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Apple’s New Solar-Powered Spaceship Office is Nearly Complete
One of the world’s most anticipated buildings is nearly complete – new drone footage shows that Apple’s $5 billion solar-powered “spaceship” office is on track to meet its 2016 completion goal. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Campus 2 will…
Camden Council Launches Fuel Poverty Tackling Solar Project
Camden Council has this week announced it has teamed up with Islington Council and Waltham Forest Council to deliver a pilot programme designed to reduce the fuel bills of residents at risk of fuel poverty. The ’24/7 Solar’ initiative is…
Coronal Energy Will Increase Number of Solar PV Projects
Coronal Energy has announced plans to substantially increase the number of solar PV projects it will acquire in 2017 and 2018. The ambitious program will support a rapidly expanding solar pipeline in North America that already totals over three gigawatts…
SunPower Shuts Plant, Cuts Jobs 25 Percent to Survive Solar Slump
SunPower Corp. is following through with a planned restructuring effort that will reduce its workforce by 25 percent to cut costs after solar prices plunged in an oversupplied market. The second-biggest U.S. panel-maker will cut 2,500 employees to reduce operating…
Why one Finnish City Thinks it’s Ideal for Next Tesla Gigafactory
The Tesla “gigafactory” near Reno, Nevada, is already billed as the largest lithium-ion battery cell plant in the world. But Tesla has discussed plans for at least one additional gigafactory, presumably to meet demand for battery cells related to large-scale…
Big Business Calls on Government to Halt Solar Tax Hike
A group of major businesses, including retail giants Sainsbury’s, IKEA and Kingfisher, have called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to stop a planned rise in business rates for firms with solar installations. The businesses have joined senior politicians, energy executives and…
Jordan Powers Up Giant Solar Plant, As Enerray Seeks To Unlock Region’s ‘Huge Potential’
A 23.1MW solar plant covering a surface area of half a million square metres has been connected to Jordan’s national grid, the developers of the project have announced. Led by Saudi renewable energy company Desert Technologies and Italian EPC contractor…