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With many sunny days, Serbia has great potential for solar energy. However, the use of solar power in residential buildings and individual houses is still in its early stages. The country’s recently...
Why Is Wind Essential For Zero Emissions?
Wind is essential for our zero emissions future because it is a clean fuel energy source, is cost-effective, and can be built on existing farms or land or offshore. Oh, yeah —...
Renewables are Stronger than Ever as They Power Through the Pandemic
Renewable sources of electricity such as wind and solar grew at their fastest rate in two decades in 2020 and are set to expand in coming years at a much faster pace...
100 MW Solar Plant to be Put Into Operation Near Samarkand
The government of Uzbekistan’s plans to develop 8 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2030 have received a major boost following the approval of an EUR 87.4 million financing package jointly...
Solar Power + Bees = Extra Benefit For Massachusetts
A solar power company, Navisun, has just added a couple of solar projects to a special new “pollinator-friendly” solar initiative it has launched in Massachusetts. Furthermore, the projects qualified as pollinator-friendly facilities in...
Five Milestones in Green Energy
Energy accounts for two-thirds of total greenhouse gas, so embracing cleaner sources is key to fighting climate change.And while the energy transition still has a way to go, renewable energy is nonetheless on...
Eastern and Southern Africa’s Vast Renewables Potential Offers Route to Sustainable Growth
Eastern and Southern Africa are vast, geographically diverse regions with rapidly growing populations and rising demands for energy. According to master plans for the two regional power pools, electricity demand is set...
US Targets 30,000 Megawatts Of Offshore Wind, and How We Get There
The Biden administration has just set a goal of 30.000 megawatts of US offshore wind by 2030. and that’s got me thinking about the pieces that need to come together to make that possible....
What’s So Important About Mini-Grids?
To power a drill, run a lathe, turn a mill or work a pump, a thriving business needs electricity. Without it, the work must be done by hand.
Six hundred million people living...
Volkswagen’s European Factories Up To 95 Percent Powered By Renewables
In 2020. Volkswagen Group increased the share of renewables powering its European factories from 80 percent to 95 percent (year over year/YoY), and 10 of its factories became 100 percent renewably powered. The target...
How Renewables Offer New Solutions for District Heating and Cooling
Innovation in technology, digitalisation and building efficiency are opening the heating sector to low-temperature renewables according to IRENA report.
Heating is the largest end user of energy, accounting for over 50 percent of...
Solar and wind in South Africa contributed more than nuclear energy for the first time
South Africa’s grid is dominated by coal. According to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), published in its latest “Statistics of utility-scale power generation in South Africa in 2020″ report, coal...
IEA and SICA to Collaborate on Clean Energy Transitions in Central America
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Central American Integration System (SICA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote clean energy transitions in Central America.
Under the MoU, the two organisations...
India Has the Opportunity to Build a New Energy Future
India’s ability to ensure affordable, clean and reliable energy for its growing population will be vital for the future development of its economy, but avoiding the kind of carbon-intensive path previously followed...
Latest EEA Study Finds Multiple Benefits of Switch to Renewable Electricity
The increased use of renewable electricity across the European Union has not only reduced pressures linked to climate change, but also to air and water pollution (particulate matter formation, eutrophication and acidification),...
Joint Cross-Border Renewable Energy Projects Are Feasible and Beneficial
The EEA briefing Cross-border cooperation for deployment of renewable energy, which looks at the challenges posed by cross-border cooperation on renewable energy, found that several key barriers exist deterring EU Member States...
