Renewables and Efficiency

Power generation from wind turbines was the second-largest source of electricity in the United States on March 29, behind only natural gas and surpassing both coal and nuclear power generation for the first time on record, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Thursday. On March 29, wind turbines …

Clean energy spending earmarked by governments in response to the coronavirus crisis has surged 50 per cent over the past five months to reach $710 billion globally, the International Energy Agency said. The total spend is 40 per cent higher than the global green spend contained in the stimulus packages …

Recently, C&D Clean Energy has announced a partnership with Integra Solar for panel supply chain services. According to a signed memorandum of understanding, C&D Clean Energy will provide Integra Pakistan with integrated supply chain services of 100MW solar modules in 2022. “Integra’s value concept is to write the earth’s green …

China aims to increase renewable power, maintain crude oil output and boost natural gas production, as it seeks to balance energy security and achieve its climate change goals. China, the world’s biggest greenhouse gases emitter, has said its carbon emission would peak by 2030 while it would achieve carbon neutrality …

According to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), in the period October 2021 to April 2023, windfarms are expected to pay back £660M as their contracted prices are much lower than the current wholesale cost of electricity, which has been driven up by the gas crisis. The final saving …

Governments around the world are pushing for the rapid development of renewable energy projects in an attempt to move away from fossil fuels. But as Europe and the U.S. speed ahead with new solar and wind projects, the criticism these projects are facing is ramping up as well. Whether or …

The Iranian Energy Ministry announced that it is planning to install a total number of 550,000 rooftop solar units as part of its push to develop the renewable energy capacity in the country. “The government hopes the number of rooftop solar units in the country will increase to over 100,000 …

Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas plans to stop four Russian wind projects in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, Danish newspaper Ekstra-Bladet reported citing company spokesperson. The four projects that are currently in the development phase include Novoalekseevskaya, Grazhdanskaya, Ivanovskaya, and Pokrovskaya. They have a combined capacity of 253MW, according …

A new capacity allocation process of 2,787 megawatts in the field of wind and solar energy was completed, head of Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK), Mustafa Yılmaz said Saturday. “We will jointly implement a renewable energy investment of $5 billion in 1.5-2 years at the latest,” he said. A …

Switzerland must diversify its energy supply and accelerate the expansion of renewables in order to cut the share of fossil fuels and reduce its reliance on Russian gas imports, the country’s renewable energy association Aee Suisse said on Tuesday. The association has offered seven measures worth about CHF 860 million …