Australia’s renewable energy transition has prompted the construction of dozens of large-scale solar farms. The boom helps reduce Australia’s reliance on fossil fuels, but requires large areas of land to be converted to host solar infrastructure. Solar farms are mostly built in rural areas. This has raised concerns about a potential decline in both agricultural […]
The Solar Power Conference is the perfect place to network with peers, share ideas, and build business relationships. It also gives you the opportunity to learn from leading experts and explore emerging trends in the solar industry. The Solar Power International is the largest gathering of solar industry professionals in the United States. It connects […]
Investment in cleaner energy is on the verge of overtaking spending on fossil fuels for the first time ever after exceeding $1 trillion last year, a report on Tuesday said. Despite the milestone, spending on energy transition technology must immediately triple to meet the target of net-zero emissions by 2050 to combat climate change, according […]
One of the world’s biggest solar plants will become fully operational this year in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, months before it hosts UN climate talks, a partner company said Tuesday. The UAE, a major oil exporter, is spending billions to develop enough renewable energy to cover half of its needs by 2050, […]
An ultrathin protective coating proves sufficient to protect a perovskite solar cell from the harmful effects of space and harden it against environmental factors on Earth, according to newly published research from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Operational Energy Capability […]
Wind and solar power produced more of the EU’s electricity than fossil gas for the first time last year. Renewable energies were responsible for a fifth record (22 percent) of the block’s electricity, a new report from the clean energy think tank Ember shows. Through the turmoil of 2022 – from cutting ties with Russia […]
