LONDON: Global wind power capacity is expected to increase by 50 percent in the next five years as technology costs fall further and emerging markets drive growth, an industry report showed on Wednesday. Last year, 51.3 gigwatts of new wind installations were added globally, taking cumulative capacity to 591 GW, the Global Wind Energy Council […]
Research, Reports & Ratings
Report: New coal power plant numbers register sharp decline
Notorious for causing massive emissions contributing to global warming, coal-fired power plant numbers have reduced drastically in the last three years. Governments’ around the world are reluctant to commission fossil-fuel power plants to keep global temperature rise within 2 degree Celsius. As a result, it has led to 39 percent reduction in construction of new […]
ENABLING PV
ENABLING PV Enabling PV Russia In terms of energy policy, Russia is known above all for its gas and oil deposits and their export. Although the largest country in the world has enormous potential for renewable energies, solar energy and wind power have so far accounted for only a tiny fraction of the total primary energy […]
The U.S. is adopting microgrids at record levels
Fossil generation continued to dominate the growing US microgrid market in 2018. The microgrid market is larger than ever, with 545 megawatts of new capacity added in the United States last year. Microgrids with standalone fossil-fuel-based generation dominated the microgrid market in 2018. Over the next five years, fossil fuels will continue to remain the […]
India solar panel prices continue to fall on 25% y-o-y dip in global rates
Kunal Chandra, managing director of Proinso India, the Indian arm of the UK-based solar solutions provider, said going ahead, some of the important events that will drive demand in the solar market would be a procurement drive in Europe, new solar policies in Latin American countries and new markets in Africa. Despite the safeguard duty […]
Vestas re-establishes leading position as global wind turbine manufacturer in 2018, reveals GlobalData
Vestas Wind Systems A/S has re-established itself as the leading manufacturer for wind turbines with over 10GW, or 19.6% share, of global installations in 2018, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to Vestas, high level of project commissioning in Americas, Europe, and steady installation activity in Asia-Pacific has aided the company […]
Global Atmospheric Water Generator Market to exceed $8.5 bn by 2024
Article: The Global Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than 30.5 thousand units to over 258 thousand units by 2024; as reported in the latest study by Graphical Research. Scarcity of fresh water due to exhaustion of water resources like drying of lakes & rivers […]
UK Will Raise the Share of Offshore Wind in Its Energy Mix to 30% by 2030
Offshore wind power has been regarded as one of the few renewable generation technologies that have excellent market prospects because it produces much more electricity than other technologies do, and its deployment is not restricted by land availability. The UK is among the several European countries that have invested heavily in the development of offshore wind […]
Trickle of States Around the World Producing All Power From Renewable Sources
Power generation from wind and solar also depends on where on the planet’s surface they are utilised and at which time of the year. New Delhi: On March 9, Euan McTurk, an electric vehicle battery engineer, noted on Twitter that North Scotland was generating all its electricity using renewable energy – 91% from wind and […]
Navigant Research Report Shows Annual Revenue for Renewables and Energy Storage in the Mining Sector is Expected to Generate Roughly $122 Million by 2027
Capacity growth in this market is expected to triple, led by Asia Pacific BOULDER, Colo.: A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for renewable technologies at mining locations, providing market forecasts for capacity and revenue, broken out by technology and region, through 2027. Predominantly powered by traditional fossil fuels, the energy intensive […]