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China Increases Solar Power Output by 80% in Three Months
China electricity output from photovoltaic plants rose 80 per cent in the first quarter after the world’s biggest solar power market increased installed capacity.
Solar power generation rose to 21.4 billion kilowatt-hours in...
Germany Breaks Record: 85% of Energy Comes From Renewables Last Weekend
Germany's "Energiewende"—the country's low-carbon energy revolution—turned another successful corner last weekend when renewable energy sources nearly stamped out coal and nuclear.
Thanks to a particularly breezy and sunny Sunday, renewables such as wind...
Nespresso Bid to Recycle Coffee Pods
The coffee company Nespresso - part of the Swiss multinational Nestlé - is to trial a scheme to make it easier for consumers to recycle their used aluminium capsules in the UK,...
It’s Official: Block Island Now Powered by Nation’s First Offshore Wind Farm
Block Island, the smallest town in the country's smallest state, is now powered by Rhode Island's Deepwater Wind, the nation's first offshore wind farm.
Block Island Power Company officially silenced its diesel generating...
DUSKA DIMOVIC: Mankind Lives Beyond the Capacity of Nature
One of the most prominent actions in Serbia’s public life that deals with nature is 'Earth Hour'. It is an action that is being implemented throughout the world and the creators of...
India’s ‘Fruit of the Gods’ Could Make Solar Cells Cheaper and More Efficient
Scientists at the Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee in India are investigating if commonly available fruits and fruit juices could help make solar cells cheaper and more efficient.
The researchers were able to fabricate...
Air Pollution Can Cut Solar Panel Efficiency By Up To 25%
A new study has disturbing news for India’s solar power industry. It claims that dust and particulate matter (often a by-product of diesel engines) can reduce solar panel efficiency by 17% to...
Deep-Sea Mining Could Help Develop Mass Solar Energy but Only at a Cost to the Environment
Scientists have just discovered massive amounts of a rare metal called tellurium, a key element in cutting-edge solar technology. As a solar expert who specialises in exactly this, I should be delighted....
Saudi Arabia To Offer More Than 1 Gigawatt Of Solar & Wind In Second Tender Round
Saudi Arabia is set to offer more than 1 gigawatt of contracts to buy renewable electricity by the fourth quarter of this year, according to an official speaking this week. The plans...
Houston, You Now Have Solar Power
On Friday, Houston announced it will be purchasing 10.5% of its energy from the SolaireHolman utility-scale power plant located eight hours away in Alpine, Texas. The plant is one of the largest...
DUBRAVKA NEGRE: We Have Invested about 150 Million Euros in Serbia so far
According to all indicators, 2015 was a record year for the EIB investments in climate projects with a total amount exceeding 20 billion euros. In all documents or interactive portals of the...
Denmark to Build Offshore Wind Turbine Higher than Eiffel Tower
Manufacturers led by Siemens AG are working to almost double the capacity of the current range of turbines, which already have wing spans that surpass those of the largest jumbo jets. The...
AC Energy to Add Capacity at Pagudpud Wind Farm
AC ENERGY Holdings, Inc., through a renewable energy development unit, is looking to expand by 69 megawatts (MW) its wind farm in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte to bring the total capacity to 150...
Vertical Farming Is Taking off: Europe’s First Commercial Vertical Farm under Construction in the Netherlands
Innumerable layers of vertically stacked crops, growing at insane speeds thanks to the meticulous administration of exactly the right quantities of water, nutrients, and a precise spectrum of light. Vertical Farming has...
Al-Falih Announces Package of Renewable Energy Projects
Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih launched a tender process for the Kingdom’s 300 megawatts Sakaka solar project. He said more wind and solar projects are in the pipeline.
Launching...
Scientists Say Only 10 Years Left to Save the Planet
The planet, as we know it, has been given a deadline: 10 years. According to the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, if humans don't reduce greenhouse gas emissions drastically and maintain...
