The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have announced that they have developed a new light trapping technique that enables over 30 per cent power enhancement of an ultrathin solar cell.
The UK government has released figures showing that emissions from power stations fell 23 per cent between 2012 and 2014 to 121 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (MtCO2e).
Texas has accounted for more than one-third of new wind and natural gas-fired power plants added to the USA’s electric grid so far in 2015, as states retire coal-fired plants.
Enel Green Power has announced that it is partnering with mini-grid technology solutions provider and developer Powerhive to construct and operate mini-grids in 100 villages located across Kenya.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and France’s President François Hollande have launched an international solar alliance of over 120 countries at the Paris COP21 climate change talks.