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Puerto Rico Gov. to Bolster Island’s Electric Grid With Renewables as Lights Go Out Again
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello sent out a tweet boasting about the island finally reaching a 50 percent power threshold after Hurricane Maria wiped out the electric grid 56 days ago. “Then ‘boom’ (a witness reported) the lights went out,”…
India’s Tata Power Doubles Profit From Renewable Energy Division To $27 Million
One of India’s leading private power generation companies, Tata Power, has reported a huge jump in profit from its renewable energy division. In a press release, Tata Power reported that the profit from its renewable energy portfolio doubled to Rs…
Tipping Point: How Renewables Could Dominate UK and German Power Grids Within a Decade
A series of economic ‘tipping points’ could lead to a surge in renewables deployment in the UK and Germany over the next decade, paving the way for the countries to rely entirely on renewable power for lengthy periods from as…
Renewables Provided 44.1% Of Germany’s Electricity In October
Germany added 2.3 gigawatts of new onshore wind capacity in the first half of 2017. Though it failed to meet the target last year, the Renewable Energy Act set an annual target of installing 2.5 gigawatts (GW) of new solar…
IKEA UK Rings Up Success on Food Waste, Green Energy and Circular Sofas
IKEA is pressing ahead with plans to become a ‘circular retailer’ that minimises its waste and encourages customers to reuse and repair its products, according to the company’s latest Annual Summary for the UK. The company will confirm this morning…
Hive Energy, Wirsol Propose to Build 350-MW UK Solar Farm
UK solar developer Hive Energy confirmed today it will join forces with Wirsol Energy Ltd to develop a 350-MW-plus, subsidy-free solar photovoltaic (PV) project on the north Kent coast in South East England. The two firms have proposed to develop…
Report: Global Switch to 100 Per Cent Renewable Electricity Both Feasible and Cheaper than Current System
Renewables combined with energy storage technologies could generate enough secure power to cover the world’s entire electricity demand by 2050 while proving cheaper than the current fossil-fuel dominated system, according to a “ground-breaking” new study published today. Launched at the…