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Phase 3 of World’s Largest Solar Park Slated to Begin this Month
Work on the world’s largest solar park is set to move forward this month. Phase 3 of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai will add 800 megawatts (MW) of clean energy to the enormous solar park.…
Ecotricity Trumpets 20 Years of Wind Energy
Green energy supplier Ecotricity is this week celebrating another milestone for UK wind energy this week, after the firm’s first ever wind turbine turned 20. The Lynch Knoll windmill in Gloucestershire was completed just before Christmas 1996, and over the…
Uncertainties Related to Climate Engineering Limit its Use in Curbing Climate Change
Climate engineering refers to the systematic, large-scale modification of the environment using various climate intervention techniques. However, a new study by VTT and the Finnish Meteorological Institute suggests that the uncertainties associated with climate engineering are too great for it…
Reports: China To Spend $174bn On Wind And Hydro By 2020
China has unveiled plans to spend at least 1.2tr yuan ($174bn) on wind and hydro power over the next five years as it doubles down on efforts to green its energy system. Documents released by the National Energy Administration (NEA)…
Is Small-Scale Hydro the Answer To India’s Clean Energy Needs?
In the western Himalayas, the entire village of Hamal is powered by a small hydroelectric plant on the edge of the Shalvi river. Producing 2MW per hour, the plant provides enough power to light up 100 homes at a time,…
Tiny Power Plant Sucks CO2 From The Air And Turns It Into Fuel
Ineratec, an offshoot of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), has devised a creative solution to the excess carbon dioxide (CO2) soaking the atmosphere. The company developed a small power plant that sucks CO2 out of the air and turns it…
Global ‘Greening’ Has Slowed Rise of CO2 in the Atmosphere, Study Finds
A global “greening” of the planet has significantly slowed the rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere since the start of the century, according to new research. More plants have been growing due to higher CO2 levels in the air…