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Solar To Reach Tipping Point In 2018 & Save 80% In Developing World
A new report from London-based development company Crown Agents has concluded that 2018 will be the year solar hits its commercial tipping point, resulting in a dramatic drop-off in price and making the technology viable for a billion people, and…
Wales Urges UK Government to ‘Think Again’ on Onshore Wind Ban
The Welsh Government, RenewableUK and several green groups have jointly called for onshore wind and solar projects to be allowed to compete in future UK clean energy auction rounds, arguing that the UK’s current subsidy regime is “threatening” the renewables…
Denmark Is Moving Convincingly Towards Decarbonization, Finds IEA
The International Energy Agency this week has highlighted the work being done by Denmark in decarbonizing its economy and the country’s progress on meeting its ambitious goals of becoming a low-carbon economy by the middle of this century. Denmark is…
Third Mexican Auction Awards Enel 593 Megawatts Of Wind, Canadian Solar Awarded 367 Megawatts Solar
Solar power company Canadian Solar announced this week that it won 367 MW worth of solar power projects in Mexico’s third Long-term Auction for renewables which was held earlier in the month, while the Enel Group was awarded an impressive…
Carlsberg Launches Its First Carbon-Neutral Brewery In Sweden
Global brewing company Carlsberg Group has this week announced the launch of its first carbon-neutral brewery in Sweden which is now powered 100% by renewable electricity. Carlsberg Sverige’s (Carlsberg Sweden) brewery in Falkenberg, Sweden — which produces beer, soft drinks,…
Siemens Gamesa Secures 260 Megawatt Wind Turbine Order In Thailand
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has secured its largest-ever order in Thailand, a 260 megawatt order of 100 wind turbines for the Hanuman wind complex in Chaiyaphum, in northeast Thailand. On Monday, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy revealed that it had received…
India Allows Inter-State Solar Power Sale To Cut Developers’ Risk
In an attempt to mitigate any risks that prospective solar power project developers may face with the sale of generated electricity, India’s Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has announced a crucial modification in rules. Perhaps taking note of the…