Creates renewable energy R&D group and supports breakthrough technologies.

The Solar Decathlon is a competition launched in 2002 which challenges university-led teams to build the most attractive and efficient solar-powered homes, held on the National Mall in Washington, DC.

The capacity of annually installed solar power systems would reach 179 GWp by 2030, according to Greenpeace and EPIA.

The biggest European Solar Energy Conference will take place in Milan, from September 3 to September 7.

Completion of first Stage of Phase III expansion project strengthens vertically integrated model.