Countries around the world are actively promoting green energy and Israel is no exception. The barren southern Negev Desert is a good place to develop solar energy. However, there is no sun at night, so a return to fossil fuel burning is necessary to generate electricity. If you want to use solar energy at night, you have to have a way to store energy. ...  more

Swiss solar enterprise Meyer Burger announced on December 27 that it will build a factory for the production of high-performance PV modules in Goodyear, a city in the state of Arizona in the US. ...  more

Tesla has been hard at work making progress on Giga Berlin in hopes of kicking off production as soon as possible. Although a formal opening has yet to take place, some have discovered the existence of 33 German-made Model Y vehicles parked inside the facility. ...  more

Al Nowais Investments will spend about USD 1 billion (or EUR 885 million) to build PV power plants and wind farms that collectively have a generation capacity of 1GW in Egypt. ...  more

Ford has issued a rare warning to its US-based dealerships to conduct businesses ethically or face the repercussion of being unable to receive F-150 Lightnings, in hopes of putting a stop to dealerships’ unethical price hikes. ...  more

"You cannot start conserving electricity before you see electricity consumption." NextDrive and Taipower jointly announced the launch of a new generation of home energy management services "1% Energy Activist" which connects smart meters and LINE services. Swipe on your phone to track and predict your home electricity consumption and carry out further energy-saving actions. ...  more

Newly listed Solar Philippines Nueva Ecija Corporation (SPNEC) is searching for a partner to develop a 500MW project. The company just completed a 2.7 billion pesos (US$ 54.1 million) IPO on the Philippines Stock Exchange in the middle of December. ...  more

Major electric equipment manufacturer Fortune Electric Company’s electric vehicle charging subsidiary Fortune Electric Value Company announced on Jan. 10 an increase in capital via issuance of ordinary shares. ...  more

Spanish renewable energy developer Capital Energy announced in late December that it plans to invest nearly EUR 110 million to install 258MW of PV generation capacity in Madrid. According to the official statement about the plan, Capital Energy has already filed the application for consent and environment impact assessment for public consultation. This story was first reported by Reuters and other Spanish language news platforms. ...  more