The first nation to implement a COVID-19 lockdown, China, has experienced an unprecedented power demand drop during the first two months of the year as a result of the stagnation of industrial and commercial activities. Amidst this demand squeeze, renewables have emerged as a winner in the increasing competition among …
Read More »Big Oil Needs to Invest in Wind and Solar
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Big Oil was under significant pressure to speed up their transitions to cleaner forms of energy — from politicians, financiers and climate activists alike. This pressure may have receded from view amid Covid-19 lock downs and massive slumps in oil prices, but there is no reason …
Read More »World’s Wind Power Capacity up by Fifth after Record Year
The Global Wind Energy Council found that wind power capacity grew by 60.4 gigawatts, or 19%, compared with 2018, in one of the strongest years on record for the global wind power industry. The growth was powered by a record year for offshore wind, which grew by 6.1GW to make …
Read More »Coronavirus and Mild Winter Helps Germany to Reach 2020 Climate Target
The coronavirus crisis and an unseasonably mild winter in Europe have combined to help Germany reach its 2020 climate target, Agora Energiewende said. Mild temperatures accompanied by strong winter storms have led to rising production levels from wind power farms amid a lower energy consumption for heating, the Berlin-based think-tank …
Read More »Ireland Announces €1m for Three Geothermal Projects
The funding by SEAI and GSI is to support research and innovation into providing clean heat and power from the ground.
Read More »Covid-19 Brings Spanish Wind Jobs to a Halt
The pandemic has claimed 598 lives to date across the country, as stated by the Spanish Health Ministry.
Read More »Total to Develop Floating Wind Projects in Celtic Sea with Simple Blue Energy
The UK is thought to require at least 75GW of operating offshore wind capacity to reach the net zero target in 2050.
Read More »Japan Launches Its First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm
Moves to unlock the full potential of Japan’s offshore wind industry are underway with the announcement of a task force set up to accelerate the sector’s development. Ambitions are to see the country’s renewables share increase from 16 percent to 24 percent by 2030 through a mixture of methods – …
Read More »India to Achieve Third of 2022 Rooftop Solar Target by the End of 2020
According to new research, India is predicted to add an additional 3GW of solar capacity this year.
Read More »RPMI Marks Second Investment in Renewable Energy with Scottish Wind Farm Acquisition
UK pension fund RPMI Railpen and GreenPower International to share stake of Carraig Gheal Wind Farm.
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