Solar Power

California’s cap-and-trade program brings in money when carbon allowances are auctioned.  A lot of money – about $1.49 billion in the current fiscal year alone, the state said last week. The law requires that “the state […]

There are some who argue that Africa needs fossil-fuel-generated power in order to boost standards of living and end the deprivation that afflicts too many. Just can’t do without it. But Akon is taking a different approach […]

The story of rooftop solar power in recent years is one of challenges conquered. Panels too pricey? Scaled up production (in China, mainly) took care of that. System capital costs still too high? New finance models, […]

China issued an update on its solar progress this week and made every other solar-seeking country around the world feel kind of pathetic. The National Energy Board said 5.04 GW was installed in the first quarter […]

It’s not a contest. Renewable energy is no zero-sum game (or doesn’t have to be, at least), and according to the experts, all of it and then some will be needed to keep global temperatures […]

The U.S.-backed Ivanpah solar power tower plant in California officially opens, and we tell you four things you ought to – but probably don’t – know about it.

The Obama administration says utility-scale solar is already 60 percent of the way toward a 2020 hitting a goal of being competitive with conventional sources.

A 2.5-megawatt PV plant in the Spanish province of Seville proves that even without generous subsidies, solar power can grow, Greenpeace says.

China’s world-record 12 gigawatts of new solar in 2013 has to be applauded. But how much it will matter in the fight against climate change is unclear.

Utility-scale solar installations grew nearly 50 percent in 2013, making up 21 percent of total capacity additions.

Pew sees renewables booming for the U.S. miliary, and an Air Force base solar project in Arizona shows how going green saves green for the Defense Department.

The electricity used to light the iconic sign welcoming visitors to Las Vegas is now offset by onsite solar arrays.

Analyst IHS says the utilities’ pushback against full-retail solar net metering schemes won’t be a huge factor in 2014.

True, the German market is slowing, but utility-scale and residential installations are feeding U.S. growth, a third-quarter 2013 report reveals.