Tag: renewable energy

Green Infrastructure Investment Set to Plummet 95 Per Cent by 2020

UK investment in renewables looks set to plummet by up to 95 per cent over the next three years, the think tank Green Alliance has warned in a new analysis of the...

Allete Clean Energy Planning Expansion of North Dakota Wind Farm

Allete Clean Energy (ACE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allete, Inc. has announced it will work with Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU) to expand the Thunder Spirit wind farm in North Dakota. Allete Clean Energy has...

Costa Rica Ran Almost Entirely on Renewable Energy in 2016

Costa Rica ended 2016 on a particularly green note. The Central American nation ran entirely on renewable energy for more than 250 days last year, the country's power operator announced. Renewables supplied about 98.1...

Cornish Village Marks 25 Years of UK Wind Power

From Pam the lollipop lady to the repairs for a storm-battered church roof, the fruits of wind power are not hard to find in Delabole. The residents of this Cornish village have...

Indian Youth: Solar Power is the Energy of the Future

Thirds of young Indian adults believe solar power should be the priority future energy source for their country, with wind power (56%) and hydroelectricity (37%) ranked second and third most important, respectively. That...

Christmas Day 2016 Sets New UK Record for Renewable Energy Use

Christmas Day was the greenest on record for energy generation, according to the power group Drax. The company said more than 40% of the electricity generated on the day came from renewable sources,...

Solar-Powered Farm From a Box is a Compact Farm Kit that Feeds 150 People

Two acres of land is enough to farm a sustainable food supply for as many as 150 people, and now a San Francisco startup is making it even easier to get that...

China to Cut Solar & Wind Tariffs as Costs Continue to Fall

China’s price regulator announced this week that it will cut tariffs paid to solar and wind projects in order to reflect the continuing decline in project costs. Bloomberg New Energy Finance communicated news...

Lightsource Renewable Energy Launches £600m Solar Buyback Program

UK-based renewable energy developer Lightsource is looking to diversify its revenue streams through a new program which will invest up to £600 million over the next five years in buying up solar...

B.Grimm’s Solar Power Generates B500m

B.Grimm Power Co, a unit of B.Grimm Group, has started commercial operation of solar power plants in four provinces with a power-generating capacity totalling 114 megawatts. President and chief executive Preeyanart Soontornwata said...

Uganda Launches 10 MW Solar Power Plant

Power cuts are common in Uganda with several businesses suffering thousands of losses. In Soroti village located in the eastern part of Uganda, power shortage is common just like any other town...

NTPC, India’s Largest Power Producer, Enters Wind Energy Market

NTPC Limited, the largest power generation company in India, has finally entered the country’s largest renewable energy sector. NTPC Limited recently announced that it will set up its first wind energy project after...

Norway’s Biggest Oil Company to Build Huge Offshore Wind Farm Off Coast of New York

If everything goes to plan, New York City and Long Island will be harnessing the Atlantic Ocean's strong and dependable winds as a source of renewable energy. Norway's biggest oil company will be...

France Officially Opens World’s First Solar Panel Road

France’s Minister of Environment Ségolène Royal has officially opened the world’s first solar road this week with one kilometer and 2,880 solar panels in Tourouvre-au-Perche. Now the country is waiting to see...

Primrose Solar Divests Entire Portfolio of UK Solar Farms

Renewable energy developer Primrose Solar has now divested its entire portfolio of solar farms, having announced the sale of its five remaining UK solar assets yesterday. The 80MW transaction has seen infrastructure investor...

Las Vegas Now Runs Completely on Renewable Energy

From street lights to city parks, community centers and fire stations, all Las Vegas city-run spots are now powered entirely by renewable energy, making it the largest in the U.S. to use...

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