The study assessed the share of electricity demand that factories can fulfil through rooftop solar

Bangladesh could generate more than 3,600 megawatts peak (MWp) of electricity from rooftop solar panels, according to a new assessment by the state-owned Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol).

As two major solar parks reshape Pabna’s riverine landscape, farmers say rising land values come at cost of farmland

The government should reduce import duties on solar equipment in the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2026-27 to encourage wider adoption of renewable energy and help exporters meet international compliance requirements, said Vidiya Amrit Khan, vice-president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

Transparent competitive tariff bidding, credible project qualification standards, coordinated land and grid planning and enforceable development timelines can create the certainty domestic and foreign investors and lenders require

China has unveiled plans to build what it says will become the world’s largest solar farm, a sprawling facility high on the Tibetan plateau covering 610 square kilometres - about the size of Chicago. Once fully complete, the project will host more than 7 million solar panels and generate enough electricity to power 5 million households, according to a recent report by Associated Press.

El Nino, La Nina, wildfire, floods, heatwaves – all these terms have been plastered on every news source, both digital and print for the past few years. It seems that the detrimental effects of global climate change have dawned upon us, it is not a phenomenon that “may happen” in the distant future.

We need to invest in renewables now

It is time to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels altogether.

After successfully lighting up their homes with solar panels and stoves fueled by cow dung, the villagers are now clean energy crusaders in a gas-guzzling country that overwhelmingly relies on fossil fuels.

An Australian scientist creates a device that pushes solar energy conversion efficiency to 34.5 percent, marking a new world record.

No source of energy is perfect and one of the traditional drawbacks of solar energy has been that it’s tough to generate new power when it’s dark outside.

A small US town in North Carolina rejects a proposal for solar panels in the area claiming that solar farms would suck up all the energy from the sun.

US electric carmaker Tesla Motors unveils batteries that can power homes and businesses as it attempts to expand beyond its vehicle business.