UK government confirms plans to end feed-in tariff payments for new solar installations
The UK government has confirmed plans to end its "feed-in" tariff payments for new installations of household solar from next year. The scheme will close...
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How grants and tax subsidies helped Elon Musk grow Tesla
Elon Musk is a visionary technologist. His projects involve space travel, literally shooting for the moon and Mars—energy,...
Energy sector emissions have continued to rise in 2018, Latest IPCC report
Almost at the same time as the IPCC publishes its special report on 1.5C, the International Energy Agency...
The problem with India’s booming solar sector: poor quality
A Quartz India story details how India's booming solar sector is plagued by an uncomfortable truth: poor quality. The article states "The solar modules or...
Tesla to blame for decline in rooftop-solar leasing in the U.S.
Tesla is to blame for the decrease in rooftop-solar adoption using the once popular solar lease program. This...
Tesla to start selling its solar panels and Powerwalls at Home Depot
Bloomberg reports that Tesla is about to bring photovoltaic panels and Powerwall batteries to U.S. retail giant Home...
New York City just declared war on the oil industry
New York City is the latest — and largest — US city to sue five big oil companies for billions in damages from the impacts...
Blame global warming for the deadly nature of Hurricane Harvey
Scientists confirm in Environmental Research Letters that global warming made Hurricane Harvey, which hit Texas in August, more...
India’s solar ambitions face the risk of a bubble
The recent auction to build the 500-megawatt Bhadla solar park in Rajasthan was one of the lowest prices...
Create an online solar shop that looks like Amazon—with a few clicks
WordPress is a very powerful CMS with great functionality and extensibility that can allow you to do nearly...
Audi plans to install solar cells as panoramic glass roofs on its electric vehicles
Audi has partnered with Alta Devices to build electric vehicles with solar panels that generate solar energy to increase the range of electric vehicles. Alta...
Solar and wind energy production helped prevent thousands of deaths in the United States
The rise in solar and wind power helped to prevent 12,700 premature deaths, a new study finds. From...
The world bank will support solar energy projects in the Gaza
Frequent power outages in the Gaza Strip is heightening the political tensions in the region. (more…)
The UK bans new diesel and petrol vehicles by 2040
Environment secretary Michael Gove announced plans for a 2040 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles in the UK. The move is...
Babcock Ranch in Florida will become America’s first solar powered town
Located in southwest Florida, Babcock Ranch is not only the America’s largest development currently underway, but it will...
Chinese province runs only on renewable energy for seven days
An entire region of China, specifically the province of Qinghai, ran on renewable energy for seven days providing...