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US Solar Increased 4,500% & Wind 350% Over 10 Years, Claims NRDC
The US National Resources Defense Council claims that the country’s solar energy capacity increased by 4,500% between 2006 and 2016, while the country’s wind capacity increased by 350%.
The National Resources Defense Council’s...
Britain Delivers Greenest Ever Half Hour of Electricity Production
The UK enjoyed its greenest ever half hour period of electricity production on Monday morning, as wind and nuclear provided the bulk of electricity and coal was pushed off the grid entirely.
Between...
Ambitious 1.5C Paris Climate Target is Still Possible, New Analysis Shows
The highly ambitious aim of limiting global warming to less than 1.5C remains in reach, a new scientific analysis shows.
The 1.5C target was set as an aspiration by the global Paris climate...
EXPLAINED: Tesla’s Patent for Making Solar Shingles Stick Together
How SolarCity’s concept of overlapping solar cells connected by a conductive paste might help Tesla hit its cost and performance targets.
One of the biggest questions facing Tesla’s new Solar Roof product is...
India Exempts Solar Power Parks From Environmental Assessment Rules
In an attempt to expedite the implementation of large-scale solar power parks across the country, India has issued a clarification exempting these projects from obtaining environmental clearances.
The Ministry of New & Renewable...
US Renewables Matching Nuclear For Now, Soon To Overtake
The US Energy Information Administration last week published its latest ‘Electric Power Monthly’ which reveals US renewable energy is locked in a virtual dead-heat with US nuclear energy, each providing roughly 20%...
GE Signs Order For 150 Megawatt Wind Project In Jhimpir, Pakistan
GE Renewable Energy has this week announced the signing of an agreement to provide wind turbines for the largest wind project in Jhimpir, Pakistan, a 150 megawatt project being built by Power...
Ratings Agency Says India Needs To Do More To Achieve 175 Gigawatts Renewables Target
Delay in payments from utilities, non-compliance with renewable energy procurement targets, and non-availability of transmission infrastructure for power injection are some of the major issues Indian renewable energy developers are facing. These...
Helsinki Airport is Now Carbon-Neutral
The carbon footprint of Helsinki Airport is zero and it has received the international Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) certificate for this achievement.
"The ACA certificate awarded to Helsinki Airport is an important milestone...
India Begins Anti-Dumping Investigations On Imported Solar Modules
As India and China face off at the troubled international boundary around Tibet, India has opened anti-dumping investigations against Chinese solar module imports. Along with Chinese modules, those imported from Taiwan and...
IRAN: The Largest Solar Power Plant Opened
The newly opened Mokran Solar Power Plants Complex is the latest proof of Iran’s ambitions in renewable energy.
The country’s biggest solar plant was constructed in the eastern province of Kerman in six...
Major solar power project to provide electricity at night
A major solar power project in the Middle East will provide electricity during the night, the developers have said.
The $1bn (£770m) scheme will provide up to 200 megawatts to the grid in...
Bangladesh Plans 1.6 Gigawatts Of Solar Projects
Bangladesh is planning to to set up some large-scale solar power projects, the biggest in its history, as it looks to diversify its energy mix and enhance self-sufficiency in the energy sector.
According...
India’s Kochi Metro System Will Get 25% Of Its Power From Solar
Kochi Metro, recently launched in the Indian state of Kerala, will get a quarter of its total electric supply from solar power systems.
This makes the Kochi Metro project unique, as every station...
World’s Biggest Coal Company Closes 37 Mines as Solar Prices Plummet
The rapid growth in renewable energy continues to put a dent in the demand for coal.
Coal India, the world's biggest coal mining company and producer of 82 percent of the country's coal,...
BNEF: Renewables to Provide Nearly Half of Global Power Capacity by 2040
The dramatic collapse in renewable energy costs is showing no sign of abating, according to the latest report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
The influential analyst firm yesterday published its annual New...
