Solar electricity Features for July 2015
Industries in remote areas with weak or even no grid infrastructure typically use fossil fuel generators to ensure a reliable energy supply. Integrating solar power into diesel-powered systems creates a reliable, resource-friendly and efficient energy supply, as Volker Wachenfeld explains.
20 July, 2015
Chun Yu Jonathan Poon looks at the current status of China's solar industry, pondering where its future may lie after a series of scandals and international trade battles.
14 July, 2015
Chris Leaman explains the benefits of using modern solar power systems for homes and businesses across the US.
09 July, 2015
Those innovating in on and offshore wind, as well as solar power, can now better demonstrate a product’s impact on the cost of energy using a new free online tool from KIC InnoEnergy, explains the company's Antoni Martínez.
09 July, 2015
In Part II of her feature on China’s expanding renewables sector, Rachel Parkes discusses the Chinese drive to renewables, and the challenges it faces in trying to meet its growing demand for renewable power.
07 July, 2015
Since adopting its low carbon strategy in 2007, China has surged ahead with its 680 GW renewable power programme. But with GDP growth slowing, can China’s renewables revolution live up to expectations? Rachel Parkes reports in Part I on China’s rise to the top of the renewables charts.
03 July, 2015
For MENA countries to achieve their renewable power generation ambitions they will need to draw on international expertise, devise supportive renewable energy policies and enhance current grid infrastructure if they are to be achieved.
02 July, 2015