Author: Energy Matters

Global PV inverter shipments will reach a record 63.5 gigawatts this year (up from 59.7 GWac in 2015), and are forecast to reach 100 gigawatts

Battery storage has won agreements for the first time in the UK’s Capacity Market auction, with approximately 500MW capacity expected to be operational by 2020-21.

In a race between Solar Ship’s solar powered Wolverine and Lockheed Martin’s Hybrid Airship, who would win? Perhaps we’ll find out soon. Plucky startup Solar

U.S. company NEXTracker has unveiled a world-first. The NX Fusion Plus – a solution that integrates the company’s solar tracking system, battery storage, inverter and

A zero-maintenance, autonomous, wireless “tag” powered by the sun will benefit farmers by enabling precision agriculture and smart irrigation according to its manufacturer. Sol Chip

Google’s senior vice president of technical infrastructure says the company will reach 100% renewable energy for its global operations next year; making good on a

The argy-bargy over a so-called “solar tax” in New Zealand has continued, this time on a different front – over the use of the word

A recent survey indicates strong support from Australian farmers for the nation moving to 100% renewable energy sourced electricity, and significant uptake of solar and

The success of micro-solar power in Bangladesh is being enhanced with “swarm electrification”, a peer-to-peer solar energy trading concept based on nano-grids. In 2014, Bangladesh

Australian solar households wanting to further boost their energy efficiency and independence may increasingly embrace the “smart home” concept next year and investigate home automation