As the European Union’s 27 nations inch closer to their combined 2020 renewable energy mandate of getting 20 percent of its total energy from renewable sources, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has reported that the EU is well on its way to exceeding the goal.

It doesn’t take a solar power expert to know that parts of North Africa, like Algeria, get a lot of sunshine. Nor does it take an energy analyst to know that, given its relatively large, dense population, the Europe Union needs a lot of electricity. So, why not make solar power in Africa and sell [...]

Long regarded by analysts as the solar industry bellwether, Arizona-based manufacturer First Solar is solidifying its position as a solar power behemoth, a powerhouse with enormous coffers and global reach. As part of its efforts to grow its utility business, yesterday it opened the largest photovoltaic solar power station in California, a plant in the [...]

The European Commission released on Wednesday its plan to reduce carbon dioxide levels by directing €50 billion to clean energy research and development over the next ten years, with €16 billion ($23.5 billion) of that money reserved for solar photovoltaic power. The Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan may be the latest step in the European [...]

In what may appear at first glance to be a self-defeating move, SolarWorld, Germany’s third-largest solar company in terms of revenue, has called for the German government to hasten its reduction of the lucrative solar subsidies that made solar so successful there in the first place. The announcement, which was made during the European Photovoltaic [...]

Not content to sit idle as their Chinese rivals implement aggressive pricing strategies overseas, German solar manufacturers are fighting back by looking to a higher power. BSW (Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft, the German Solar Industry Association) has stated that it will decide whether or not to request regulatory action by the end of the year over what [...]

Vatican City, already partially solar-powered, is going to sponsor the construction of a 100-mw solar farm by 2014.