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, 2017 Bankruptcy 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, 2017 Tesla-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...
Sri Lanka Says No to Thermal Power Plant, Opts for Solar Energy Instead
An island nation in South Asia, Sri Lanka is primarily dependent on its 900 MW coal-based power plant in Norocholai, located 90 miles to...
Germany Producing More Renewable Energy Than It Can Use
Following a nuclear meltdown at Fukushima, Japan in 2011, the Angel Merkel-led German government decided to switch off nuclear power completely by 2022. Renewable...
ET Solar & Huawei to Build 1-GW Intelligent Photovoltaic Power Plants
ET Solar Group signed a cooperation agreement with Suzhou Huawei Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (Huawei) on October 11 in Shenzhen City – and established...
Solar Power Creating New Possibilities Around the World
A few years ago, when the cost of solar panels was rather high, the perception of solar being only for rich folk was created....
