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Self-regulating artificial photosynthesis: A step towards simpler solar fuels

Self-regulating artificial photosynthesis: A step towards simpler solar fuels

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Artificial photosynthesis has long been held up as one of the more ‘elegant solutions’ to the energy transition. This is to capture sunlight, convert water and carbon dioxide into fuel, and store renewable energy in chemical form. In principle, this technology seeks to mirror the process that plants have perfected over billions of years. In

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Global solar demand on track for first annual decline in two decades

Global solar demand on track for first annual decline in two decades

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At the SNEC 2026 conference in Shanghai, BloombergNEF (BNEF) lead solar analyst Jenny Chase re-iterated a sobering projection: solar deployment will slow this year before returning to a much more conservative growth trajectory. The defining question facing the industry now is clear: what trends will step up to pull solar growth back upward… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/06/11/solar-slowing-bnef-asks-whats-next-for-the-industry/

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Gamuda Renewables acquires interest in 450MW solar-plus-storage site in Victoria, Australia

Gamuda Renewables acquires interest in 450MW solar-plus-storage site in Victoria, Australia

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The Hazelwood North project is an approved 450MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage development spanning 1,100 hectares between Morwell and Traralgon in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The facility is designed to pair 450MW of solar generation with a 4-hour, 1,800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). Construction is expected to commence in 2028, with commercial operations

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Lodestone Energy to begin construction on 31.5MWdc solar PV plant in New Zealand

Lodestone Energy to begin construction on 31.5MWdc solar PV plant in New Zealand

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Preliminary works are already underway on site, with full construction to follow this spring and commercial operations expected in late summer 2027. The 49,000 high-efficiency 640W modules from Chinese manufacturer Trina Solar have already been shipped to Napier ahead of installation. Trina Solar has supplied modules for multiple earlier Lodestone projects, including Kohirā, Rangitaiki and

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Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy

Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy

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Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power. New reports released Wednesday by global energy think tank Ember and the Solar Energy Industries Association show the continued growth of solar and decline of coal in the

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Oyekunle ‘Don’ Launches Solar Water Projects to Boost Clean Water Supply In Ibadan North

Oyekunle ‘Don’ Launches Solar Water Projects to Boost Clean Water Supply In Ibadan North

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The Federal Lawmaker representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Hon. Folajimi Oyekunle (DON), has commenced the implementation of solar-powered water projects across communities in the constituency as part of efforts to improve access to clean and sustainable water supply for residents. Speaking on the development, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the lawmaker,

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The solar sunset: why decommissioning is the industry’s next structural reckoning

The solar sunset: why decommissioning is the industry’s next structural reckoning

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That approach is no longer sustainable. Across Europe, the first generation of utility-scale PV assets is moving into a phase where end-of-life questions are becoming immediate rather than theoretical. In parallel, many newer projects are also being assessed earlier than expected because of repowering considerations, lease changes, performance declines, insurance issues, changes in land-use priorities

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Qcells begins solar cell production at 3.3GW vertically integrated US facility

Qcells begins solar cell production at 3.3GW vertically integrated US facility

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Latest Features , Guest Blog , Long Reads Qcells expects to be at full production in Q3 2026 for ingots, wafers and solar cells with a 3.3GW annual nameplate production. Image: Qcells. Qcells has started producing solar cells at its vertically integrated manufacturing facility in Cartersville, Georgia. In addition to beginning cell production, the facility’s

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