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4 ideas for an efficient use of your solar energy

4 ideas for an efficient use of your solar energy

Once you have invested in PV installations, you might be wondering how to use your solar energy most efficiently. We have collected four ideas to help you get the most out of it.

Europe reaches historic milestone with 100 GW of solar power

Europe reaches historic milestone with 100 GW of solar power

Solar power has come a long way in order to spark Europe’s plans of a sustainable energy transition. Within the last ten years, state subsidies have helped renewable energies – foremost solar power – to flourish. 

Australia might experience new solar boom

Australia might experience new solar boom

Renew Economy predicts that Australia will experience its biggest boom in solar construction in 2017 as PV costs continue to drop. The rapid growth will be enhanced by international market factors and local policy incentives taking hold.

Global energy storage capacity to double in 2016

Global energy storage capacity to double in 2016

Energy storage will play a big part in the energy transition: A report by IHS Markit finds that global grid-connected storage capacity will surge to 21 GWh by 2025.

Solar “cheaper than nuclear” by the time Hinkley is built

Solar “cheaper than nuclear” by the time Hinkley is built

An unpublished UK government report projects the costs of large-scale solar and wind power to be cheaper than nuclear by 2025. Renewable energy will cost GBP 50-75/MWh and new nuclear GBP 85-125/MWh, the report estimates.

UK: Loss of solar jobs due to subsidy cuts

UK: Loss of solar jobs due to subsidy cuts

A detailed survey by PwC and the British Solar Trade Association (STA) found that the UK’s solar industry is in desperate need of stability following the government’s subsidy cuts, which caused the loss of over 12,000 solar jobs in the past year. Tax abatement could help boost the sector tremendously, researchers reckon.