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Innovation

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7/12/2022 Comment / Sasha Polakov,Josephine Hibou

Empowering the public’s energy autonomy: environmental and cost benefits

Winners of the 2022 Energy Institute Climate Change Special Award* at The Big Bang Competition, Sasha Polakov and Josephine Hibou from St Paul’s Girls’ School, discuss their innovative and novel solar blinds concept, SolUp.

Renewables

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4/6/2025 Comment / Javier Cavada

How Morocco is charting its energy transition journey with gas turbine technology

As well as expanding its solar and wind energy generation capacity, Morocco is also looking to gas turbines and, ultimately, hydrogen to achieve its energy transition, writes Javier Cavada, President & CEO, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Mitsubishi Power.

Solar

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26/5/2026 Comment / Carlos David Rodriguez Gallegos

Solar’s next challenge is breaking beyond silicon’s limits – and perovskites could be the answer

Silicon solar cells are approaching their practical efficiency ceiling just as pressure grows to generate more power from limited land, constrained grids and increasingly electrified economies. Perovskite multi-junction solar cells could help unlock the next phase of solar deployment, but commercial scalability and long-term reliability remain critical hurdles, writes Carlos David Rodriguez Gallegos, APAC Renewables Senior Engineering Project Manager at RINA.

Solar

14/8/2024 News

Global surge in solar PV inverter shipments highlights China’s dominance, while US and Europe support solar roll-out

The global energy landscape saw a significant shift in 2023, marked by a 56% increase in solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter shipments, to reach 536 GWac. China, a powerhouse in solar energy, accounted for half of these global shipments, underlining its dominant role in the rapidly expanding solar market. Meanwhile, the US and Europe are continuing to invest in solar technologies and projects aimed at meeting ambitious decarbonisation goals and enhancing national energy security.

Skills, education and training

9/10/2024 Comment / Oana Penu

Bridging the skills gap to empower Europe’s solar future

Europe’s solar PV industry ideally needs a standardised system of training programmes and certification, argues InnoEnergy Skills Institute Director, Oana Penu.

Solar

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26/11/2025 Comment / Tony Day

Grid-scale solar PV – an upside-down policy

There is much UK policy support for transmission-scale, ground-mounted solar PV installations, despite their land use and operational problems, while smaller systems, with the output used locally, have several advantages and enormous potential. So argues energy research consultant Tony Day.

Solar

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21/7/2026 Feature / Keith Nuthall,Mark Godfrey,Raghavendra Verma

China and India clash on solar panel protection and subsidies, as both seek strong production capacity

On 18 May, the Indian government rejected an attempt by the Chinese government to launch a formal dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over claims from Beijing that India is illegally protecting its solar panel and module sector. It is a sign that the energy sector is changing worldwide that a major trading dispute with potential global impact involves two large emerging market giants – China and India – and concerns solar energy rather than flows of oil and gas, write Raghavendra Verma, Mark Godfrey and Keith Nuthall.

Energy policy

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7/8/2024 News

UK government unveils record budget for renewables auction, while raising oil and gas windfall tax

The new Labour government has announced that a record £1.5bn will be available to clean energy projects under this month’s renewables auction round, with £1.1bn on offer to offshore wind developers. It has also raised the Energy Profit Levy (also known as the oil and gas windfall tax) and extended it to 2030.

Solar

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25/6/2025 Comment / Carl Hogg

What will new homes with solar do for the UK’s decarbonisation goals?

With the government recently confirming new homes will have solar panels by default, the UK’s second biggest rooftop solar installer, Good Energy, indicates that it could provide a meaningful contribution to the country’s zero carbon power goals. Carl Hogg, Services Managing Director at Good Energy, explains.

Renewables

16/10/2024 News

Renewables on course to meet half of global electricity demand by 2030

Renewables are expected to meet nearly half of global demand for power by 2030, according to the latest analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA), with more than 5,500 GW of new renewable energy capacity forecast to be installed worldwide between now and then. Two significant renewable projects, in Estonia and Australia, demonstrate how low-carbon ambitions are being made real.

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Empowering the public’s energy autonomy: environmental and cost benefits

How Morocco is charting its energy transition journey with gas turbine technology

Solar’s next challenge is breaking beyond silicon’s limits – and perovskites could be the answer

Global surge in solar PV inverter shipments highlights China’s dominance, while US and Europe support solar roll-out

Bridging the skills gap to empower Europe’s solar future

Grid-scale solar PV – an upside-down policy

China and India clash on solar panel protection and subsidies, as both seek strong production capacity

UK government unveils record budget for renewables auction, while raising oil and gas windfall tax

What will new homes with solar do for the UK’s decarbonisation goals?

Renewables on course to meet half of global electricity demand by 2030