Solar
SolarCity's co-founders charge up African venture dedicated to improving 'energy access'
Two of the co-founders of SolarCity have joined fast-growing solar-plus-storage firm Zola Electric - and they have some ambitious plans
Outcompeted: Are renewables riding to the rescue just in time?
Tom Chivers reflects on how a revolution in the energy industry means the profit motive might yet help avert catastrophic climate change
Google inks deal for power from 1.6 million solar panels
Tech giant reveals plans for two new US data centres to run on solar power
Three things you need to know about Malta, the Google-incubated and Bill Gates-backed startup
The energy storage technology company is proving that batteries aren't just for backup anymore
BNEF: Global clean energy investment ticks down, but deployment levels keep climbing
Annual report confirms clean energy investment dipped eight per cent last year, but falling costs meant overall renewables deployment continued to impress
'New era' for UK solar, as government U-turn promises payments for exported renewable power
Claire Perry unveils plans for a Smart Export Guarantee designed to ensure households and businesses are paid for the power they export to the grid
Amber Rudd attacks 'damaging' Hastings solar farm proposal
Former energy and climate secretary and MP for Hastings & Rye argues solar expansion should not come 'at the expense of our natural environment'
Subsidy free solar: Lightsource BP strikes major green power deal with Budweiser brewer
BP-owned Lightsource will build out the UK's largest unsubsidised solar installation to provide green power to make Budweiser beer
A tale of two policies
From surprisingly popular waste reforms to damaging popular renewables technologies, yesterday was another confusing day in the UK's green policy landscape
Free power? Government confirms plans to scrap solar export tariff
Feed-in Tariff scheme will officially close on March 31, government confirms, leaving new solar PV owners exporting green power to the grid for free
'Cost competitive with fossil fuels': UK solar farm cost reductions smash expectations
Industry analysis suggests cost of large-scale UK solar projects could drop below £40MWh by 2030
The next wave of corporate renewables procurement in the UK
Solar Trade Association's Aleksandra Klassen and Nicholas Gall have some top tips for UK corporates considering a solar PPA
UK renewables capacity overtakes fossil fuels for the first time
New report from Drax reveals UK renewables now stands at a record 42GW of capacity, exceeding the fossil fuel power fleet for the first time
Powered up: New database reveals stellar growth of UK energy storage sector
Fledging sector now boasts over 300 companies and is on track to deliver 7GW of storage capacity
'Daylight robbery': MPs display 'Halloween horror' at solar tariff changes
MPs, Solar Trade Association and National Farmers Union urge government to maintain "fair" export tariff payments for small-scale solar
Moixa debuts 'family-sized' battery that promises to turn homes into power stations
UK firm says new 4.8kWh battery will help owners take advantage of emerging smart home and EV tariffs
How optimising solar just got smarter
Huawei's FusionHome promise to boost solar outputs with keeping the upfront investment in a reasonable scope, while also laying the foundations for a smart home energy revolution
Solarcentury to shine spotlight on climate risk through TCFD adoption
Solar developer will adopt TCFD recommendations in bid to 'speed-up the switch of capital' towards clean technologies
Circularity in our solar energy system
As the renewables market accelerates, can we find a way to make PV cells sustainable?
Centrica acquires Californian developer Vista Solar
News comes after industry survey warns of significant job losses in UK solar sector if government goes ahead with scrapping Feed-in Tariff
European Commission ditches tariffs on Chinese solar imports
After five years, EU decides to lift price controls on Chinese solar panels entering the EU
Unilever partners with UK firm to bring pay-as-you-go solar energy to millions in Kenya
Azuri Technologies will use Unilever's distribution networks in Kenya to provide home solar lighting systems to off-grid homes
Government urged to save solar export tariff
Solar Trade Association calls on UK energy minister to allow ongoing payments to small generators for power fed into the grid
UK summer 'wind drought' puts green revolution into reverse
Wind farms fall short in heatwave, but 2018 was still UK's second greenest summer
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