A joint venture of solar panel manufacturer Suniva and storage developer GS Battery aims to bring battery back-up (but still grid-tied) solar into the limelight once again. Inefficient battery storage has encouraged small-scale solar generation to rely entirely on the grid for auxiliary power. Battery systems can cost nearly twice as much as straight grid-tied [...]

Health clinics in Baghdad receive solar panel installations with the support of U.S. funding.

Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican has entered into an agreement with Chinese battery manufacturer BYD to develop batteries that could be used for utility-scale renewable energy generation.