Solar power
Australia’s ‘sun tax’: solar energy supporters split over how to make electricity grid fairer
Rule changes aimed at making room for more household solar systems and batteries on the grid would be unfair to current owners, some say
Adam Morton Climate and environment editor
16, Jul, 2021 @8:00 PM
UK ministers resist calls to reduce VAT on green home improvements
MPs and builders want tax cut included in government strategy to cut emissions from home heating
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
14, Jul, 2021 @6:00 AM
Global wind and solar power capacity grew at record rate in 2020
BP’s annual report reveals renewable energy boom in pandemic coincided with slump in demand for oil
Jillian Ambrose
08, Jul, 2021 @2:05 PM
Farmers swap crops for energy as east of England solar farm proposals double
Applications on sites in Herts, Cambridgeshire and Essex climb to 840 megawatts in last five months
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
28, Jun, 2021 @12:46 PM
Mining holds the key to a green future – no wonder human rights activists are worried
Renewable energy will rely heavily on an industry already berated for human rights violations
Kevin Watkins
27, Jun, 2021 @12:03 PM
Most new wind and solar projects will be cheaper than coal, report finds
Almost two-thirds of renewable energy schemes built globally last year expected to undercut coal costs
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
23, Jun, 2021 @9:28 AM
Environment minister rules huge renewable energy hub in WA ‘clearly unacceptable’
Sussan Ley says planned Pilbara development would harm wetlands and threatened bird species
Adam Morton Environment editor
21, Jun, 2021 @3:05 AM
BP buys string of US solar farms for £155m in clean energy drive
Projects to be developed across 12 states by Lightsource BP will be capable of powering 1.7m homes
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
01, Jun, 2021 @5:11 PM
Oman plans to build world’s largest green hydrogen plant
Oil-producing nation aims plant powered by wind and solar energy to be at full capacity by 2038
Laura Paddison
27, May, 2021 @8:51 AM
Household solar uptake meant demand on Australia’s grid in summer peak fell to five-year low
Audit underlines role renewables are playing in making coal-fired power unprofitable, expert says
Adam Morton Environment editor
18, May, 2021 @1:34 AM
Solar pushback: how US power firms try to make people pay for going green
In states such as Kansas, energy companies are seeking to impose financial charges on people who install rooftop solar arrays
Haines Eason for the New Territory and Emily Holden for Floodlight
13, May, 2021 @11:00 AM
Global renewable energy industry grew at fastest rate since 1999 last year
New wind and solar power projects in China, Europe and the US spurred 45% rise in rate of new capacity
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
11, May, 2021 @6:00 AM
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