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Inside the Oxford lab cooking up the next generation of solar cells

Rooftops and ‘flying wings’ could be fitted with these more powerful perovskite-on-silicon solar panels.

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UK’s largest solar heat system installed on The British Library

This giant solar heating system will help keep the Magna Carta at the perfect temperature.

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The view from the world's biggest vertical solar rooftop

Vertical solar panels are proving to be a new solution for northern regions, yielding 20 per cent more energy than traditional panels.

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Is this new device the answer to efficient solar storage?

It builds on previous research showing solar energy can be stored for up to 18 years.

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This is the UK’s first ‘motionless’ wind turbine. How does it work?

The technology is described as a ‘breakthrough scalable renewable energy solution’ that could be coming to other European roofs soon.

Living

How will the UK’s ‘rooftop revolution’ boost solar power?

Solar panel installations tripled in the UK thanks to incentives, analysis shows.

Eco-Innovation

The unique challenges of fitting solar panels to historic buildings

With the need for green energy increasing, many historic buildings around Europe have been fitted with solar panels using innovative and creative techniques.

Eco-Innovation

This European country has installed over 500,000 ‘solar balconies’

This new wave of solar producers aren’t just getting cheap electricity, they’re also participating in the energy transition.

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Diversifying energy in Azerbaijan

In partnership with Azpromo

Afgan Isayev is the Vice President of SOCAR, the state oil company of Azerbaijan. In this episode, he outlines the company's plans and actions to transform from a traditional oil and gas enterprise to a diversified energy leader by 2035.

Euronews Debates

Fully electric, well-funded and flexible: how Europe’s energy system could look by 2030

In partnership with SolarPower Europe & Iberdrola

How solar power, electrification and flexibility can help secure a bright future for Europe’s energy transition

Green News

Good news for summer solstice as solar makes 20% global electricity

Spain is leading the European pack on solar generation this June.

Climate Now

How is Saharan dust impacting solar power?

In partnership with Copernicus

Research shows that Saharan dust events can hit solar energy output hard. So what can be done to better manage the problem? Climate Now reports from Andalucía on efforts to beat the dust.

Business

Volkswagen looks to brighten up electric car sales with solar panels

Volkswagen is aiming to increase its appeal to EV customers by offering them the chance of taking a solar panel deal to cut the cost of recharging.

Eco-Innovation

Solar should be at the heart of Ukraine’s recovery, campaigners say

Campaigners are calling for a solar energy Marshall Plan ahead of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin next week.

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan and UAE launch joint renewable energy project

Azerbaijan and the UAE unveiled plans for three large-scale solar and wind projects in Azerbaijan, totaling 1 GW capacity, during a ceremony held at the Baku Energy Forum.

Green News

Valencia’s cemeteries to become the country’s largest urban solar farm

The project has been dubbed RIP, standing for Requiem in Power.

Eco-Innovation

‘Game changers’: Battery costs drop by 90% in 15 years

To hit our 2030 energy goals, global storage capacity needs to increase sixfold. Batteries will do most of the heavy lifting.

Green News

23 member states sign Solar Charter, vow to tackle unfair competition

Leaders pledge extended support with new European Solar Charter to back European EU photovoltaic manufacturing.

Eco-Innovation

Could subscription solar power slash your energy bills?

Want a ‘money printing machine’ on your roof? Leonardo DiCaprio is backing this European solar company.

Europe News

EU probes Chinese solar panels over potentially 'distortive' subsidies

The European Commission has launched two investigations into Chinese manufacturers of solar panels suspected of benefitting from "distortive" state subsidies and gaining an "unfair advantage."