China has overtaken Germany in 2015 in terms of solar PV capacity, according to data from China’s Photovoltaic Industry Association.
US town rejects solar amid amorphous fears, fulfils every possible stereotype
Small town of Woodland, North Carolina, has rejected a proposed solar project amidst fears of cancer, plant health, and sucking up all the sun’s energy.
Dong Energy to build world’s largest offshore wind farm in Europe
DONG Energy has revealed it will be constructing the 660 MW Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm.
Construction begins on Europe’s largest floating solar plant
Once completed, the project will provide the utility with 2.7 GWh of electricity per year, for use directly onsite.
Brazil awards over 800MW in public solar auction at 8¢/kWh
Brazil held its Leilão de Reserva public solar tender on August 28, and handed out over 800 MW of solar PV at 8 cents per kilowatt-hour.
Global solar PV capacity expected to reach 652GW by 2025
A new report from GlobalData predicts that the total global solar PV installed capacity will reach 652 GW by 2025.
UK Government proposes catastrophic cuts to renewable energy incentives
The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change has proposed calamitous cuts to the country’s renewable energy Feed-in Tariff scheme.
Renewables share of UK electricity generation hits record in Q1’15
New data reveals that the UK’s share of electricity generated by renewables hit a new record of 22.3% in the first quarter of the year.
Europe offshore wind industry shatters construction record
Europe’s offshore wind industry has shattered previous installation records in the first half of 2015.
72% of US 2014 residential solar is third-party owned
New figures from GTM Research have revealed that, of the 1.2 gigawatts of residential solar installed in the US in 2014, 72% was third-party owned.










