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    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      The Big Read
      Solar power: Europe attempts to get out of China’s shadow

      The EU wants to ramp up its renewable energy capacity but depends on the country for raw materials and technology

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      LexElectric power
      Renewables: the more you have, the more you pay for backups Premium content

      Intermittent supply from a variety of power generation adds to the challenge of balancing the grid

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      US solar power installations slow in setback for climate goals

      Trade restrictions and red tape on grid cause 16% decline in capacity additions

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Special ReportRoad to Net Zero
      Solar set to overtake other energy sources by 2027

      Cheaper installation costs and energy security concerns are driving expansion

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
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      Leap in efficiency of solar cells predicted by inventor

      Combining silicon with other materials will boost conversion of sunlight into electricity, pioneering engineer says

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
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      Renewables work in fundamentally different ways from the old power plants

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      US green subsidies draw $2.5bn solar investment from South Korea’s Hanwha

      Plant expansion by South Korean group in Georgia follows incentives embedded in climate law

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    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
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      Lawyers’ work with producers ranges from challenging trade tariffs to securing funding for panel installation

    • Saturday, 8 October, 2022
      Storms and steep utility bills drive US rooftop solar boom

      Installations have risen by 40% year on year as households seek alternatives after blackouts

    • Friday, 9 September, 2022
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      New peak for output comes amid squeeze on gas, hydropower and nuclear supplies

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      Sun worship is taking on a new meaning as homeowners seek to reduce power costs

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
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      Obstacles from solar panel import controls to local land-use rules shadow emissions goals

    • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
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    • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
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      Biden offers US solar industry a ray of relief Premium content

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    • Monday, 6 June, 2022
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      Renewables groups cheer move after saying trade investigation disrupted clean energy progress

    • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
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      Can the EU wean itself off Russian gas?

      Economic and logistical hurdles could thwart EU efforts to cut two-thirds of its gas imports from Russia by November

    • Monday, 28 March, 2022
      UK energy
      UK minister aims to triple solar power capacity by 2030

      Business secretary also wants to double onshore wind generation despite risk of protests

    • Friday, 4 February, 2022
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      Biden renews Trump tariffs on imported solar panels for 4 years

      President seeks to boost US manufacturing of clean energy infrastructure

    • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
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      Inflation, tariffs and import bans threaten to slow record installations, executives say

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    • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
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      US clean-energy blueprint contains 40% solar goal for 2035

      Biden administration study says quadrupling installation rate would not raise bills

    • Friday, 27 August, 2021
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      Solar panels produced almost a tenth of the EU’s electricity in June and July

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