Biden balances climate need with human rights in Chinese solar product ban
The intersection of the solar supply chain with alleged human rights abuses creates a conflict between the president’s environmental and human rights agendas.
U.S. to block some solar goods made in Xinjiang region
The move is one of the Biden administration’s biggest steps yet to counter alleged human rights abuses against China’s ethnic Uyghur Muslim minority.
Renewable energy boom unleashes a war over talent for green jobs
Difficulty securing a well-trained workforce could end up being a bottleneck in an industry that is key to slashing emissions.
Daqo must be careful that in defending itself it doesn’t appear to be agreeing with Western human rights criticisms or failing to show solidarity with Beijing and its industry peers.
India's 'Solar Man' lights path out of poverty with clean power
Santipada Gon Chaudhuri said he gets "great satisfaction" from seeing how solar power has changed lives in the village of Herma.
Biden’s solar dreams collide with outrage over China’s ‘genocide’
Factories in Xinjiang, home to the oppressed Uyghur minority, produce half the global supply of polysilicon, a metal critical for the panels that turn sunlight into electricity.
Why it’s so hard for the solar industry to quit Xinjiang
Many are concerned about Chinese region's human rights and emissions, but cutting the area out of the supply chain for solar panels won't be so easy.
Japanese firm using school pools to improve solar energy efficiency
ELM Inc. has begun using water in swimming pools at closed-down schools to prevent its energy generation systems from overheating.
Japan's carbon neutrality dilemma: More nuclear power or more renewables?
Suga's declaration the nation would achieve net zero by 2050 has touched off a debate over the best way to provide a safe, stable, secure and green energy.
Singapore’s new city of the future is its greenest project yet
The project is part of the city-state’s effort to reduce a carbon footprint that’s bigger than some countries that are 50 times its size.
How coal-loving Australia became the leader in rooftop solar
Homeowners are responding to incentives offered by state governments, a sharp drop in the price of solar panels and an increase in electricity rates.
Japan banks ink $330 million deal for Qatar's first megasolar project
The project is part of efforts by the Middle East state to increase the renewable portion of its total electricity generation to 20 percent by 2030.
