Nearly 10 per cent of all solar systems in North America would have energy included in as little as three years’ time, a new study has found. IHS said on Monday that, […]
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Owning solar panels in ‘the cloud’
Cloud Solar is offering a new twist on the ‘traditional’ community solar model. Much like previous community-owned programs, the initiative offers ownership of individual panels within a larger solar […]
IEA outlines position with energy storage roadmap
The International Energy Agency has released their inaugural energy storage roadmap. A logical addition to their various renewable energy roadmaps, the report aims to project the role energy storage technologies […]
36GW of large-scale solar power now installed globally
According the preliminary figures released by Wiki-Solar late last month, global utility-scale photovoltaics added 14.2GW in 2014, which doubled the 2013 total and brought total generating capacity to 35.9GW in […]
Australia’s first floating solar farm to come to South Australia
Floating solar technology has generated excitement all across the globe in recent years, and plans are now underway in Australia to build the country’s first such facility. The plant, which […]
US panel manufacturer Silevo moves into Solyndra’s production facilities
As demand grows and technology improves, the global solar industry is changing rapidly. One of the most telling tales of the transformations underway is the recent decision by American panel […]
SunEdison says renewables market will be worth $4 trillion by 2020
The world’s largest renewables company has predicted that the global solar and wind energy markets with be worth $4 trillion by as soon as 2020. US-based SunEdison said on Wednesday that the […]
German study predicts that cheapest electricity will come from solar by 2050
Solar PV will be the cheapest form of power within a decade, and cost less than $US0.02/kWh by 2050, a major German study has predicted.The study, by Berlin-based think tank […]
Tanzania kicks off One Million Solar Homes initiative
The Tanzanian government has announced an ambitious initiative that would bring solar energy to as many as 1 million homes by the end of 2017. When all is said and done, […]
Tesla Motors unveils plans for home energy storage solution
Despite a disappointing 2014 Q4 earnings report, Tesla Motors is marching forward and looking to expand its business into the emerging energy storage market. During an earnings conference call with […]
DistribuTECH conference focuses on impact of distributed energy on utility business models
During the DistribuTECH Power Transmission Conference in San Diego at the beginning of February, executives from all across the US utility sector agreed on one point: their industry is changing […]
Extension of Renewable Energy Target could trigger large-scale solar boom in Aus
A new report has warned that Australia could miss out on the booming global solar market – a market some say will be worth more than $130 billion by 2020 […]
Largest floating solar array in USA planned for New Jersey reservoir
Bold plans are underway in Atlantic City, NJ, to install what is believed to be the largest system of floating solar panels in the US, according to ShoreNewsToday.com. Bruce Ward, […]
Business Renewables Center aims to help double US wind & solar capacity by 2025
America’s large-scale solar market is set to get a boost after the launch last week of a new business advisory body aimed at speeding up the shift to renewables by […]
Next round of ACT feed-in tariff for large-scale renewables to foster solar-plus-storage projects
The ACT government is set to follow up its successful utility-scale solar and wind energy reverse auctions with another renewables bidding round – this time for large-scale solar plus storage […]
2016 Obama budget could bolster US solar industry
The US solar sector stands to get a significant boost from the Obama administration’s 2016 budget draft, with a permanent extension of government tax credits for renewables proposed to Congress.Currently, […]
US utility giant NRG to offer ‘community-shared solar’ to customers
One of America’s biggest power utilities is set to co-develop more than 8 megawatts of community solar projects in a joint venture with Colorado-based community energy group, SunShare. The renewables […]
In sign of the times, both SuperBowl teams’ home stadiums have solar
The two NFL teams who competed in this year’s Super Bowl in the US this weekend have solar systems installed at their home stadiums, new research has revealed. According to data […]
USA will have 28GW of solar installed by end of 2015: SEIA
The continued surge in US solar growth could boost the nation’s accumulated capacity to 28GW by the end of 2015, new research has predicted. In a recent presentation by America’s […]
Largest solar PV plant in Middle East to deliver record-low electricity prices
Energy companies and analysts believe that the energy revolution taking place across the world could be accelerated – rather than derailed – by the collapse in the oil price because […]
Australia outshines US on per-capita solar installations in 2014
A rooftop solar system was installed every 2.8 minutes in 2014 in Australia, nearly as many as the US even though it has just a fraction of the population. According […]
PV systems boost US property value by an average of $18,000
A recent report by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US quantifies the increase in property values for US homes fitted with rooftop PV systems. The study found that the […]
Australia still lagging globally on large-scale solar
While the ongoing impasse over Australia’s renewable energy target has brought the large-scale solar industry to a standstill, the broader global market is buzzing with activity, a new report has […]
Enphase CEO: Australian solar market years ahead of USA, ready for energy storage
The CEO of the world’s biggest supplier of solar inverters has described the Australian solar market as having infinite potential, in a global market he predicts will wind up being […]
Utility-scale solar to be competitive with new coal by 2020
Large-scale solar will be cost competitive with new coal-fired power stations in Australia by the end of the decade, the head of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has predicted. ARENA […]
Australia-China solar panel anti-dumping investigation further delayed until March 2015
An investigation by the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) into certain crystalline silicon solar panels imported from China has been put off until next to next year due to the ADC’s […]
Brazilian solar auction draws globally low bids, cheaper than coal, gas
Brazil’s first “solar only” energy auction has attracted bids among the lowest in the world, bringing the South American nation closer to achieving the world’s cheapest solar contract prices – […]
Tesla looking to power Australian ‘supercharger’ stations with solar PV
US electric vehicle company Tesla Motors is looking to power its Australian network of EV supercharging stations with solar. Tesla Superchargers currently allow Model S owners to travel for free between […]
Australia still lagging behind other nations in uptake of large-scale solar
Australia is still lagging behind the pace on large-scale solar, with the latest data revealing it has not moved from its position at number 31, behind the Dominican Republic, despite […]
USA distributed solar PV costs dropped 12-19% in 2013
The price of distributed solar PV systems in the US dropped by between 12 and 19 per cent in 2013 – and will likely fall by up to 12 per […]
China leads as world solar PV market approaches 20GW in Q4 2014
New data on global solar installations has shown that the world is on track to reach 200GW of cumulative capacity, with the amount of PV added in the fourth quarter […]
