October 25, 2017 – Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, has released its latest quarterly report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors during the third quarter and first nine months of 2017. Mercom found that, in the […]
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Global oil demand to rise despite push for renewables: Saudi minister
RIYADH – Global oil demand is expected to grow by 45 percent by 2050 despite an international push for using more renewable sources of energy, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said on Tuesday. Khalid al-Falih also told an investment conference in Riyadh that the kingdom, which is the world’s biggest crude exporter, would remain a cornerstone […]
Solar costs to fall further, powering global demand – Irena
SINGAPORE – Solar power costs will fall by another 60 percent over the next decade giving an already booming market another boost, the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) said on Monday. Solar power is in the midst of boom because of sharp drops in costs and efficiency improvements, pushing global capacity from […]
WEO-2017 Special Report: Energy Access Outlook
Energy is essential for humanity to develop and thrive. In 2015, the new Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by 193 countries, included for the first time a target to ensure affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, underscoring a new level of political agreement on the importance of access to modern energy services. At the […]
Forget Peak Demand, Norway’s Oil Chief Wants More Crude to Pump
The renewable energy revolution doesn’t scare the man overseeing western Europe’s biggest crude oil spigot. The bigger and more immediate threat to Norway as an oil nation is the drought in large discoveries and projects, Petroleum and Energy Minister Terje Soviknes said in an interview. At the same time, the market is finally showing signs […]
OPEC Sees `Healthy’ Oil Demand Growth to 2022 as Renewables Gain
Oil demand will grow at a “healthy pace” over the next five years as renewables show the fastest expansion of any type of energy, the head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said. Crude demand will climb an average 1.2 million barrels a day through 2022 and slow to 300,000 barrels a day in […]
GREENING INDIA’S WORKFORCE – Gearing up for Expansion of Solar and Wind Power in India.
GREENING INDIA’S WORKFORCE – Gearing up for Expansion of Solar and Wind Power in India. For more information please see below link:
Thermography in Photovoltaic plants
Photovoltaic systems are an important contribution to the energy transition, and to a sustainable handling of resources. In recent years, they have been one of the greatest sources of power and electricity. But with great results there are some serious threats that tend to jeopardize the power output of the system. This makes the maintenance […]
The electrifying plan that would create 83 million jobs from solar energy
The key reason for not creating enough jobs has been the inability of the government’s planners to think out of the box and actually do something that could create jobs, help the environment, and reduce imports. Everybody is going hammer and tongs against the government for not creating enough jobs. True, demonetisation and GST were […]
Wind energy has the potential to power the world: Study
Wind farms in the open ocean can produce way more renewable energy than those on the land and have the potential to power the world. The whole world could be powered by wind farms in the sea, a recent study has claimed. According to the study, the wind farms in the open ocean can produce […]