Renewables and Efficiency

Coal will remain India’s largest source of electricity generation by 2030 and additional new plants will be required, even as the nation adds record clean energy installations to hit climate targets. India, the world’s third-largest emitter, is seeking to meet surging electricity demand driven by rising per-capita energy consumption and …

Azerbaijan’s total renewable energy capacity in 2022 amounted to 1,339 MW, Trend reports via the latest publication from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). According to the report, renewable energy capacity in the country over the last year increased by 1.74 percent year-on-year (1,316 MW in 2021). At the same …

The UK is reportedly set to join forces with several EU nations to boost renewable energy production in the North Sea, as part of its ongoing efforts to repair relations following Brexit. According to a draft seen by Bloomberg, alongside eight EU nations including Germany and France, the UK will …

India is looking to boost its renewable energy capacity by 250 gigawatts (GW) over the next five years as part of a plan to have 500 GW of installed clean energy capacity by 2030. The Indian government will invite bids for installation of 50 GW of renewable capacity each financial …

With high energy prices and supply chain disruptions creating shortages of key renewable energy components and materials, emerging markets are reassessing how to build out utility-scale solar power to accelerate their energy transitions. After more than a decade of decline, the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels has risen around …

The European Union will aim to double its use of renewable energy by 2030 under a deal announced on Thursday. It addresses the EU’s twin goals of drastically cutting its carbon emissions and replacing the Russian fossil fuels it once relied upon. EU states will have new targets for clean …

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) said on Monday that it had won the rights to develop up to 1.9 gigawatts (GW) of floating offshore wind capacity across two projects in Scotland together with Norway-based company Vargronn. Many once-conventional energy and power companies around the globe are switching their attention …

China’s installed renewable energy capacity significantly increased in the first two months of 2023, according to data from the country’s National Energy Administration showed on Tuesday. By the end of February, the installed capacity of wind power of China rose 11% year-on-year to nearly 370 million kilowatts. Meanwhile, the installed …

Latin America is set to become a global leader in renewable energy development by the end of the decade as a slew of major solar and wind projects come online, according to independent think tank Global Energy Monitor (GEM). But the region must overcome environmental, economic and social obstacles to …

Southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Monday inked photovoltaic project deals with a total generation capacity of 10 gigawatts in a green drive to alleviate its power supply shortage. Yunnan Provincial Energy Investment Group and Yunnan Provincial Investment Holdings Group signed the project deals with parties from seven prefectures and cities …