Tag: solar

China Holds On to Renewables Market Top Spot

China remains the most attractive market for renewables ahead of both India and the US, while the Middle East and North Africa are becoming increasingly important regions for clean energy activity, according...

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...

Siemens Gamesa Awarded First Hybrid Wind-Solar Project In India

Siemens Gamesa has been awarded the contract to build its first hybrid wind-solar project, a 28 megawatt solar facility connected to an existing 50 megawatt wind farm in India. Siemens Gamesa, the resulting...

National Grid Declares 2017 ‘Greenest Summer Ever’

August and September may have seemed like a bit of a washout for those hoping to enjoy a scorching end to the summer, but green energy enthusiasts will be toasting a successful...

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...

NREL Confirms Wind & Solar Have Cheapest Generation Costs

The United States Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has updated its analysis of electricity generation technology costs, and it’s good news again for wind and solar, which come out cheapest alongside...

Renewable Energy Can Deliver 25% Of India’s Energy Demand By 2030

A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency has concluded that India can meet a quarter of its energy demand with renewable energy sources by 2030. The new study published by the...

Wind and Solar Power Costs Offset Through Health and Environmental Benefits

The rollout of renewable energy across the US has earnt its costs back through savings on public health thanks to the cleaner air it enabled, according to a study published last week...

Germany Awards 1 Gigawatt Of Onshore Wind, Costs Fall By 25%

Germany announced the results of its second onshore wind auction this week in which it was revealed a total of 1 gigawatt was awarded at an average cost 25% less than the...

Financing & Turbines Secured For 424 Megawatt Mexican Reynosa III Wind Park, The Largest In Latin America

Two parallel announcements have given shape to the planned 424 MW Reynosa III Wind Park set to be developed in Mexico, with wind turbines supplied by Vestas and financing from Mexico’s state-owned...

E.ON Trails New Green Growth Strategy

German utility giant E.ON has today announced plans to launch of a green energy investment strategy to lead the firm into the "new energy world". The announcement came as part of E.ON's half...

Chinese Government Confirms 24.4 Gigawatts Worth Of New Solar In H1’17

China’s National Energy Administration last Friday confirmed previous reports that the country had installed a mammoth total of 24.4 GW worth of new solar across the first half of 2017, up from...

REN21: Solar PV ‘Star Performer’ in 2016

According to a new analysis of data, last year solar was the "star performer" in terms of new electricity generation, as renewables once again outstripped fossil fuels. The annual survey by REN21, the...

100 Major Companies Have Officially Pledged To Switch To 100% Renewable Electricity

Since 2014, the RE100 initiative has been working behind the scenes with businesses and organizations of all sizes and sectors to negotiate transitions to 100 percent renewable electricity. The reason is simple:...

Renewable Energy Booming After a Decade of Progress

The sun is rising on a newer, cleaner era of American energy use. The U.S. generates nearly eight times as much electricity from the sun and the wind than it did in 2007—enough...

Renewable Energy Push Takes a Hit on Random Back-Down Instructions by Discoms

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s aggressive renewable energy push that aims to ramp up the share of green power in the country’s electricity supply mix from the current seven per cent...

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