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    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Solar supply chains must diversify away from China, warns EDP

      Energy company turns to alternative supply sources after US import legislation causes delays

      Workers on a photovoltaic panel module production line at a factory in China’s Guizhou province
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
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      EU legislators vote to sharply increase bloc’s renewable energy target

      European parliament agrees to lift green energy share to 42.5% by 2030 after nuclear power concessions

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    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Europe’s solar industry warns of bankruptcies over Chinese imports

      EU’s efforts to manufacture more green technologies are being undercut by cheaper rivals

      A woman works on the production line of solar panels
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
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      Battery storage takes central role in powering net zero

      State backing for renewable investments fuels growth but western nations remain dependent on Asia for supply

      Tesla Megapack batteries at the Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System next to the Vistra Moss Landing natural gas fired power plant in Moss Landing, California
    • Sunday, 27 August, 2023
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      Power-starved North Korea turns to solar energy to keep the lights on

      Cheaper panels and increasing domestic assembly offer an alternative to regime’s dilapidated electricity grid

      Two balconies on the light pink building have mini-solar panels on them. Red flowering plants in pots stand on some of the balconies
    • Thursday, 24 August, 2023
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      Demand surges for workers that can install and maintain heat pumps, solar panels and electric vehicle chargers

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      A laboratory of solar energy gives Lyon its moment in the sun

      A boom in residential panel installations is fuelling large-scale projects in French cities

      Illustration of house with solar panels on the roof receiving energy from the sun
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      Also in today’s newsletter, Joe Biden touts clean energy jobs on the campaign trail

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    • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
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      The unpalatable truth is that green technologies mean we will have to find ways to co-operate with Beijing

      An Asian woman in hairnet, mask and plastic coverall inspects a solar photovoltaic module inside a factory
    • Sunday, 11 June, 2023
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      Fintech founder Hayes Barnard: half the organisation thought ‘this guy’s out of his mind’

      CEO of US solar installation finance company GoodLeap on how to convince staff to back a bold idea

      Hayes Barnard in open necked shirt and jumper stands with one hand in pocket and other hand on railing as he stands on a sunny landing
    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
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      Renewable energy drive to lift capacity by a third in 2023, IEA says

      China’s push into solar and wind projects to account for lion’s share of increase

      A man looks at solar panels on display during  the SNEC PV Power Expo, in Shanghai
    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Solar power investment to exceed oil for first time, says IEA chief

      Fatih Birol hopeful about 1.5C goal as clean energy spending forecast to hit $1.7tn this year

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    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
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      Off-grid solar offers light — and some hope

      Getting kits to customers who need it at a price they can afford in Democratic Republic of Congo is a miracle of technology and supply chains

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    • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
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      Bills that hobble renewables would slow decarbonisation in power-hungry state

      An oil pump jack in a field with wind turbines in Corpus Christi, Texas
    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
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      Solar power: Europe attempts to get out of China’s shadow

      The EU wants to ramp up its renewable energy capacity but depends on the country for raw materials and technology

      A worker in a Chinese solar panel factory superimposed on a French solar farm
    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
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      Intermittent supply from a variety of power generation adds to the challenge of balancing the grid

      A line of wind turbines
    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      US solar power installations slow in setback for climate goals

      Trade restrictions and red tape on grid cause 16% decline in capacity additions

      ENGIE solar panels in Texas
    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Special ReportRoad to Net Zero
      Solar set to overtake other energy sources by 2027

      Cheaper installation costs and energy security concerns are driving expansion

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
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      Leap in efficiency of solar cells predicted by inventor

      Combining silicon with other materials will boost conversion of sunlight into electricity, pioneering engineer says

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
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      Power pricing: dual-market model would serve customers better Premium content

      Renewables work in fundamentally different ways from the old power plants

      Aerial view of a wind farm
    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      US green subsidies draw $2.5bn solar investment from South Korea’s Hanwha

      Plant expansion by South Korean group in Georgia follows incentives embedded in climate law

      A worker inspects a solar panel at Hanwha Q Cells’s factory in Georgia, US
    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
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      ESG themes to watch in 2023 Premium content

      Our guide to the year ahead in sustainable business

      Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis after taking the oath of office waves to those in attendance at his second term inauguration in Tallahassee, Florida
    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
      Solar energy projects enlist legal help amid trade disputes

      Lawyers’ work with producers ranges from challenging trade tariffs to securing funding for panel installation

      Save A Lot Solar contractors carry LG Electronics solar panels onto the roof of a home
    • Saturday, 8 October, 2022
      Storms and steep utility bills drive US rooftop solar boom

      Installations have risen by 40% year on year as households seek alternatives after blackouts

      Solar panels being installed on the roof of a home in San Francisco
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