New Solar PV Additions To Exceed 1,000 Gigawatts Between 2017 & 2026, Predicts Navigant
The global installed capacity of distributed solar PV between 2017 and 2026 is expected to reach 429 gigawatts, while an additional 591 gigawatts of utility-scale solar are also expected to come online during the same period, according to new figures…
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, in the face of a growing environmental backlash…
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 plant in the early hours on Monday,…
Wind + Solar Provide Majority of New Generating Capacity in Q1
According to the latest issue of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) monthly Energy Infrastructure Update (with data through March 31), wind and solar provided 50.84 percent of the new electrical generating capacity added to the U.S. grid during the…
US Wind Sector Has Best Quarter Since 2009, With More Than 2,000 MW Installed
The US wind energy sector had its best quarter since 2009, installing 908 utility-scale wind turbines totaling 2,000 megawatts of new capacity. New figures published Tuesday by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) highlight the strongest quarter for the US…
Metro Mayors Urged to Turn UK Cities Green
Across the UK yesterday voters go to the polls to elect the first six ‘Metro Mayors’ to take charge of some of the country’s largest city regions. The Mayors, who together will create a new tier of political leadership in…
Highly-efficiency renewable energy – KPA Unicon to deliver power plant for Termoflorestal LDA to Juncal, Portugal
Termoflorestal LDA and KPA Unicon have signed a contract of Unicon Altius 5 MWe power plant delivery to Juncal, Porto de Mos, Portugal. The power plant will operate on renewable fuel and provide efficient power generation for the local electricity…