in Alpine, Texas. The plant is one of the largest...

Charlottesville Wins Award for Solar Energy Efforts

The city of Charlottesville just received a big award for being solar-power friendly and it's the first city to get the recognition in the state. The city now has a designation as “SolSmart...

Indian Railways Proposes 800 Megawatt Solar Park

On the heels of the successful allocation of 750 megawatts of solar power capacity at record-low rates, the Indian Railways is now looking to replicate this model to ensure a cheap and...

Switch to Solar Power will Save Mumbai Housing Society ₹28,000 a Month

A cooperative housing society in Mahim, which has been recycling its waste for the past six years, has now taken another step to reduce its carbon footprint. They have installed solar panels...

Report: UK Grid ‘Unprepared’ for Solar and Electric Vehicle Surge

The UK's energy system could suffer "serious consequences" unless action is taken now to prepare for the rapidly-growing number of clean technologies accessing the grid, according to a new report by think...

Mountaintop Removal Site Could Become Kentucky’s Largest Solar Farm

Kentucky, like most of the Appalachian region, has been in economic distress since the bust of the coal mining industry. But, new hope for jobs and the ravaged environment may come in...

Stanford Completes Rooftop Solar On 15 More Buildings

Starting in 2012, Stanford University began an ambitious program to bring solar power to its Silicon Valley campus. The University’s Department of Sustainability and Energy Management reviewed 20 proposals from solar energy...

Albuquerque Investing $25 Million in Solar Panels for City Buildings

The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is about to start putting its money where its mouth is. The City Council unanimously passed a resolution last year calling for the city to get...

Solar Deployment Nosedives as Feed-In Tariff Cuts Begin to Bite

Solar deployment across the UK has suffered a sharp slowdown in the wake of cuts to Feed-in Tariff (FiT) incentives, according to new analysis of government figures from the Solar Trade Association...

How 3 Women Are Changing The World With Solar Energy

 Given the transformative potential of solar power to address growing concerns about climate change, pollution, and sustainable energy integration, as well as to effectively harness the unique skills of women, it is...

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