BP set to take control over solar arm Lightsource
BP has agreed to acquire the remaining majority interest in Lightsource BP, the solar and battery storage developer it bought into in 2017.
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BP set to take control over solar arm Lightsource
BP has agreed to acquire the remaining majority interest in Lightsource BP, the solar and battery storage developer it bought into in 2017.
Startup profile: Solum
Headquartered in Andalucía, Solum leverages unused urban space to generate sustainable solar energy. The startup was founded in 2019 by Luis Muñoz Lombardo, Carlos Rodriguez Osorio and Antonio Cabrera García-Doncel.
First Solar discloses slavery issue at Malaysian plant
Four service providers at US-based First Solar’s Malaysian plant broke laws in holding workers’ passports and keeping back wages, the company has acknowledged.
Europe is set for a record solar summer and is wasting it
The European Union should take steps to stop the waste of solar energy and limit negative pricing in order to encourage investment, according to renewable energy groups.
£4m funding set to fire up UK space-based solar industry
The UK government has announced a new multi-million funding package to help develop technologies for the space-based solar power sector.
Solar power investment set to surpass oil production spending this year
Investors will pour more money into solar power than in oil production this year for the first time, signaling the scale and speed of the transition to low-carbon sources of energy.
IFC’s magical thinking distorted the case for solar in Africa
Distorted price signals and poor messaging around Zambia’s move towards solar has obscured the challenges of new renewable generation in sub-Saharan Africa.
Rise of solar panels brings giant waste problem
Solar panel technology has come a long way over the past 40-50 years, however, it is clear that effective, comprehensive global recycling is not.
Singapore moves ahead with plan to import clean energy
Singapore took further steps toward its goal of sourcing renewable power abroad by inking agreements with Indonesia and Cambodia.
Goldman sees China nearly tripling its target for wind and solar
China is likely to install nearly three times more wind turbines and solar panels by 2030 than its current target, helping drive the world’s biggest fuel importer toward energy self-sufficiency, according to Goldman Sachs Group.