Declines in coal power plant construction in China, India and the US are projected to push the heavily-polluting fuel over the edge but not fast enough to meet international climate change goals, environmental groups have said. Coal’s dominance as the fuel of choice for generating electricity has been slipping as cheap natural gas and renewable […]
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Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2017
LONDON – Global energy-related carbon emissions rose to a historic high of 32.5 gigatons last year, after three years of being flat, due to higher energy demand and the slowing of energy efficiency improvements, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Global energy demand rose by 2.1 percent last year to 14,050 million tonnes of oil […]
Global energy demand grew by 2.1% in 2017, and carbon emissions rose for the first time since 2014
Global energy demand rose by 2.1% in 2017, more than twice the previous year’s rate, boosted by strong global economic growth, with oil, gas and coal meeting most of the increase in demand for energy, and renewables seeing impressive gains. Over 70% of global energy demand growth was met by oil, natural gas and coal, […]
Mexico Forecast to Add 24 TWh of Clean Energy by 2022
Mexico’s 2013 energy reform has changed the corporate power market dramatically. The introduction of a market in clean energy certificates (CEL) will lead to the generation of an additional 24 terawatt-hours of clean energy by 2022, Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds in its 1H 2018 Corporate Energy Market Outlook. The CELs are the primary mechanism […]
Monocrystalline silicon thin film for cost-cutting solar cells with 10-times faster growth rate fabricated
A research team from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Waseda University have successfully produced high-quality thin film monocrystalline silicon with a reduced crystal defect density down to the silicon wafer level at a growth rate that is more than 10 times higher than before. In principle, this method can improve the raw material […]
In 2040, coal to account for two-thirds of power generation in India: Spencer Dale, BP
Talking to ET Now, Spencer Dale, Group Chief Economist, BP, says the share of renewable energy, especially solar energy is going up exponentially and share of coal to come down from three quarters to two-thirds by 2040. Edited excerpts: The BP Energy Outlook exploring the forces shaping the global energy transition out to 2040 has […]
Google and Microsoft Are Shaping Energy Markets
On this week’s episode of The Interchange podcast, a double-header interview with Google’s Neha Palmer and Microsoft’s Brian Janous. Since 2015, large corporations have signed deals for more than 7 gigawatts of renewable energy. As activity picks up, these companies are grappling with increasingly complex deals. They’re no longer just thinking about renewable energy credits […]
You have heard of the International Solar Alliance, but what really happens there?
The International Solar Alliance is the first international treaty-based organisation that enables co-operation among sun-rich countries lying fully or partially between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. The maiden summit of the International Solar Alliance, hosted by New Delhi on Sunday, saw India assume a leadership role perhaps for the first time. Co-hosted with France, […]
International Solar Alliance vision to contribute to global sustainable development
On the occasion of the founding conference of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in New Delhi on 11 March, analysis from the International Energy Agency demonstrates that the ISA’s vision to mobilize more than USD 1000 billion of investment by 2030 for the deployment of solar energy at affordable costs is ambitious yet achievable. The […]
Decrease of Prices in the Supply Chain Becomes Slow; Polysilicon Manufacturers Start to Prepare Maintenance Schedule: Price Trend
The sluggish market before Chinese New Year has caused a decrease in price in each sector of the supply chain. After Chinese New Year, there were bad news for the market. For example, it has been rumored that China’s subsidy would be further lowered this year. A low bid price for the Top Runner Program […]