The Latest Breaking News from Solar Energy

To mark Earth Day, we take a look at the energy transition and how to better harness the power of the sun. Photovoltaic panels have been used since the 1970s, but their global adoption remains limited due to technical challenges, weather-related intermittences and the day/night cycle on Earth. As a…

President Biden unveils billion plan to expand rooftop solar energy, promoting clean energy and job creation to combat climate change.

To provide consumers an incentive to invest in renewable energy, the KERC had notified draft regulations for ‘Peer to Peer Solar Energy Transactions’ earlier this year.

“The technological innovations in the solar energy sector will be productive only when they reach the doorsteps of farmers and aid them in agriculture. The country’s development will take place only when there is vast research in agriculture which will help farmers,” said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday after inaugurating…

The Energy Department will organise a ‘Raita Soura Shakti Mela’ (farmers’ solar energy fair) on March 9 at the GKVK campus. The mela, which will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, aims to diminish the reliability of conventional electricity for irrigation and promote self-sufficiency among farmers through the adoption of…

First Solar's strong Q4 2023 results and long-term prospects in the solar energy sector.

Check out The Hindu explainer on the Centre’s big push for residential rooftop solar plan.

The Bureau of Land Management proposed using 22m acres of public land for solar projects – roughly the size of Maine, or an area larger than Scotland

A new study shows size matters in solar energy. The first ever life-cycle analysis comparing big and small solar photovoltaic systems has concluded that small-scale solar systems are in fact better for the environment than even the largest, and most efficient, solar farm.