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French oil giant Total to install 200 MW of solar capacity at 5,000 service stations
French oil company Total confirms plan to invest more than $300 million in the solar project to equip 5,000 of its service stations across the world with solar panels, move that will slash Total’s electricity bill by $40 million a year and lower its annual carbon emissions by 100,000 tons.
read more... 16/11/2016
UK has become sunnier than ever
A new study from Carbon Brief reports that the UK has produced more energy from solar panels than from coal-fired power plants in the past six months. The country has generated 6,964 GWh of electricity from solar cells, while electricity generated from coal attained at 6,342 GWh, with solar registering a 10% increase. According to a new analysis, solar panels produced 5.2 per cent of the UK’s electricity demand in the period from April to September, while coal accounted for merely 4.7 per cent of the electricity generated.
read more... 07/10/2016
German battery manufacturer Solarwatt envisages growth with E.ON
Solarwatt, a German maker of batteries that store electricity generated by domestic solar panels, anticipates to more than double sales next year compared with 2015 due to a new agreement with E.ON, as it stated on Tuesday.
read more... 08/09/2016
Solar recycling market might be valued at $15billion by 2050
Recycling old solar panels can result in major business prospects, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), which declares that decommissioned solar panels can be recycled to unlock a wealth of raw materials and valuable constituents.
read more... 22/06/2016
Ecotricity will convert wind parks into hybrid energy farms
Energy firm Ecotricity will install 18,000 solar panels in three wind parks in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.
read more... 24/05/2016