Leicestershire County Council has revealed that it is considering installing solar panels on County Hall to help tackle escalating energy bills.

Not enough is being done to encourage and help homeowners switch to more energy efficient and cheaper forms of heating, according to a new report released today.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are seeking to increase the efficiency of solar cells by helping them take advantage of more of the sun’s rays.

MIT scientists are testing solar cells with a layer of carbon nanotubes that “make it possible to take advantage of wavelengths of light that ordinarily go to waste,” according to a statement yesterday from the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based university.

A new kind of battery designed by Harvard University scientists and engineers could unlock the potential of renewable energy sources like wind and solar.

There’s good news for homeowners looking for more efficient and economical ways to heat and cool their home. The next generation in geothermal technology has arrived. These systems are designed to leverage underground thermal energy to provide ultra efficient heating and cooling of a home.

Solar trade body the European Photovoltaics Industry Association has welcomed a draft resolution by two European Parliament committees backing a 2030 EU renewable energy target.

The committees on industry, research and energy, and environment, public health and food safety, today called on the European Council to agree a legally binding 2030 target for renewable energy in the EU.

Four million solar panels covering land the size of 3,400 football pitches should be built on government land and property including schools and prisons, a minister will announce.

Greg Barker, the energy minister, is expected to in the New Year disclose plans for one gigawatt of electricity generated by solar panels on the “government estate”.

2013 proved to be another tumultuous year for the solar industry in the UK, despite early optimism that the UK solar market had finally managed to secure a steady policy framework with sensible degressions, the EU anti-dumping investigation threw all this into disarray.

Government figures suggest British solar industry past major landmark last week, as installers work towards delivering one million roofs by 2015

The solar power industry appears to have installed its 500,000th set of solar panels in the UK in recent days, in a move that marks a major milestone for the burgeoning sector.