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This College Could Become the First 100% Renewable Campus in U.S.
As a growing number of U.S. cities make pledges towards 100 percent renewables, it's easy to forget that the entire state of Hawaii set this important benchmark three years ago when it...
India Advised Against Levying Import Duty On Solar Cells & Modules
The Indian government has been advised by multiple entities not to levy import duties on solar cells and modules.
While the Chinese government was the first to caution India against levying anti-dumping or...
US Energy: Renewables on the Rise as Fossil Fuel Use Slumps
Despite the best efforts of US President Donald Trump, coal generation in the US fell 2.5 per cent in 2017, according to official data released yesterday that reveals a contrasting jump in...
India Offers $1 Billion To African Countries For Solar Projects
Following the first summit of the International Solar Alliance held in New Delhi recently, the Indian government has announced assistance worth $1 billion for implementation of solar power projects across several countries...
Indian Power Generator NTPC Floats 2.75 Gigawatt Solar Tenders
India’s largest power generation company, NTPC Limited, has floated two tenders to auction 2.75 gigawatts of solar power capacity.
Restarting the tendering process for solar power projects after a bit of lull, NTPC...
Global Solar Market Installed 98.9 Gigawatts In 2017
The global solar market installed an impressive 98.9 gigawatts of new capacity in 2017 according to SolarPower Europe, increasing by 29.3%, in comparison to the 76.5 gigawatts (GW) and 49% recorded in...
Canadian Solar Sells 235 Megawatt California Solar Portfolio To Korean Utility
One of the world’s largest solar companies, Canadian Solar, announced this week that it had completed the sale of a portfolio of Californian solar projects worth 235 megawatts (MW) to Korea’s largest...
This Indian City Is 100% Solar-Powered
While technically not a city, Diu has become the first union territory in India to be fully powered by solar power.
Daman & Diu are geographically separated, but administratively form a single union...
Fifth Third Bank Commits & Succeeds In Going 100% Renewable With Single Solar PPA
Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank has become the first Fortune 500 company, the first bank, and the first RE100 member to achieve its goal of securing 100% of its power consumption with renewables...
ENGIE North America Secures 320 Megawatt Solar Pipeline In SoCore Energy Acquisition
ENGIE North America has this week announced the acquisition of Chicago-based SoCore Energy and its 320 megawatt pipeline of operational and late-stage development solar and battery storage projects.
The North American subsidiary of...
Vattenfall Plans €100 Million Investment In Large-Scale Solar
Swedish power company Vattenfall, known most recently for its wind energy development, has announced that it plans to invest €100 million in large-scale solar energy generation over the next two years, as...
Kazakhstan to Add 2 GW of Renewables by 2020 – Report
Renewable energy facilities totalling 2 GW are set to be commissioned in Kazakhstan by end-2020, the Astana Times reports, citing energy minister Kanat Bozumbayev.
The capacity will come from about 52 of renewable...
Goshen College Set for Campus Solar Energy Project
A Mennonite college in northern Indiana is planning to install more than 900 electricity-generating solar panels on its campus.
Goshen College says the solar panels will be placed atop the school's Rec-Fitness Center....
World’s Largest Solar Park Launched in Karnataka
The world's largest solar park set up at an investment of Rs 16,500 crore at Pavagada in Karnataka's Tumakuru district was launched by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today.
The 2,000 MW park, named as...
Indian Railways Readies 3 Gigawatts Of Solar Power Tenders
Indian Railways will soon launch tenders to set up large-scale solar power projects working towards its overall solar power target of 5 gigawatts.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal recently announced that Indian Railways will...
More Than 100 Cities Now Mostly Powered by Renewable Energy, Data Shows
The number of cities reporting they are predominantly powered by clean energy has more than doubled since 2015, as momentum builds for cities around the world to switch from fossil fuels to...