Spain’s government adopted a series of measures Tuesday aimed at encouraging the public to install solar panels to generate their own electricity as the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s Ukraine war grinds on. “There is a lot of interest” in the idea of a household generating its own energy, which is “a very reasonable way […]
The European Union and Morocco on Tuesday signed a “green partnership” deal they hope will bolster cooperation on renewable energy. The sun-baked North African country is seeking to offer alternatives for European nations trying to wean themselves off fossil fuels, whose prices have soared following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Tuesday’s deal, signed by European Commission […]
Who said there is nothing new under the sun? One of the hottest innovations for non-polluting generation of electricity is floating solar cells, or FPV, which involves anchoring solar panels in bodies of water, especially lakes, reservoirs and oceans. Some projects in Asia have thousands of panels to generate hundreds of megawatts. FPV gained a […]
“I wish we never had to have this proof point,” said Abigail Ross Hopper, CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association. But he said hurricanes have shown renewables combined with battery storage to be reliable power. “It’s not just a theory, it’s empowering people in dark areas,” Hopper added. Both storms knocked out power to […]
As the UN steps up calls to make the switch to renewable energy to fight the global climate emergency, Portugal is among the first European Union countries to abandon coal. It will share the lessons it has learned so far at November’s COP27 UN climate summit in Egypt. It has been nearly a year now […]
The Labor Party has criticized Prime Minister Liz Truss’ plan to ban solar power from most of England’s farmland and pledged to double the use of renewable energy in her first term. Ed Miliband, the shadow climate secretary, will visit a solar farm on Friday. He will present his opposition to the plans of Truss […]
