Renewables and Efficiency

The Staughton solar development on the Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire border boasts an installed capacity of 50MW.

Germany has pulled ahead of Norway for sales of all-electric cars since the start of the year. putting Europe’s biggest auto market in position to become the regional e-car leader on an annual basis for the first time.

SolarPower Europe says this is the strongest growth the renewable energy technology has seen in the span of a single year since 2010.

It has bought the Svindbaek onshore wind farm. which boasts 22.4MW of installed capacity.

The contract with Akuo Energy includes the installation and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as a 15-year service agreement.

The Saudi government intends to attract between $30-50 billion in new investments into renewables by 2030.

GlobalData predicts clean power’s share of the generation mix will soar to 42.9% by 2023. up from 19.9% in 2018.

The clean energy-focused fund manager says the deal represents a further step in the capital deployment of its €850 million Clean Energy Fund III.

The new energy record was set on Sunday. when wind provided more than 40% of the nation’s power.

New research from Siemens suggests the nation’s public have an increasing awareness of their carbon footprint and deepening concerns regarding poor air quality.