Renewables and Efficiency

From Galicia in the north to Andalucia in the south — Spain’s old coal plants are running out of steam.

The three wind projects will have a total installed capacity of up to 97MW.

Winning projects include solar farms in Kenya. geothermal power stations in Ethiopia and battery storage across sub-Saharan Africa.

The facility will begin commercial operations next year.

The Núñez de Balboa plant in Spain consists of 1.4m solar panels. with a total capacity of 500MW.

This plant is the first of its kind in the state of Qatar with a total capacity of 800 MW which equals about 10% of Qatar'.s current peak electricity demand.

That’s the prediction from Kleos Advisory. which in a new report stresses the importance of harnessing the potential of the continent and strengthening ties with UK businesses.

The latest Monthly Electricity Statistics report from the International Energy Agency shows this accounted for 27.5% of total net production.

The rush to electrify transportation will shift to Europe from China in 2020 as carmakers and governments work to cut carbon emissions that lead to global warming.

The New York State Public Service Commission has also approved an ambitious set of energy efficiency and electric heat pump targets to dramatically reduce energy consumption.