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Car manufacturing giant Toyota Motor Corp is to begin trialling later this month a new version of its Prius hybrid car, this time with up to 860 watts of thin film solar that will be able to charge its “solar battery” as it drives, and add more than 50kms to its fossil fuel-free driving range.

A fresh round of funding has bumped total investment in NextEnergy Capital's global solar fund, Next Power III (NPIII), to US$280 million.

Total Quadran has enlisted a French financier to pump new capital into an up-and-running renewable energy portfolio, split between 40-plus projects across the country.

PV Cycle has stated it gathered more than 280,000 photovoltaic panels at the end of their lifecycle in France last year, consisting of 200 heaps from the country's abroad territories.

The decreasing costs of solar and wind energy could generate $71 billion in stranded coal assets in Japan by 2025, according to a new report from the Carbon Tracker Initiative, a financial think tank, and the University of Tokyo. Offshore wind power will be cheaper than coal in Japan by 2022, new solar cheaper by 2023, and onshore wind less expensive by 2025.

The 2.5-megawatt PV facility will be operating under a program meant to protect grid operators against going bust

Swinburne PhD candidate Suneeti Purohit's remarkable double innovation utilises solar power to decarbonise the steel industry and save iron ore miners cash.

France will assure tariff assistance to 341MW of solar projects adhering to conclusion of an oversubscribed public auction that featured reduced costs compared to previous rounds.

UKBIC can be made use of by firms servicing modern technologies for fixed power storage and various other applications

Solar developer Solarcentury's brand has been retired following the firm's procurement by Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft.

An auction will be reportedly released, valuing the solar power developer at as much as EUR2bn

A 20 MWp carport is easily the largest in Asia, and a positive fad for higher roof solar fostering at industries. Industries are significantly embracing solar rooftop not just for the reduced carbon footprint, yet additionally reduced prices vis a vis industrial tariffs.

Gao Jifan said he sees solar dropping to a third or less of current expenses by the middle of the century.

A group of scientists led by the Nanomaterials Research Study Institute at Kanazawa University have shown that the stability as well as performance of specific photovoltaic panels can be significantly enhanced by using cesium iodide (CsI) intercalation modern technology. This work might aid make solar cells more affordable with other renewable energy resources.

Indonesian coal miner PT Bukit Asam intends to develop 3 solar energy projects on former mine sites as part of its development into renewable resource, the firm's chief executive Suryo has been priced quote as saying in media reports.