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Algeria's renewable energy potential: Solar power is the way to go

In partnership with anep

Algeria is full of renewable energy promise. Host to significant hydrocarbon resources, the country also wants to play a role in the energy transition in Africa, mainly thanks to its photovoltaic potential.

Ecotech

This famous football club has saved €400,000 from its solar roof

The Turkish titan won a Guinness World Record after installing thousands of solar panels on its stadium roof, and is now reaping the rewards.

Ecotech

Underground ‘bugs’ could be the future of solar energy storage

The soil battery is one of dozens of 'adventurous' projects that have just been granted €17 million from the UK government.

World News

Spain is turning to solar panels to help meet its electricity needs

Spain is now ranked behind the Netherlands and Germany as the country with the third highest rate of electricity coming from solar energy.

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Earth News

Meet the Japanese woman who hasn’t paid for electricity in 10 years

Chikako Fujii has lived off-grid in Tokyo for the past 10 years.

Ecotech

Meet the teenagers with bold ideas for cleaning up the planet

An app to detect crop disease and a fish scale formula to clean wastewater are among the contenders for the Children's Climate Prize.

Europe News

Solar power set to relieve thousands of Belgian low-income households

The project is being carried out by a Belgian cooperative made up of 62 social housing companies in the region of Flanders.

Climate

A record 12.2% of the EU’s electricity came from solar this summer

Eighteen countries in the EU saw record shares of their electricity generated by solar power this summer.

Ecotech

Could solar panels provide farms with shade and added revenue?

Large-scale solar installations are becoming popular in agriculture - but getting the right mix of crop and solar is hard.

Ecotech

Could bright colours make solar panels a more attractive option?

Dull colours can discourage architects from using solar panels on buildings but this new discovery could change that.

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Newport Folk Festival stage powered by bikes

This weekend's Newport Folk Festival features a small outdoor stage powered in part by festival goers on stationary bikes.

Tech News

Why record-breaking heatwaves aren’t good news for solar power

The sun is blasting western Europe as extreme temperatures grip the region - and yet solar panels cannot make the most out of it.

Earth News

UK energy bills to drop thanks to record investment  in wind and solar

UK renewables will generate electricity four times cheaper than gas, figures from the latest government auction show.

Mobility

Lightyear's car runs on sunshine — but is it in your price range?

Drivers with a daily commute of less than 35 km who live in sunny climates could go as long as seven months without needing to charge this car, the company says.

Mobility

Will the world soon be powered by space-based solar energy?

China has made a significant step forward in their bid for space-based solar power. But what is it, is it feasible and could it be the future?

Tech News

A ‘CO2 battery’ could help store solar and wind energy. Here’s how

The storage technology could iron out the main drawback of using solar or wind power.

Earth News

Euroviews. Why solar power is the greenest renewable we have at our disposal

"We have still barely even scratched the surface of solar’s true potential to revolutionise the global power system," says Dr Harald Överholm.

Earth News

There could be solar panels on all buildings in the EU by 2025

Solar costs have plunged by more than 80% over the last decade, but the technology produced only 5% of EU electricity in 2020.

Ecotech

Largest solar car park in the world opens at Dutch music festival

Spanning 350,000 square metres, this solar-powered car park can generate green energy and help grass grow.

Earth News

Portugal is opening Europe's biggest floating solar park this year

The solar park will be the size of 4 football pitches and be made up of 12,000 panels.