Solar-powered computers to accelerate digital literacy in Madagascar
A new partnership aims to deliver solar-powered computers to 10,000 children a year across schools in Madagascar and East Africa. The computers will go...
Liam Fox opens facility of solar firm hoping to spark a revolution in lighting
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox visited "a solar technology success story" in his own North Somerset constituency on 30 November, as he officially...
Waste compacting firm boosts connectivity with small cell rollout
A supplier of solar-powered waste compacting technology, Bigbelly, will contribute to enhancing wireless connectivity across UK cities via an integrated pole and antenna solution,...
Solar expansion at Southern Water
Southern Water will be harnessing sun-power by installing more than 15,000 solar panels at three of its sites to help protect the environment and...
Clean tech aviators follow the sun
An attempt to fly round the world using solar powered-propulsion began on 9 March. Employing 17,000 solar panels on its wingspan and fuselage, the...
World’s largest battery storage facility will power The Red Sea Project with clean energy...
A development on the west coast of Saudi Arabia is to become the world’s largest battery storage facility and is part of an initiative...
Solar industry welcomes Claire Perry pledge on solar export to grid
The UK's Solar Trade Association (STA) has hailed "a significant breakthrough" for its #Fair4Solar campaign, referring to comments made during the BEIS Select Committee...
Solar superior to nuclear for powering Mars mission
Photovoltaics could be efficiently deployed across half the planet, says peer-reviewed study
A paper published in the journal Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences argues...
Renewables startup aims to disrupt domestic energy market
A green energy management startup, launched by two experienced energy sector entrepreneurs, aims to change the way people buy, generate and use power in...
A fair wind for rural residents as island community looks forward to 24/7 electricity...
It may be better known for woolly sweaters than renewable energy, but the most remote inhabited island in the UK is to finally receive...
Low carbon electricity system achievable without controversial technologies, says report
New analysis (14 June) builds a case that the UK can further slash the carbon emissions from its electricity system by relying almost entirely...
Project aims to establish feasibility of solar-powered rail
Imperial College London and climate change charity 10:10 have teamed up to investigate the viability of using track-side solar panels to power trains, it...
Virtual power plant supports low carbon neighbourhood in Dudley
Energy solutions provider Equans has announced a major boost for its pioneering project in Brockmoor, Dudley, where the company is set to deliver "Europe’s...
Solar suitable for sports halls, says study
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has studied the energy consumption of indoor swimming pools and practice indoor ice rinks, and their use of solar power.
Clean energy technology supply chains must get better, faster, cleaner, says report
A new briefing from think tank organisation the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) argues that the clean energy transition can be delivered on time and...
Converting light to hydrogen: Photocatalyst hints at promise for solar water splitting schemes
Sunlight is the most abundant source of renewable energy, but its inability to produce consistent energy levels over time means it struggles to satisfy...
Renewables cut Europe’s carbon emissions by 10% in 2015, says EEA report
Increasing use of renewables is translating directly into cuts in fossil fuel consumption in Europe, according to a report released on 4 April by...
Research promises to reduce toxicity of broken perovskite solar cells
Scientists at The University of Manchester say they have found a way to increase the environmental safety of perovskite solar cells, thereby boosting their...
Heriot-Watt launches Dubai solar test site for companies in UK and elsewhere
Research engineers at Heriot-Watt University in Dubai are launching a solar energy testing facility to help companies in the UK and other countries to develop and...
Report details China’s complex energy landscape and its enormous green energy shift
The seeming enormity of the green energy shift taking place in China is given shape by what's described as the most comprehensive English-language report...
