The Sun Rises on Japan’s Solar-Powered Smart Communities
Smart communities fueled by solar energy and the latest in advanced energy storage and smart microgrid technologies are taking root and beginning to expand...
In conversation…Africa Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA)
Sam Slaughter, a founding member of the newly formed Africa Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA), tells Power for All that it’s time for the mini-grid sector to...
Solar Energy Storage Resilience: On the Ground in Haiti
Last edited: September 20, 2017 @ 05:30 PM PSTOnline, television, radio and print news services are awash with reports of Hurricane Harvey and Irma’s...
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...
US State Governors Aim to Realize UN Paris Climate Accord Goals with Launch of...
On June 1, President Donald Trump announced the US would withdraw from the UN Paris Climate Accord. Though not surprising, the announcement marks the...
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...
Elon Musk Invokes Twitter Storm – Australian Government, Industry Respond
Last updated: March 20, 2017Tesla-Solar City CEO Elon Musk this past week once again displayed attributes that distinguish him as an innovative engineer, high-tech...
California Vows to Go Its Own Way to Support Renewables as Storm of Controversy...
Executive actions taken by U.S. President Donald J. Trump during his first four weeks in the Oval Office by and large confirmed expectations he...
Perovskite Solar Cell Developments in 2016 – Efficiency, Cost, Stability
Last edited: 21:56, 10 January (EST)In the world of photovoltaic cells, the rise of perovskite solar cells is exciting. It may not be immediately obvious,...
China’s Grid-Connected Capacity of PV Power Hit 74 GWs Until Nov. 2016
According to the statistics from relevant “think tank” department, as of November 2016, the total accumulated capacity of China’s grid-connected photovoltaic/PV power stations had...
Taiwan′s Floating Solar Farms in Reservoirs Causing Safety Concern
Taiwan Power Company and Taiwan Water Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on November 30, intending to construct floating solar farms in...
