Why are solar panels not everywhere? The available grid infrastructure was built to operate with uniform levels of electricity generation, and these grids may not be able to cope with the inconsistency of solar energy. Another factor that reduces the competitiveness of solar energy is how often electricity is produced; also known as its capacity […]
California has been a pioneer in pushing for rooftop solar power, building up the largest solar market in the U.S. More than 20 years and 1.3 million rooftops later, the bill is coming due. Beginning in 2006, the state, focused on how to incentivize people to take up solar power, showered subsidies on homeowners who […]
Despite the significant growth in installed solar capacity, the contribution of solar energy to electricity generation in the country has not grown at the same pace. In 2019-20, for example, solar energy contributed only 3.6% (50 billion units) of India’s total electricity generation of 1390 BU. Does solar energy cause pollution? Solar energy technologies and […]
Solar roofing panels that can be printed on steel used in building construction are being studied in a new three-year collaboration between Swansea University researchers and Tata Steel U.K. The technology, called “Active Buildings,” is being researched to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and to ease demand on the British national power grid, according to […]
Everyone is happy on Piet Albers’s farm. His raspberry canes flourish under a shady umbrella of solar panels and in turn energy firm BayWa supplies clean power to 1,200 homes. In the Netherlands in particular, and Europe in general, the solar power industry faces a conundrum. The climate and energy targets set by European countries […]
California pioneered the promotion of rooftop solar energy, building the largest solar market in the US. More than 20 years and 1.3 million roofs later, the bill is coming in. Starting in 2006, the state, focused on how to encourage people to use solar energy, distributed subsidies to homeowners who installed photovoltaic panels but did […]
