Industrial Chimera or Evolutionary Leap: Perovskite Solar Cells and Cheap, Ubiquitous Solar Energy
Gains in the energy conversion efficiency of a new class of solar photovoltaic (PV) materials – perovskites – are being made at the fastest...
2017 and Recent African Solar Achievements
As the year 2017 draws to an end, it is imperative that Africa should measure its clean energy access achievements, re-evaluate its strategies and...
Why Africa’s Fast Urbanizing Cities Should Think Solar?
The United Nations (UN) projects that urbanization rates will continue to increase in Africa, reaching 60% by 2050 from a mere 15% in 1960....
One Belt, One Solar Road: Exporting China’s Solar Strides to Africa
China is sometimes accused of practicing neocolonialism in Africa. However China’s relationship and footprints in Africa have mostly grown in the last few decades...
A New Type of Community Choice Utility Rises, Boosts Solar Energy in California
Last edited: October 10, 2017 @ 03:55 PM UTCA new type of utility energy services provider has taken root and is now growing in...
US Solar Eclipse Opens Window of Opportunity for Energy Storage to Shine
For the first time since 1918, a total solar eclipse will traverse the entire width of the lower 48 US states Aug. 21, moving...
What’s the Current State of Solar Equipment Import Trade in Africa?
One of the fundamental impacts of energy poverty in Africa is the limiting influence on the growth of manufacturing. Manufacturing in several sectors in...
Has Oracle Come Up with the “Holy Grail” of Digital, Distributed, “Green” Energy Resource...
Some of the world’s largest multinational, high-tech corporations continue to invest heavily to expand their presence across the rapidly transforming power and energy sector....
Solar Forecasting-Asset Managers Release New Analytics in Bid to Goose Customers’ Solar Energy Performance,...
Last updated: Friday, June 9, 2017Whether it’s a single PV system on a household rooftop or a sprawling, utility-scale PV field, a diverse range of...
Suniva’s U.S. International Trade Petition Reignites Prospect of a Solar PV Trade War
Last updated: Thursday, June 8, 2017Bankruptcy and insolvency filings on the part of U.S. and German solar manufacturing companies Suniva and SolarWorld AG, respectively, and...
Puerto Rico Energy Crisis Shines Light on Caribbean Solar Challenges, Risks and Rewards
Persistent debt, power and energy problems on the U.S. Caribbean island territory of Puerto Rico – including financial insolvency as well as recurring power...
Can Software Help Drive Solar Power Competitiveness in Africa?
Cost consideration is a major barrier to solar power adoption in Africa where consumer purchasing power may be several magnitudes lower than that in...
