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RePower EU with Solar: The 1 TW EU Solar Pathway for 2030
Following on from their ‘toolbox’ on high energy prices in 2021, today the European Commission set out a highly anticipated RePower EU Communication that seeks to address the dual energy security and price challenges facing Europe right now. As Europe…
European Solar Leaders call on EU Commission and Member States to develop solar industrial strategy in 2022
Eight leading European solar developers have written to the European Commission and Council to request a European strategy for the solar PV value chain in 2022. The European solar market is experiencing exponential, unprecedented, growth, and is set to exceed…
Better Understanding of Rooftop Solar PV Installation Can Support Increased Deployment
The deployment of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems has increased significantly in recent years thanks to their rapidly declining costs and supporting policies. Solar PV installations can be arranged in smaller configurations for mini-grids or personal use. This is of…
How Solar Water Heaters Industry Benefits the Local Economy
Heating and cooling account for nearly half of global final energy consumption, but most of the energy use is currently generated from fossil fuels. With the declining costs of renewable energy, solar has become especially attractive for water heating. Just…
NTPC Wins Approval For India’s Largest (4.7 Gigawatt!) Solar Park
In a major boost to its aggressive plans to increase renewable energy generation, India’s largest power generation company has secured approval to set up a solar park park in Gujarat. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy recently gave a go-ahead to…
New York on The Way To Its 6 Gigawatts By 2025 Solar Power Goal
New York’s solar growth has climbed 2.100 percent since the NY-Sun initiative was launched in 2011. The cost of solar dropped 69 percent in that same period. Naturally, there are large global trends driving these results, but they are great…
Study Finds Limiting Renewable Energy Growth Would Result In Higher U.S. Power Costs
With declining costs for renewable energy technologies, interest has turned to how that might translate into the total system costs of integrating more renewable energy on the U.S. grid. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers Wesley Cole, Nathaniel Gates, and…