Which solar technology, or a mix of technologies, works best for commercial rooftops?
Using a mixture of rooftop solar panels to generate electricity for the purpose of heating factories could help the industrial sector to slash its greenhouse...
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China green-lights 34 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power—bucking a global trend away from the fuel
China has greenlit 34 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power – more than Poland’s coal sector – bucking...
How changes brought on by coronavirus could help tackle climate change
Stock markets around the world had some of their worst performance in decades this past week, well surpassing...
Fallout from COVID-19 is disrupting both supply chains and demand in fast-growing solar industry
The global economic fallout from the growth and spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, could include recessions in the U.S., euro-area...
Tesla and Panasonic end partnership to manufacture solar cells at Buffalo’s Gigafactory 2
Tesla and Panasonic are ending their partnership to manufacture solar cells at Buffalo's Gigafactory 2. While both parties...
Ontario needs to reconsider its current electricity demand problems and focus on conservation efforts
The “false alarm” earlier this year at Ontario’s Pickering nuclear power plant, and the subsequent revelation that Doug...
California officials approve legislation that could disrupt its solar mandate program
Officials in California voted to allow Sacramento-area developers to build homes that don’t come equipped with solar panels. The move, some worry, would undermine the...
Sunrun is crushing Tesla in the solar energy sales business
Sunrun is now the leading installer of residential rooftop solar panels in the U.S. Last year, the company...
Global carbon emissions remained flat last year, says IEA report on CO2 emissions
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from energy use remained flat in 2019 for the first time in 10...
Tesla short-sellers lost $2.5 billion in one day—total losses over $8 billion this year
Investors betting against Tesla’s stock have lost more than $8 billion since the beginning of the year, according...
Tesla reports solar growth and record energy storage deployment in its Q4 results
Tesla reported a new quarterly energy storage installation record of 530 MWh and 54 MW of solar deployments for October-December 2019. The fourth-quarter (Q4) total...
Solar will soon be unbeatable as new technologies boost efficiency and lower costs
Solar energy has come a long way in a decade. Back in 2010, the global market was small...
Why BlackRock plans to drop fossil fuel investments for carbon-neutral funds
An annual letter to investors sent by Larry Fink, the chief executive of asset manager BlackRock, says that...
U.S greenhouse gas emissions decline as utilities close coal-fired power plants
In 2019, U.S. emissions dropped by an estimated 2 percent due to the continuing decline of coal-fired power plants across the country. This somewhat bold...
The Cult of Elon, and the rise of a new generation of ‘influencer CEOs’
Elon Musk is probably the biggest risk-taker on the planet. As CEO of Tesla, a company with the...
The future of energy is being shaped in Asia—with China in the lead
A Frenchman is credited with being the first to discover the photovoltaic effect that produces electricity from sunlight....