Electric vehicle charging and flexibility technologies are expected to outpace competing distributed energy resources solutions in the next decade. A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for distributed energy resources (DER) technologies, providing forecasts for installed capacity and revenue in the commercial and industrial (C&I) and residential segments, through 2026. Technology advances, […]
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Service Provider Data Centers Are Expected to Add Record-Breaking 7,000 MW of Capacity in 2018
Advanced microgrids can help data centers capture new revenue streams and provide a cleaner and more efficient approach to uptime A new white paper from Navigant Research explores the role data centers will play in the growth of commercial and industrial (C&I) microgrids in North America and the rest of the world. Data centers are […]
Long-Term Clean Energy Optimism, Short-Term Caution
At the beginning of 2017, we drew an analogy between the clean energy sector and the great explorers of the 15th and 16th centuries, embarking on epic journeys, driven by the scale the opportunities they knew awaited them, but facing quite extraordinary danger and uncertainty. Well, our battle-hardened fleet managed during 2017 to make some […]
IEA report: Coal power generation in India likely to rise
New Delhi [India]: India’s coal fired power generation will continue to rise due to the increasing fleet of coal power plants and robust power demand, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report today. Coal-fired power generation in India may increase at nearly 4 percent per year through 2022, the Paris based Agency said […]
IEA forecasts flat demand for coal during 2017-22
New Delhi – Global demand for coal will remain nearly flat between 2017-2022, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said today. “Whole globally we expect to see almost like a decade of stagnation in coal demand. So we expect that overall global demand for coal will stay flat with some ups and down depending upon the […]
Coal demand to remain flat to 2022, resulting in a decade of stagnation
Global demand for coal should remain nearly flat between 2017 and 2022, resulting in a decade of stagnation for coal consumption, according to the International Energy Agency’s annual coal market report. Global coal consumption fell 1.9% to 5,357 million tonnes of coal equivalent (Mtce) last year, the second year of decline, because of lower gas […]
India Ratings for Indian debt instruments – Dec 18
Below are the ratings awarded by India Ratings and Research Private Ltd (India Ratings), formerly known as Fitch Ratings India for local debt instruments as of December 15, 2017. COMPANY INSTRUMENT RATING AMOUNT MOVEMENT (RS.MLN) —— ———- —— —— ——— SHORT TERM RATINGS: ——————- Allied Blenders And Distillers Non-FB limits IND A2+ 200 Affirmed […]
Solar PV O&M Landscapes Consolidate Globally
A new GTM Research report finds solar PV operations and maintenance markets are consolidating in key markets—but not at the same pace. When it comes to operations and maintenance, one might expect the oldest and most mature PV markets to be the most consolidated, but the latest report from GTM Research and SOLICHAMBA indicates the […]
Funding boost for world-leading solar PV research
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced it has awarded $29.2 million for 20 research projects to propel the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. The funding has been offered to research teams from the University of New South Wales, Australian National University, Monash University and the Commonwealth […]
New Analysis Finds $9.2B Off-Grid Electrification Opportunity in Nigeria Presented at Africa Action Learning Event on Scaling Minigrids
A new collaboration between the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA), the World Bank and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has found that Nigeria is the nation that could unlock the nascent minigrid market in Africa. ABUJA, NIGERIA : The joint analysis found that developing off-grid alternatives to complement the grid creates a $9.2B/year (N3.2T) market […]