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Renewables Push Low Carbon Sources to Almost 55 Per Cent of UK Power Mix
The UK’s renewables sector continued to perform strongly during the third quarter of last year, according to new official data that shows how increased capacity and availability helped push its share of the electricity mix to 30 per cent. The…
New US Renewable Energy Capacity Beats Natural Gas for Fourth Year Running, Renewables now Account for over 20%
For the fourth year in a row, new US electricity capacity from renewable energy sources surpassed those from natural gas, and accounted for half of all new capacity additions, according to recent figures published by the country’s Federal Energy Regulatory…
India Aims To Add 15.6 Gigawatts Of Renewable Energy Capacity In 2018–2019
The Indian Minister of Finance recently announced the budgetary allocation for all ministries and associated target outcomes for the financial year 2018-19 that starts from 1 April 2018. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced an allocation of just over Rs 5,020…
Students Say Colleges Must Use 100 Percent Renewable Energy
Students and faculty members in Massachusetts are planning to converge on the Statehouse to pressure colleges and universities to switch to 100 percent renewable energy. The students point to a vote by the Boston University board of trustees last year…
‘The Beginning of the End of Coal’: Chile Unveils Coal Phase Out Plan
The global push to phase out unabated coal power chalked up a major victory this week, as Chile announced it would ban the development of new coal power plants without carbon capture and storage (CCS) and begin work on a…
Report: EU Renewables Beat Coal Power for the First Time
New EU renewables generation increased sharply in 2017, but the lion’s share of these gains were shouldered by the UK and Germany, demonstrating the “uneven” nature of energy sector decarbonisation across Europe. That was the main conclusion of a new…
Fotowatio Reports Major Advances In Renewable Energy Markets In Chile & Mexico
The start of 2018 brought significantly positive developments for the Madrid-based Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, as it reported major developments from renewable energy markets in Mexico and Chile. Chile recently held an auction for the supply of 2,200 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of…