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  • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
    Climate change
    EU legislators vote to sharply increase bloc’s renewable energy target

    European parliament agrees to lift green energy share to 42.5% by 2030 after nuclear power concessions

    A floating solar panel farm in Germany
  • Monday, 11 September, 2023
    Europe’s solar industry warns of bankruptcies over Chinese imports

    EU’s efforts to manufacture more green technologies are being undercut by cheaper rivals

    A woman works on the production line of solar panels
  • Monday, 11 September, 2023
    Special ReportDecarbonisation
    Battery storage takes central role in powering net zero

    State backing for renewable investments fuels growth but western nations remain dependent on Asia for supply

    Tesla Megapack batteries at the Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System next to the Vistra Moss Landing natural gas fired power plant in Moss Landing, California
  • Sunday, 27 August, 2023
    News in-depthNorth Korea
    Power-starved North Korea turns to solar energy to keep the lights on

    Cheaper panels and increasing domestic assembly offer an alternative to regime’s dilapidated electricity grid

    Two balconies on the light pink building have mini-solar panels on them. Red flowering plants in pots stand on some of the balconies
  • Thursday, 24 August, 2023
    Renewable energy
    Green energy groups step up training to close skills gap

    Demand surges for workers that can install and maintain heat pumps, solar panels and electric vehicle chargers

    A worker checks solar panels.
  • Friday, 18 August, 2023
    House & Home
    A laboratory of solar energy gives Lyon its moment in the sun

    A boom in residential panel installations is fuelling large-scale projects in French cities

    Illustration of house with solar panels on the roof receiving energy from the sun
  • Thursday, 10 August, 2023
    Energy Source
    What’s stopping the buildout of US power lines Premium content

    Also in today’s newsletter, Joe Biden touts clean energy jobs on the campaign trail

    Utility workers repair a power line in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
    Energy Source
    The White House’s war on methane Premium content

    Also in today’s newsletter, IRA lures European solar manufacturer to new US facility over German expansion

    A flare to burn methane from oil production on a well pad in North Dakota
  • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
    Graham Allison
    China’s dominance of solar poses difficult choices for the west

    The unpalatable truth is that green technologies mean we will have to find ways to co-operate with Beijing

    An Asian woman in hairnet, mask and plastic coverall inspects a solar photovoltaic module inside a factory
  • Sunday, 11 June, 2023
    InterviewHow to Lead
    Fintech founder Hayes Barnard: half the organisation thought ‘this guy’s out of his mind’

    CEO of US solar installation finance company GoodLeap on how to convince staff to back a bold idea

    Hayes Barnard in open necked shirt and jumper stands with one hand in pocket and other hand on railing as he stands on a sunny landing
  • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
    Renewable energy
    Renewable energy drive to lift capacity by a third in 2023, IEA says

    China’s push into solar and wind projects to account for lion’s share of increase

    A man looks at solar panels on display during  the SNEC PV Power Expo, in Shanghai
  • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
    Solar power investment to exceed oil for first time, says IEA chief

    Fatih Birol hopeful about 1.5C goal as clean energy spending forecast to hit $1.7tn this year

    A view of solar panels
  • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
    Special ReportAfrica’s Fastest Growing Companies
    Off-grid solar offers light — and some hope

    Getting kits to customers who need it at a price they can afford in Democratic Republic of Congo is a miracle of technology and supply chains

    technicians installing a switching device on a wall
  • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
    Renewable energy
    Texas leaders threaten wind and solar boom with legislative push

    Bills that hobble renewables would slow decarbonisation in power-hungry state

    An oil pump jack in a field with wind turbines in Corpus Christi, Texas
  • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
    The Big Read
    Solar power: Europe attempts to get out of China’s shadow

    The EU wants to ramp up its renewable energy capacity but depends on the country for raw materials and technology

    A worker in a Chinese solar panel factory superimposed on a French solar farm
  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    LexElectric power
    Renewables: the more you have, the more you pay for backups Premium content

    Intermittent supply from a variety of power generation adds to the challenge of balancing the grid

    A line of wind turbines
  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    US solar power installations slow in setback for climate goals

    Trade restrictions and red tape on grid cause 16% decline in capacity additions

    ENGIE solar panels in Texas
  • Monday, 27 February, 2023
    Special ReportRoad to Net Zero
    Solar set to overtake other energy sources by 2027

    Cheaper installation costs and energy security concerns are driving expansion

  • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
    Renewable energy
    Leap in efficiency of solar cells predicted by inventor

    Combining silicon with other materials will boost conversion of sunlight into electricity, pioneering engineer says

  • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
    LexElectric power
    Power pricing: dual-market model would serve customers better Premium content

    Renewables work in fundamentally different ways from the old power plants

    Aerial view of a wind farm
  • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
    US green subsidies draw $2.5bn solar investment from South Korea’s Hanwha

    Plant expansion by South Korean group in Georgia follows incentives embedded in climate law

    A worker inspects a solar panel at Hanwha Q Cells’s factory in Georgia, US
  • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
    The world in 2023
    ESG themes to watch in 2023 Premium content

    Our guide to the year ahead in sustainable business

    Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis after taking the oath of office waves to those in attendance at his second term inauguration in Tallahassee, Florida
  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    Solar energy projects enlist legal help amid trade disputes

    Lawyers’ work with producers ranges from challenging trade tariffs to securing funding for panel installation

    Save A Lot Solar contractors carry LG Electronics solar panels onto the roof of a home
  • Saturday, 8 October, 2022
    Storms and steep utility bills drive US rooftop solar boom

    Installations have risen by 40% year on year as households seek alternatives after blackouts

    Solar panels being installed on the roof of a home in San Francisco
  • Friday, 9 September, 2022
    Solar power generation hits EU record in energy crisis

    New peak for output comes amid squeeze on gas, hydropower and nuclear supplies

    Panels at a solar power plant in Kozani, Greece
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