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UK Smashes Solar Power Record
Solar power has broken records in Britain in Friday as the country basked in temperatures as high as 28 degrees. According to the National Grid solar generation hit its highest ever level in Friday, delivering 8.7GW, the equivalent of 24.3 per…
By 2020 a Thousand Electric Charging Stations will be on Serbian Roads
At the public discussion on the strategy of charging stations installation for electric vehicles in Serbia, held at the Building Trade Fair, it was stated the strategy should be planned and executed by Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, using…
Could Biomimicry Revolutionise Renewable Energy?
A host of new technologies have been inspired by the natural world, as designers increasingly look to biomimicry when to creating new ideas for wind turbines, solar cells and hydropower. So could nature hold the answer to unlocking renewable energy?…
SoftBank Joint Venture Secures 400 Megawatts Of Solar Capacity At Record Low Tariffs In India
A joint venture between SoftBank, Foxconn Technologies and Bharti Enterprises has received a huge boost in its standing in the rapidly growing Indian solar power market. SB Cleantech secured 400 megawatts of solar power capacity in two auctions that offered…
India Cancels Nearly 14 Gigawatts Of Proposed Coal Plants
The transformation of India’s electricity market continues to deliver, as shown this month by the cancellation of 13.7 gigawatts of proposed coal-fired power plants, an admission that 8.6 gigawatts of operating coal is already non-viable, and the parallel move of…
EBRD Offers $458 Million In Loans For 750 Megawatts Of Solar Projects In Egypt
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has offered more than $450 million to various project developers planning to set up utility-scale solar power projects in Egypt. The Bank has offered loans worth $458 million to a total of…
New Solar Projects In India Are Cheaper Than 92% Of All Thermal Power Plants In The Country
Media outlets are abuzz with the collapse in solar power tariff bids in India last week when 750 megawatts was allocated at the cheapest tariffs ever. The tariffs range between Rs 2.44/kWh (3.8¢/kWh) and Rs 2.62/kWh (4.1¢/kWh). India’s minister for…