Clean energy investment worldwide totaled $53.6 billion worldwide in the first quarter of this year, down 17% from Q1 2016 but only 7% lower than the final quarter of last year, according to the latest authoritative figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The data show a mix of strong and weak features in Q1 2017. […]
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Europe’s Largest Battery, Daimler’s Robo-taxi, Saudi Auctions
This week has been a big one for batteries and electric vehicles (EVs), both of which have been making headlines. Firstly, Germany is getting Europe’s biggest battery, a 50-megawatt lithium-ion unit produced by Mitsubishi Corp. and Eneco NV, to help balance the electrical grid and eventually help store power from local wind farms. Work will start in […]
Commentary: Energy is at the heart of India’s transformation
India is on its way to becoming a global economic powerhouse, and energy will lie at the heart of this transformation. The stakes could not be higher to bolster economic growth and enhance living conditions for this nation of 1.3 billion people, which uses just 6% of the world’s energy. Unreliable electrical supplies hinder India’s development. […]
Forecasting Solar Power Generation: Revise the Forecast when it requires
Forecasting Solar Power Generation: Revise the Forecast when it requires….
Application of GST in the Rooftop Solar Industry
Application of GST in the Rooftop Solar Industry….
World sees record investments in renewable energy: Research
With the cost of clean technology continues to fall, the world added record levels of renewable energy capacity in 2016, at an investment level 23 per cent lower than the previous year, says an international research. The newly commissioned included the Adani Group’s 648-MW solar power plant, the world’s largest solar voltaic project at a […]
Cities lead the way on clean and decentralized energy solutions
With urban energy use growing rapidly, cities will be key to a sustainable energy transition. Stockholm, Frankfurt and Seoul, among others, show how this can be done. They all aim to increase their energy supply from renewables, increase the number of electric vehicles and provide renewable heating and cooling solutions for buildings. All three have […]
Big Power Flexing Their Muscle Boosts Risk for Green Markets
With wind and solar generators becoming more mainstream sources of energy, governments around the world are weaning the industry off subsidies and creating new openings for older utilities built on coal and nuclear power to land their own renewable-fuel projects. Across Europe, Latin America and India, major electricity suppliers including Enel SpA, Vattenfall AB and […]
World Energy Council: Emerging Disruptive Trends and Technologies Top Global Energy Agenda
A new survey highlights shifting priorities in the energy sector with an increasing impetus towards a lower carbon future. Disruptive technologies including renewable energies and energy efficiency are impacting top action priorities for energy leaders globally in 2017. Renewables ranked high in impact within every region identified in a survey of more than 1,200 energy […]
India, Bangladesh hold 97% renewable energy market: Report
Five countries, including India and Bangladesh, lead the world in solar home lighting systems and the two south Asian nations together account for 97 per cent of the renewable energy market in the region, says an international body report. The other three leading countries are Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia — all in Africa. Quoting cumulative […]