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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 and solar, along with some biomass and…
Google and E.ON Team Up to Shine Light on German Rooftop Solar Potential
E.ON and Google have teamed up to launch a solar “offensive” in Germany that will help simplify and streamline the process for identifying prime rooftop solar sites. The duo announced yesterday that Google’s Project Sunroof platform, which uses satellite imagery,…
New Solar PV Additions To Exceed 1,000 Gigawatts Between 2017 & 2026, Predicts Navigant
The global installed capacity of distributed solar PV between 2017 and 2026 is expected to reach 429 gigawatts, while an additional 591 gigawatts of utility-scale solar are also expected to come online during the same period, according to new figures…
Wind + Solar Provide Majority of New Generating Capacity in Q1
According to the latest issue of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) monthly Energy Infrastructure Update (with data through March 31), wind and solar provided 50.84 percent of the new electrical generating capacity added to the U.S. grid during the…
India’s ‘Fruit of the Gods’ Could Make Solar Cells Cheaper and More Efficient
Scientists at the Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee in India are investigating if commonly available fruits and fruit juices could help make solar cells cheaper and more efficient. The researchers were able to fabricate Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) by extracting…
100% Clean Energy Bill Launched by Senators to Phase Out Fossil Fuels by 2050
Ahead of the People’s Climate March, Senators Jeff Merkley, Bernie Sanders and Ed Markey stood beside movement leaders to introduce legislation that will completely phase out fossil fuel use by 2050. The “100 by ’50 Act” outlines a bold plan…
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 are part of the country’s recently-announced intention to…