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Night time solar? Lightsource BP hails trial showing solar can help balance the grid at night
Night time solar? Lightsource BP hails trial showing solar can help balance the grid at night

Trial marks the first time a UK solar farm has provided a reactive power balancing service to the electricity grid at night, developer claims

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  • 26 November 2019
Global Briefing: Crisp giant Frito-Lay unveils plan for zero emission manufacturing
Global Briefing: Crisp giant Frito-Lay unveils plan for zero emission manufacturing

All the green business news from around the world this week

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  • 04 October 2019
Hyundai launches solar powered car in Korea
Hyundai launches solar powered car in Korea

Sonata Hybrid features optional PV panels on the roof that could provide up to 800 miles of free driving a year

  • Transport
  • 07 August 2019
Solar eclipsed? Trump angers solar sector with 30 per cent import tariff
Solar eclipsed? Trump angers solar sector with 30 per cent import tariff

President's protectionist levy widely criticised as both pointless and damaging to US manufacturing, but could the tariffs soon be struck down by the WTO?

  • Solar
  • 23 January 2018
UK-funded 'homes as power stations' project to bring solar-storage to Indian villages
UK-funded 'homes as power stations' project to bring solar-storage to Indian villages

Consortium led by Swansea University awarded £7m government funding to trial solar-storage technology in India

  • Solar
  • 09 August 2017
Tesla opens order book for solar roof tiles
Tesla opens order book for solar roof tiles

Solar and EV giant unveils online solar roof cost calculator as it revealed plans to start home installations in the summer

  • Solar
  • 12 May 2017
Oxford PV partners with unnamed manufacturer to deliver solar glass technology
Oxford PV partners with unnamed manufacturer to deliver solar glass technology

Solar tech firm recently raised £8.7m to help scale up development of its perovskite technology

  • Solar
  • 02 December 2016
SAB Miller invests in 'pioneering' solar PV integrated roofing at Nigeria brewery
SAB Miller invests in 'pioneering' solar PV integrated roofing at Nigeria brewery

North Wales manufacturer BIPVco Ltd to provide solar PV cells for global brewing giant

  • Solar
  • 04 October 2016
Power dressing: smart fabric generates electricity from sun and wind
Power dressing: smart fabric generates electricity from sun and wind

Scientists develop 'hybrid power' fabric that can harvest clean energy to power electronic devices

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  • 03 October 2016
Scientists hail perovskite breakthrough to boost solar cell efficiency
Scientists hail perovskite breakthrough to boost solar cell efficiency

Research into how Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites (HOIPs) turn sunlight into energy could open door to far higher efficiency solar panels

  • Solar
  • 23 September 2016
Let's chemically rebuild fossil fuels to create sustainable energy
Let's chemically rebuild fossil fuels to create sustainable energy

Could we combine hydrogen and carbon to produce a sustainable fuel from solar energy?

  • Solar
  • 12 September 2016
Meet Kokam: The firm behind Solar Impulse's extraordinary battery
Meet Kokam: The firm behind Solar Impulse's extraordinary battery

South Korean firm which provided the battery for solar plane's round-the-world flight is fast-emerging as a major player in the expanding energy storage industry

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  • 17 August 2016
SolarWindow polishes plan to produce energy from skyscrapers
SolarWindow polishes plan to produce energy from skyscrapers

BusinessGreen digs into Columbia, Maryland-based clean energy firm's bid to bring its transparent solar PV glass coating to market

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  • 12 August 2016
Mitsubishi ventures into US solar market with 'near majority' stake in Nexamp
Mitsubishi ventures into US solar market with 'near majority' stake in Nexamp

Mitsubishi announces move to take sizeable stake in solar developer, citing US government support for clean energy rollout

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  • 11 August 2016
Could mobile recycling units help close the solar loop?
Could mobile recycling units help close the solar loop?

First Solar is working on taking the recycling facility to the solar farm in a bid to help drive down costs

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  • 12 April 2016
Lightsource unveils new solar panel cleaning technology
Lightsource unveils new solar panel cleaning technology

Solar developer says operations and maintenance innovation will help it boost plant performance

  • Solar
  • 08 April 2016
Panasonic hails new world record with super-efficient solar cell
Panasonic hails new world record with super-efficient solar cell

Japanese electronics maker claims new solar panel can deliver conversion efficiency of more than 23 per cent

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  • 02 March 2016
First UK council green bond launched in Swindon
First UK council green bond launched in Swindon

Small investors can now invest alongside the council in the 5MW Swindon community solar farm

  • Solar
  • 24 February 2016
ADLER Solar sets sights on UK expansion with new London office
ADLER Solar sets sights on UK expansion with new London office

Solar service provider says the number of requests from UK businesses is on the rise

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  • 24 February 2016
First UK council green bonds set to be offered Swindon residents
First UK council green bonds set to be offered Swindon residents

Scheme would see community members investing in a council-owned solar farm for as little as £5

  • Solar
  • 02 February 2016
Trina Solar exits EU solar pricing programme as minimum pricing row escalates

Chinese firm withdraws from minimum pricing scheme in protest at "misinterpretation" of trading rules following Commission's decision to extend measures past expiry date

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  • 14 December 2015
COP21: From solar power to geothermal energy, Paris Summit marks launch of wave of green industry bodies
COP21: From solar power to geothermal energy, Paris Summit marks launch of wave of green industry bodies

Business-backed Solar Council brings together regional and national solar associations from across the world, as new non-profit Energy Unlocked launched to support energy market innovation

  • Solar
  • 07 December 2015
Proven clean technologies can deliver massive emissions cuts, report finds
Proven clean technologies can deliver massive emissions cuts, report finds

Think tank Sitra highlights a range of solutions already reducing emissions around the world which could be scaled up to meet the emissions gap

  • Policy
  • 20 November 2015
Will renewables subsidy cuts mean UK misses out on cheaper electricity?

New study argues subsidy cuts will delay the contribution renewables can make to lower electricity prices, while promised nuclear subsidies could be more expensive than projected

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