Energy

Lightsource BP has successfully finished its first utility-scale solar project in Maharashtra, India. The UK Solar Projects and Smart Energy Solutions Company was awarded the contract through a highly competitive (450MW) tender process that ended in September 2016.

The money (equivalent to 500,000 U.S dollars) was offered through Power Africa Uganda Accelerator and will be channeled through Uganda Solar Energy Association (USEA) to facilitate the increase of clean energy generation and access to electricity among Uganda's rural and urban citizens.

A drastic drop is expected in the global solar energy demand after China announced solar subsidy cuts. This sudden contraction will affect the solar panel producers who've already been struggling to remain in business. 

The rising prices of diesel and oil have forced the mining industry to opt for the renewable energy for sustainability.

Researchers have successfully carried out trials on a new water harvester that can extract drinkable water from the air - offering a solution to people living in water-deprived areas.

According to a new study, the United State solar energy sector is expected to surpass expectations for deployment this year – equivalent to 55% of all new generation power sources.

A new service that uses Google Earth and Maps to predict a home's potential money-saving by switching to solar power has been launched in the UK.

British oil and gas multinational, BP, is turning its eyes firmly on electric vehicles after a $20 million injection into a new battery concept.

An engineering project by students in Texas is working towards solving the energy sector's biggest question: how to store solar power efficiently.

Scientists have created a new water-based battery that can store wind and solar energy which can be plugged back into the national grid.