The global renewable energy industry had a record-breaking year in 2015, according to the REN21 2016 Renewables Global Status Report, with 147GW of renewable generating capacity added worldwide – the […]
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Global solar growth in 2015 impressive at 34%, but government policy still key: GTM Research
Global solar PV installations for 2015 totalled 59GW according to a new report, marking a 34 per cent increase over the total installed in 2014. The report, based on preliminary […]
Sacred Sun’s lead carbon batteries
Sacred Sun is a manufacturer of a variety of battery technologies for applications ranging from renewables backup, grid-level storage, electric vehicles and telecommunications. The company, founded in 1991 and listed […]
A look back at 2015: The year Australia talked (a lot) about solar battery storage
With 2016 slated to be ‘the year of the battery‘, we could look back on 2015 as ‘the year of talking about the battery’. While the past 12 months were […]
Australia home to some of the lowest solar installation prices in the world, IEA confirms
Australia has some of the world’s cheapest installed system prices for grid-connected residential and commercial solar PV systems, according to the latest global PV report from the International Energy Agency, […]
Australia to have lowest-cost large-scale wind & solar projects in APAC – and coal can’t compete
Solar projects built in Australia are cheaper than any of its Asian neighbours, according to new research by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, while new Australian coal plants would be 50 […]
China could raise 2020 solar target by 50GW to 150GW – necessitating 20GW of new solar per year
Reports from China suggest the country could lift its 2020 solar target from 100GW to 150GW, meaning more than 20GW of solar would need to be added in each year […]
Renewables sector employed 7.7 million people globally in 2014: IRENA
The global renewable energy industry employed 7.7 million people, directly or indirectly, in 2014, according to a report released on Tuesday night by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) – an 18 […]
2015 International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaics released
The 2015 International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaics (ITRPV) was released last week and is now available for download on the ITRPV website. The report contains insights from leading PV industry […]
Renewables will be key in meeting global climate targets: HSBC report
Renewable energy technologies like solar and wind are now cost competitive with fossil fuels in many parts of the world, a new HSBC report has found, and will play a […]
China to exceed 2015 PV target thanks to small-scale solar
Uncapped growth in China’s small-scale distributed solar market could see help the country exceed its 2015 PV target of nearly 17.8GW, according to Trina Solar – the world’s number one […]
New joint venture to develop floating solar projects throughout North America
Solar Power Inc. (SPI) and Aqua Clean Energy (ACE) last month announced a joint venture to develop new floating solar projects throughout the U.S. and Mexico. The partnership will bring […]
China buoyed global solar market during two years of hard times
A new report has found that China’s major solar power push has helped to drive a 17 per cent surge in annual global renewable energy investment in 2014 – putting […]
IEA: In historic first, CO2 emissions flatlined even as economy grew – thanks to renewables
A halt in the rise of global carbon dioxide emissions, despite continued economic growth, is being hailed as a first by the International Energy Agency, and largely credited to the growth […]
IEA outlines position with energy storage roadmap
The International Energy Agency has released their inaugural energy storage roadmap. A logical addition to their various renewable energy roadmaps, the report aims to project the role energy storage technologies […]
SunEdison acquires energy storage firm Solar Grid Storage
Wind and solar developer SunEdison announced last Thursday its acquisition of Pennsylvania-based energy storage firm Solar Grid Storage (SGS) for an undisclosed sum. SGS is a startup specializing in integrated […]
36GW of large-scale solar power now installed globally
According the preliminary figures released by Wiki-Solar late last month, global utility-scale photovoltaics added 14.2GW in 2014, which doubled the 2013 total and brought total generating capacity to 35.9GW in […]
Solar will be the dominant electricity source globally by 2030: Deutsche Bank
Solar will become the dominant electricity source around the world as it displaces fossil fuels and generates $5 trillion in revenue over the next 15 years, a new report has […]
Australia still lagging globally on large-scale solar
While the ongoing impasse over Australia’s renewable energy target has brought the large-scale solar industry to a standstill, the broader global market is buzzing with activity, a new report has […]
Two world records over 40% add up to a great week for solar!
Two separate research projects from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Soitec have set world records of over 40% solar cell efficiencies in the past week. The UNSW […]
Indian PM releases bright assessment of sub-continent’s solar potential
The Indian government has identified 12 solar park locations capable of housing up to 13.75GW of capacity in the next five years, as it gears up to meet a national […]
Australia-China solar panel anti-dumping investigation further delayed until March 2015
An investigation by the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) into certain crystalline silicon solar panels imported from China has been put off until next to next year due to the ADC’s […]
Australia still lagging behind other nations in uptake of large-scale solar
Australia is still lagging behind the pace on large-scale solar, with the latest data revealing it has not moved from its position at number 31, behind the Dominican Republic, despite […]
China leads as world solar PV market approaches 20GW in Q4 2014
New data on global solar installations has shown that the world is on track to reach 200GW of cumulative capacity, with the amount of PV added in the fourth quarter […]
Australian investment in large-scale renewables took a nose-dive in 2014 due to RET uncertainty
A report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows that Australia is on track to record its lowest level of asset financing for large-scale renewables since 2002, with just $193 million […]
Australian solar capacity could grow from 3.5GW to 14GW by 2020: Citigroup
The Australian solar market could be headed for a total capacity of 14GW of rooftop and utility-scale solar by the end of the decade, according to new analysis. In a […]
Move to ‘net carbon zero’ by 2050 doable, affordable and necessary for Australia and 14 other countries: UN
Fifteen of the world’s biggest economies – including Australia – could move to “net carbon zero” by 2050, according to a major new analysis released on Tuesday. The report – Pathways […]
Climate Change Authority chief recommends maintaining RET but extending timeframe
The chairman of the Climate Change Authority has weighed in on the debate over Australia’s Renewable Energy Target, arguing it should be kept at its current level, but extended over […]
China to introduce solar leasing-style financing to open up distributed solar opportunities
China is looking to adopt a similar solar leasing model to that which has dominated the rooftop PV market in the US, in an effort to encourage more homes and […]
Citigroup: Energy diversification a necessity, solar’s rise a certainty
A leading investment bank has predicted a bright future for the global solar market, with continued rapid expansion driven by “pure economics.” In a new report from Citigroup, the bank […]
China ups solar PV capacity target to 13GW, with focus on distributed generation
China has flagged a new national solar installation target of 13GW for 2014, a target it hopes to meet through the development of distributed PV generation. The new target – […]
