Renewable Energy Highlights
Search4Solar provides platform to bolster the secondary market for used PV modules – pv magazine International
The online marketplace, which sourced more than 150,000 used photovoltaic modules in 2025, provides direct access to installers and developers for their repowering projects. April 10, 2026 Repowering activity across…
How Switzerland plans to integrate 40 GW of solar by 2050 – pv magazine International
Swiss national grid company Swissgrid teamed up with a group of Swiss energy expects to publish a white paper covering how Switzerland can integrate up to 40 GW of solar…
New tech reduces silver use in TOPCon solar cells by a factor of 10 – pv magazine International
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have reduced silver consumption in solar cell metallization to 1.1 mg/Wp using an electrodeposition-based process, down from current levels of…
Toyota Adds EVs To Its Lineup In US And China
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Toyota, the stodgy “take no chances, hybrids are good enough” company, is bucking the trend away from electric cars sweeping…
BYD & KFC Team Up For Flash Charging While You Eat. What Would You Like While Charging?
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. BYD recently announced a Flash Charging partnership with KFC in China. The second generation Flash Chargers (BYD terminology for chargers…
Global Climate Policy
2026 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship Now Open for Submissions
Looking for an opportunity to catalyze efficient, sustainable transport? The Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship wants to help you transform ideas into reality. The Schipper family, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable…
How Rising Temperatures Could Affect Your City
A decade ago, scientists believed that unchecked global warming could heat the world to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) above preindustrial levels sometime around 2045. It now looks like…
Shanxi, China Creates Over 1,000 Jobs for Displaced Coal Workers
WRI partnered with Chinese provincial decision-makers, policy institutes, coal companies and communities to shift Shanxi’s economic focus from coal production to tourism. The project ultimately created more than 1,000 jobs…
Rio de Janeiro Makes Streets Safer for School Children
By conducting road safety analyses around Rio de Janeiro’s school zones, WRI Brasil helped the city secure a $135.2 million World Bank loan that’s funded safer streets around city schools…
US Communities Reduce Risks of Wildfires by Improving Forest Health
Cities4Forests and partners mobilized $115 million to restore 320,000 acres of forests and watersheds, an area the size of Los Angeles. The work protects communities from wildfires while creating jobs…
Green Tech & Innovation
Insurance isn’t the back office of sustainability. It’s front and center
For years, sustainability professionals have treated insurance as a line item — something handled by finance, filed under “cost of doing business.” That’s a mistake. In our recent “Two Steps…
What Allbirds got right
Allbirds — the footwear brand known for its dedication to natural materials and its willingness to share low-carbon production methods with competitors — has been sold for $39 million, a…
Scientists Use Algae to Convert Food Waste Into Sustainable Ingredients
Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have discovered something new about a very old organism and used it to transform waste from a chocolate factory into…
National Pump Company Highlights Line of Low NPSH Impellers
National Pump Company (NPC), a recognized market leader in vertical turbine pumps, highlights its line of low Net Positive Suction Head Required (NPSHR) impellers to support reliable performance in challenging…
Breakthrough Offers Endless Recycling for Acrylic Plastics Without the Environmental Cost
A breakthrough method for chemically recycling acrylic – one of the world’s most widely used plastics – has been developed by researchers at the University of Bath. Dr Jon Husband…