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Energy Community legal framework on energy efficiency brought under one cover
The Secretariat of Energy Community published a special edition of the Energy Community legal framework focused solely on energy efficiency Energy EE. The publication brings together in one place the legal acts in force, relevant Ministerial Council decisions and procedural…
Environmental projects of UEFA Euro 2016
Organising an event on the scale of UEFA EURO 2016 is an environmental challenge, thus the organisation of the event started in 2014. Each of the organisational domains involved in the tournament (including transport, logistics, lighting, catering, merchandising and broadcasting)…
Amendments to German Renewable Energy Act (EEG) Take Shape
The German cabinet finalized the details of what will become known as the EEG 2016 on the 8th of June. The proposals will be voted on in the Bundestag before the summer break, at which time the bill will become…
Average Costs for Solar and Wind Electricity Could Fall 59% by 2025
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., 15 June 2016 – The average costs for electricity generated by solar and wind technologies could decrease by between 26 and 59 per cent by 2025, according to a report released today by the International Renewable Energy…
Peru Brings Electricity to Rural Communities
Peru increased access to electrical power to more than 105,000 low income rural households, through a World Bank-supported program to extend the electrical grid and install solar power systems. This electrification effort included schools, health clinics, and community centers. The…
ABB Connects Power to the Indian Grid from one of the World’s Largest Solar Plants
ABB has successfully commissioned five substations to integrate a 648-megawatt (MW) solar project at Kamuthi in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to the national transmission grid. The project was awarded by independent power producer (IPP) Adani Group in…
Energy Department Invests More than $10 Million in Efficient Lighting Research and Development
Building on the new commitments to the Global Lighting Challenge announced last week during the Clean Energy Ministerial, the Energy Department is announcing funding for nine research and development projects that will support solid-state lighting (SSL) core technology research, product…