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World's First Transnational Solar Panel Network GGI-OSOWOG Launched in Glasgow

The International Solar Alliance (ISA), India Presidency of the ISA, and the UK COP Presidency today unveiled plans for the first transnational network of solar power grids, known as the Green Grids Initiative – One Sun One World One Grid (GGI-OSOWOG), at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.

3 Nov 2021

Sulzer Schmid Completes Multi-GW Blade Inspection Campaign for Vestas in Europe

Sulzer Schmid, a Swiss company pioneering UAV technology for wind turbine rotor blade inspections, announced today that it has completed a massive blade inspection campaign for Vestas, covering close to 4,000 wind turbines across 14 countries of northern and central Europe.

From Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories AG 25 Oct 2021

Solar Energy Could Meet 43.2% of China’s Electricity Demands in 2060

At the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, much attention will be focused on China.

19 Oct 2021

Wind and Solar Power Insufficient in Attaining Global Climate Targets

The production of renewable energy is increasing every year. But after analysing the growth rates of wind and solar power in 60 countries, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Lund University in Sweden and Central European University in Vienna, Austria, conclude that virtually no country is moving sufficiently fast to avoid global warming of 1.5°C or even 2°C.

15 Oct 2021

Study States Grazing Under Arrays Would Support Economy and Climate

Residents of the New York state fear the loss of agricultural land as they see industrial-sized solar installations popping up everywhere. Lexie Hain ’99 offers an elementary solution: sheep.

15 Oct 2021

Elkem Launches Global Climate Roadmap: Reducing Emissions Towards Net Zero While Growing Supplies to the Green Transition

Elkem, a global leader in silicon-based advanced materials, today announces a new climate roadmap detailing how the company plans to develop its business in line with the aim of the Paris agreement of limiting global warming to well below two degrees.

From Elkem 13 Oct 2021

Tigo Energy to Present Solutions for Greater Solar Generation, Monitoring, and Safety at Intersolar South America

Tigo Energy, Inc., the solar industry’s worldwide leader in Flex MLPE, today announced that the Company will exhibit its latest products at Intersolar South America.

From Tigo Energy, Inc. 13 Oct 2021

Researchers Assess the Electricity Generation Potential of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaics

The first detailed global assessment of the electricity generation potential of rooftop solar photovoltaics technology has been conducted by researchers at MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine in University College Cork, in collaboration with international research partners.

7 Oct 2021

Large Scale Solar Parks can Have a Cooling Effect on the Surrounding Land

Scientists using satellite technologies have discovered for the first time that large scale solar parks have a cooling effect on the land surrounding them.

6 Oct 2021

Hidden Potential of High-Efficiency Solar Cells Revealed

One of the greatest challenges of solar cells is the Shockley-Queisser limit, the assumption that there is a fundamental limit to the amount of energy a solar cell can absorb and convert into usable energy.

6 Oct 2021