Sun shines on the richest: New study explores how to make solar PV viable for all
Recent research from the University of Sussex Business School calls for policy initiatives such as tax incentives and grants to help lower the cost of…
7 Reasons Why Solar Energy Is Being Embraced Across the Aisle From Coast to Coast
Solar power's no longer a right or left-wing talking point. It’s embraced by both sides — but for different reasons. Seven causes of its growing…
Canada’s Solar Development: Potential, Challenges and Future Prospects
Canada has lots of space, but how suitable is the country really for solar development? Learn from industry experts about Canada's solar potential, challenges and…
Natural Gas Power Stranded Asset Risk Reaches a Tipping Point
Investment risk in new and proposed natural gas power plants is on the rise. The risk of them becoming stranded assets has reached a tipping…
Merchant Solar Projects Rise as Contract Prices Fall to Record Lows
The costs of deploying large-scale solar and solar-storage power plants have come down to a level where growing numbers of developers are willing, and able,…
US Import Duty Exemption Adds Fuel to Anticipated Surge in High-Efficiency Bifacial Solar PV
, industry players and analysts say. The latest US tariff on global imports of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and panels extends over a four-year period and…
Scientists Envision 20-Fold Increase in Solar PV Power by 2030
. The pace of reductions in the cost of solar power and increases in the scale of manufacturing caught the group of scientists by surprise,…
Solar Magazine’s News Highlights, March 9–16 Week
African island solar minigrids, plans to build a solar power facility at a former coal mining site, and the U.S. solar PV market shows resilience…
Solar Magazine’s News Highlights, March 2–9 Week
Myanmar, Togo join growing list of developing, lesser-developed countries turning to solar-storage for rural, universal electrification; Belgian Scientists beta test hydrogen-producing solar panel; IKEA’s innovation…
The Solar Energy Industries Association and The Solar Foundation Aim to Bring Down U.S. Solar Soft Costs
So-called “soft costs” continue to account for a rising proportion of total installed solar energy systems costs in the U.S. That has led the U.S.…