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China-led AIIB to Loan $500 Million to India for Solar Energy Expansion

Apr 01, 2016 07:11 AM EDT

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), where India is the second biggest shareholder after China, is looking to raise $500 million to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to expand the country's solar capacity to 100 gigawatts by 2022.

China breaks world record in solar and wind power records last year

China Breaks Solar, Wind Power Energy World Record in 2015

Charissa Echavez |

Mar 03, 2016 03:02 PM EST

China achieved two clean energy world record last year, installing 32.5 gigawatts of wind and 18.3 gigawatts of solar power, according to the National Bureau of Statistics' recent report.

Japan to Become a Solar Super Power in Asia by 2030

Eana Maniebo |

May 27, 2015 11:26 AM EDT

A group of companies and stakeholders in Japan believes that the country will become a solar super power in Asia in fifteen years' time.

Apple Goes Green, Expands Environmental Projects in China

Eana Maniebo |

May 11, 2015 02:00 AM EDT

Apple is pulling all the stops to give back to the environment as it partners with World Wildlife Fund for a project that will help protect China’s forests, the company announced on Monday.

Scientists Develop New Method of Creating Perovskite Film for Solar Cells

Marco Foronda |

Mar 17, 2015 11:43 AM EDT

Hybrid perovskite solar cells are now able to attain conversion efficiencies that previously took decades to achieve.

Apple to Buy US $850 Million Worth of Solar Energy

Dino Lirios |

Feb 11, 2015 08:49 AM EST

Apple Inc. plans to buy US $850 million of energy from First Solar Inc in order to cut its energy costs.

Solar Power from Orbiting Satellites a Possibility

Marco Foronda |

Dec 19, 2014 06:28 AM EST

Electricity can come from the space, NASA says.

Rooftop Mirrors Cool Buildings without Using Electricity

Andrian Darylle Torralba |

Dec 08, 2014 10:25 PM EST

his energy-saving breakthrough was developed by a team from Stanford University.

China Looking To Deploy More Urban Solar Panels

David Curry |

Nov 14, 2014 09:13 AM EST

After large growth in solar energy in 2013, China wants to bring solar panels into cities and home owners.

Saudi Arabia Grudgingly Accepts Solar Energy

Dino Lirios |

Oct 31, 2014 12:07 AM EDT

Saudi Arabia must learn to wean itself from its dependence on oil and gas for electricity production.

Electricity and Utility Companies Fighting Solar Energy

Dino Lirios |

Sep 30, 2014 05:06 AM EDT

A new trend of solar-powered houses could put utilities in grim financial situations. Old electricity and utility companies are now putting up fights against solar energy to ensure their livelihood has a future.

Harvesting Hydrogen Fuel with Solar Energy

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 25, 2014 06:32 PM EDT

Michael Grätzel and his team at the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne in Sweden have developed dye solar cells that imitate the photosynthesis in plants and techniques for making fuels, such as hydrogen, through solar water splitting.