Renewable Solar Power

Solar power systems are the fastest growing renewable energy source worldwide. Concentrated solar power plants, rooftop solar installation, and solar heating add energy efficiency and clean energy capacity to many countries.

Solar Power News

Siemens to close solar business after losing $1bn

17/06/2013

Siemens Energy is to close its solar power unit after failure to find a buyer and losing at least $1bn.

New JV to invest $1.4bn in Chile’s renewables sector

10/06/2013 Renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power (MPR) and market investor Actis have established a joint venture (JV) to ...

Government withdraws from Australian solar power project

10/06/2013 The Australian government has opted to withdraw A$60m in funding from a proposed solar thermal plant at Wyhalla, in southern Au...

Brussels opts for lenient approach to Chinese solar issue

05/06/2013 The European Commission has decided to impose an 11.8 per cent tariff on Chinese solar power panels, a quarter of the expected ...

Google finances South African solar power project

31/05/2013 Google has participated as an equity investor in a 96 MW solar photovoltaic installation in Kimberly, South Africa. It brings t...

Report says US best for renewables investment but warns against Brazil

29/05/2013 The US is the destination of choice for renewable energy investment according to a new report, which puts China, Germany, Austr...

Aneel receives operator license request for 30 MW PV plant

27/05/2013 Aneel, the Brazilian electricity regulatory agency, has received a request from Renova Energia for an independent producer lice...

Mexican PV plant will be biggest in Latin America

24/05/2013

A 30 MW photovoltaic plant believed to be the biggest to date in Latin America is to be built in Mexico.

What are the future prospects for utility-scale CSP?

22/05/2013

Good day sunshine. In the US and Spain, solar thermal power stations have been generating electricity for years.

Better site choices for renewables could save Europe $58bn

21/05/2013 Europe could save €45bn ($58bn) by 2030 if renewable energy installations were built on sites that offer the highest power pote...

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