China Trials Solar Highway

China looks set to compete with the US in the push for solar road infrastructure. Shandong Pavenergy has joined forces with Chinese state-owned construction firm Qilu Transportation to build the

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Nissan Offers Home Solar Range

Nissan, the world’s best-selling electric car maker (surprisingly not Tesla!) has launched an initiative to get solar into homes. Currently only available in the UK, the automaker is offering customers roof-mounted

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The Devastating Impact of Plastic in Our Oceans

To coincide with World Environment Day and the beat #BeatPlasticPollution campaign, Nat Geo Magazine has published some striking images of how plastic effects wildlife around the world. ‘For Animals, Plastic

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University of Queensland On Track To Be 100% Renewable

The University of Queensland has just announced the development of a $125 million solar farm to offset its electricity needs. With the proposed development, UQ will become energy neutral by

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It’s World Environment Day!

You might know June 5 is World Environment Day, but what exactly is it all about? Since 1974, the United Nations has promoted World Environment Day as a date to

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We’ve relaunched Solar Schools!

We’re super excited to unveil the brand new Solar Schools website! After months of planning, designing, tweaking and testing the new site is live and includes key feature revisions and

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Solar Paths for the World Cup

Soccer fans attending the 2022 World Cup in Qatar may notice something a little different when walking between big games. Organisers have backed the Glasgow University PVTopia project to create

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Renewable Energy Costs Dropping Below Coal and Nuclear

One of the main arguments for the continued use of fossil fuels is the price, right? Well, a recent report from global financial advisory firm Lazard has shown that developments in wind

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Turtles Approve of World’s Largest Beach Clean-up

After purchasing a new, beachfront apartment in Versova (Mumbai), Afroz Shah was saddened by the amount of garbage covering the landscape. Along with his 84 year old neighbour Harbansh Mathurr, the two decided

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Ex-miners Installing Floating Solar Panels

You might remember the ‘black lung’ gag from the film Zoolander but for ex-miners Wenhui and Xiaosi this form of silicosis was a very real threat. The recently re-trained solar

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