Solar power much cheaper to produce than most analysts realize, study finds

The public is being kept in the dark about the viability of solar photovoltaic energy, according to a study conducted at Queen’s University. The real cost in

Report projects massive solar growth in India

As the American and European solar industries face continued uncertainty, India is aggressively ramping up its solar ambitions behind falling prices and growing energy needs.

Solar in the Asia Pacific region booms: China's 2011 installs may surpass America's for the first time

With European solar markets in decline, the industry is looking to the next hot solar region. Even with political troubles in the U.S., companies still see America as a good long-term bet. (And let

Storeys of energy efficiency

No more cost-effective way to make major cuts in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions exists than retrofitting buildings. Now, from New York to Mumbai to Melbourne, a push is on to overhaul older buildings to make them more energy efficient.

Research sparks record-breaking solar cell performances

(PhysOrg.com) -- Theoretical research by scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has led to record-breaking sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiencies in solar cells. The researchers showed that, contrary to conventional scientific wisdom, the key to boosting solar cell efficiency is not absorbing more photons but emitting more photons.

Scotland to build the world's first hybrid ferries for 2013

Scotland is building ferries that will run on battery power and diesel in an effort to create jobs and develop green technology.

Austria. “Highest” and “largest” PV array in Europe completed

PV - ?Highest? and ?largest? PV array in Europe completed - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism

United Kingdom. WWF: renewables could meet up to 90% of electricity demand by 2030

Panorama - WWF: renewables could meet up to 90% of electricity demand by 2030 - Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism

SolarShip: a solar-powered, helium-filled cargo plane that floats [+video]

Capable of flying far, carrying large loads and powered only by the sun, could this airship hybrid be the future of aviation?

Solar project aims to become largest in west Africa

An American-based investment group has secured a power purchase agreement with the Namibian government to build a 500-megawatt photovoltaic power plant near the capital of Windhoek.