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2023-09-25Plummeting Prices For Solar Power And Storage Make Global Climate Transition Cheaper Than Expected: Study
In just the past 10 years, the cost of electricity from solar has fallen by 87 percent, and the cost of battery storage by 85 percent. Wind power, heat pumps and other fossil-free technologies are als -
2023-09-21The Solar Industry Is Running Hard Just to Keep Up
Call it the Red Queen effect: A vital renewable-energy industry is struggling with the demands of technological change. The solar industry should be thriving, with global demand for clean energy surgi -
2023-09-19Scientists Invent Solar Panel Coating That Lets Them Work In Any Weather
Engineers have invented a way to passively remove snow from solar panels to allow them to keep generating electricity during adverse weather conditions.A team from the University of Toledo in the Unit -
2023-09-15Israel Issues Tender For Fifth Solar Energy Plant In The Negev Desert
The plant is set to start operations in the first quarter of 2027 with an annual capacity of 100 MW to help meet the goal of generating 30% of electricity from renewable energy.Israel is advancing pla -
2023-09-13Solar Panel Technology is Set to be Turbo-Charged – But First, a Few Big Roadblocks Have to be Cleared
Solar panel technology has made enormous progress in the last two decades. In fact, the most advanced silicon solar cells produced today are about as good as the technology will get. So what’s next? E -
2023-09-11We Could Soon Be Getting Energy From Solar Power Harvested In Space
The challenge of building platforms like this in space may seem daunting, but space-based solar power is technologically feasible.The idea of space-based solar power (SBSP) – using satellites to colle -
2023-09-07As Africa Climate Summit Promotes Solar, Off-grid Power Ramps Up Below the Sahara
A walk through the busy business district of Mombasa Road in Nairobi, or even a rural community in Kisii County, Kenya, highlights something that’s getting attention at the African Climate Summit in N -
2023-09-05Serbia Approves Premiums for Two More Projects from its First Solar Power Auction
A renewable energy developer made it to the list of solar power plants eligible for market premiums at the last minute, after it was disqualified from Serbia’s first solar power auction. The additiona -
2023-09-01Why Putting Solar Panels Beside Highways is a No-brainer
California could generate enough electricity to power 270,000 homes by putting solar panels in the empty land next to highway interchanges in just 3 Southern California counties, according to a new re -
2023-08-30A First for the United States: Gigawatt-Scale Manufacturing of Glassless Silicon Solar Panels
Lightweight solar panel manufacturer Sunman, which operates a 1-GW factory in China, is starting a new manufacturing division in the United States, called Bila Solar. Bila plans to start a 1-GW solar -
2023-08-28At 30%, Solar Panel Tax Credits Are at a High Point for Now
For about the next decade, homeowners can take advantage of the U.S. tax code to save on installation and reduce their electric bills.Americans are increasingly turning to rooftop solar panels to save -
2023-08-24What Should Residential Users Consider When Installing Solar Energy
The battery-powered lifeSolar power is seen as one key to the renewable energy future, but rooftop solar has one glaring problem: It generates too much power when it isn’t needed, and too little when