Tag: Renewable Energy Sources

Renewable Energy Can Deliver 25% Of India’s Energy Demand By 2030

A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency has concluded that India can meet a quarter of its energy demand with renewable energy sources by 2030. The new study published by the...

Renewable Energy Push Takes a Hit on Random Back-Down Instructions by Discoms

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s aggressive renewable energy push that aims to ramp up the share of green power in the country’s electricity supply mix from the current seven per cent...

Protein From Solar Energy & Carbon Dioxide Could Slow The Pace Of Climate Change

Humans need protein to survive, but growing the food that supplies the much needed protein adds carbon dioxide and methane to the atmosphere, speeding up the pace of climate change. Agriculture has...

Proposed Wind Farm Off the Coast Could Generate 1,000 Megawatts

A major wind power project aims to capture the Central Coast’s wind and turn it into electricity. Trident Winds proposes to build a wind farm of 60 to 100 turbines off the...

Renewable Energy Provides More Electricity Than Nuclear Power In US

Renewable energy sources are now providing more electricity than nuclear power for the first time ever in the United States, according to figures issued by the US Energy Information Administration and highlighted...

Researchers Develop Solar Paint That Turns Water Vapor Into Hydrogen

It may be getting cheaper and easier to install solar panels onto your rooftop but what if you could generate clean energy for your home with just some paint? This reality is inching...

LEGO Builds Bolder Climate Targets

The LEGO Group today announced new 2020 targets to further reduce its manufacturing and supply chain greenhouse gas emissions as part of an extended partnership with environmental campaign group WWF. The Danish toy...

US Renewable Energy Provides 19.35% of US Electricity in First Quarter

Ken Bossong of the SUN DAY Campaign sent out an email this week highlighting the latest figures from the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Electric Power Monthly. The new report publishes...

Could Biomimicry Revolutionise Renewable Energy?

A host of new technologies have been inspired by the natural world, as designers increasingly look to biomimicry when to creating new ideas for wind turbines, solar cells and hydropower. So could...

Vattenfall Powers Up Plans for Batteries at Welsh Wind Farm

Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has confirmed plans to create Wales' largest wind-plus-storage energy site at the 228MW Pen y Cymoedd wind farm. Later this year the 76-turbine wind farm, the largest onshore wind...

France Preps 17GW Renewables Surge, as German Records Tumble

Just days before he secured his overwhelming victory in France's presidential election, President-Elect Emmanuel Macron's plans to double France's wind and solar capacity by 2022 received a major boost. Late last week the...

In 10 Years, Wind Energy May Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels

Breaking news has surfaced in the world of renewable energy sources. In the U.S. alone, a new wind turbine is completed every 2.4 hours, and, in 2016, 5.6 percent of all electricity...

Germany Breaks Record: 85% of Energy Comes From Renewables Last Weekend

Germany's "Energiewende"—the country's low-carbon energy revolution—turned another successful corner last weekend when renewable energy sources nearly stamped out coal and nuclear. Thanks to a particularly breezy and sunny Sunday, renewables such as wind...

Agreements Signed For 120 Megawatts Of Solar Projects In Nigeria

Two more project developers have signed financial risk agreements for utility-scale solar power projects in Nigeria, strengthening the country’s roadmap towards becoming a major solar power market in Africa. Local companies Afrinegia Nigeria...

Saudi Arabia To Offer More Than 1 Gigawatt Of Solar & Wind In Second Tender Round

Saudi Arabia is set to offer more than 1 gigawatt of contracts to buy renewable electricity by the fourth quarter of this year, according to an official speaking this week. The plans...

DUBRAVKA NEGRE: We Have Invested about 150 Million Euros in Serbia so far

According to all indicators, 2015 was a record year for the EIB investments in climate projects with a total amount exceeding 20 billion euros. In all documents or interactive portals of the...

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