We thank Forum writers Philip Kwang (Lighter-coloured panels could ease heat effect, May 1), Peter Heng (Floating solar farms may do more harm to environment than good, April 28) and Leslie Lim (Installing rooftop solar panels may not result in much energy savings, April 24) for their interest in Singapore’s solar deployment efforts. Solar is […]
Kuwait’s MEW Eyes 16 Energy Projects to Produce Electricity by 2030
Move aims to harvest energy from renewable sources. KUWAIT : The Ministry of Electricity and Water has included 16 renewable energy projects in its plan, affirming its keenness to introduce renewable energy projects, in accordance with the supreme direction of Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad’s vision to produce alternative energy technology to obtain electricity from its sustainable […]
Figures of the Week: Africa’s Renewable Energy Potential
In a recent article from the International Monetary Fund’s quarterly publication Finance and Development, researchers explore how scientific advances in renewable energy technology, its falling costs, and the continent’s geography can contribute to renewable energy becoming a prominent, affordable, and competitive source of electricity in Africa. Indeed, while access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa is […]
Africa Needs Electricity Now More Than Ever, Especially To Keep COVID-19 Vaccines Cold
Solar energy conjures up images of rooftop panels. The depiction is especially true in Africa, where about 600 million people are without access to electricity — power to keep the lights on and power to keep the COVID-19 vaccine frozen. Africa’s economy has experienced solid growth at an average of 3.7% throughout the continent. That […]
India’s electricity generation falls 2.9 per cent in second half of April
Power supplied to Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat – India’s richest and most industrial states – fell by over 2.1% during the second half of April, the data showed. CHENNAI: India’s electricity generation was 2.9% lower in the last fifteen days of April than the first half of the month, government data showed, as curbs […]
Bitcoin’s green haven is running out of surplus electricity
The Nordic region is losing its edge in green Bitcoin mining, just as the industry faces growing scrutiny for its carbon emissions and everyone from Elon Musk to mom-and-pop investors pile in. Iceland, Sweden and Norway have been popular mining locations because of an abundance of geothermal, hydro and wind power. China, where most coins […]
How much electricity can the world’s biggest single-site solar park produce?
Dubai dawns a new wave of renewable technology with its MBR Solar Park. The United Arab Emirates might be known for its sizable oil and gas reserves, yet it also has one of the highest solar exposure rates globally. It is home to the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park (MBR Solar Park), the […]
Over 89m Kwh of electricity generated from renewable sources in a month
TEHRAN : According to the data released by Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (known as SATBA), the country’s renewable power plants generated over 89 million kilowatt-hours (Kwh) of electricity in the last month of the previous Iranian calendar year (February 19- March 20), IRNA reported. Electricity generation from renewables in the said month […]
India’s less industrialized states lead electricity demand recovery
All these states – which have high agricultural and residential power consumption – consumed more electricity than in the previous year, though India’s annual power demand fell for the first time in at least 35 years in 2020/21. CHENNAI: India’s less industrialized states have led a recovery in electricity demand that began in September, a […]
Identifying ways rooftop solar and DER assets can further assist the electricity network
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $981,000 in funding to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to develop a number of tools to better understand the behaviour of rooftop solar and distributed energy resources (DER) in response to a variety of contingency events across the […]