Imagine that the energy transition is a train track. Two parallel rails are ready to connect the energy mix of the past to the next station, which is sustainable development. On one rail runs renewable energies, which are pervading the nation faster and faster every day. On the other rail runs something equally important, the … Continue reading Accelerate renewables and close coal-fired plants: the energy transition track
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Germany adopts National Energy & Climate Plan and an ambitious Hydrogen Strategy
Just 20 days ahead of Germany’s EU Council Presidency starting in July, the German Government finally approved its 2030 National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP). They also adopted a new National Hydrogen Strategy. Both will be critical in shaping the EU green recovery. They will also shape Germany’s approach to its EU Presidency, where its … Continue reading Germany adopts National Energy & Climate Plan and an ambitious Hydrogen Strategy
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Acciona will supply certified 100% renewable electricity to the facilities of Madrid Calle 30
ACCIONA has been awarded the public contract to supply energy to Madrid Calle 30. The one-year contract will begin in June 2020. ACCIONA will supply certified 100% renewable electricity to the facilities of Madrid Calle 30, the firm that manages Madrid’s main ring road, as well as its surrounding infrastructure and areas. The contract encompasses … Continue reading Acciona will supply certified 100% renewable electricity to the facilities of Madrid Calle 30
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Renewable energy costs plummet according to IRENA
Solar and wind power technologies keep getting cheaper. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released a report earlier this week detailing just how much the cost of developing renewable energy has become. Diving right into the numbers, IRENA notes that solar photovoltaics (PV) prices have fallen a whopping 82% since 2010 while concentrated solar power … Continue reading Renewable energy costs plummet according to IRENA
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COVID-19 Intensifies the Urgency to Expand Sustainable Energy Solutions Worldwide
To meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets by 2030, countries must safeguard the gains already attained and accelerate efforts to achieve affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Despite accelerated progress over the past decade, the world will fall short of ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy by 2030 … Continue reading COVID-19 Intensifies the Urgency to Expand Sustainable Energy Solutions Worldwide
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Greenpeace questions Mexico for closing the way to wind energy
The policy of electricity generation of the Government of Mexico goes against the commitments assumed by the State in the Paris Agreement, for the reduction of greenhouse gases, and closes the path to renewable energies favoring the burning of fuel oil, he said a Greenpeace expert. Pablo Ramírez, specialist in energy and climate change at … Continue reading Greenpeace questions Mexico for closing the way to wind energy
Continue readingWind energy and solar power brake suspended in Mexico
At least 23 of 44 wind power and solar generation projects affected by recent policies that impeded their operation will be able to resume their pre-operational tests. This, thanks to appeals filed against the Agreement to guarantee the efficiency, quality, reliability, continuity and security of the National Electric System, issued by the National Center for … Continue reading Wind energy and solar power brake suspended in Mexico
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World map of wind power and solar energy
The study carried out to prepare this map has been published in the journal Nature Scientific Scientific. The map shows the density of this type of infrastructure in different regions and the approximate energy production. This is the world’s first open-access dataset for wind and solar power generation facilities. The estimated share of renewable energy … Continue reading World map of wind power and solar energy
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IRENA and ESCAP Step up Joint Efforts to Support Asia-Pacific’s Crisis Response
The two organisations will seek to bolster provision of low-cost, sustainable energy to prepare health systems for vaccine delivery and rebuild economies. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will work together to improve access to sustainable energy, bolstering the Asia-Pacific region’s … Continue reading IRENA and ESCAP Step up Joint Efforts to Support Asia-Pacific’s Crisis Response
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First Climate and Enel Green Power Panama sign agreement for the sale of International Renewable Energy Certificates
This is the first transaction to sell this kind of certificates to a counterparty, other than a Large Client, by an energy supply company in Panama. Enel Green Power Panamá, a renewable energy subsidiary of Enel Group, has signed an agreement for the sale of International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs) with First Climate, a German-based … Continue reading First Climate and Enel Green Power Panama sign agreement for the sale of International Renewable Energy Certificates
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Mexico brake on solar and wind energy
The measures published last Friday by the National Center for Energy Control (Cenace), which suspends critical tests for new renewable energy generation projects, will delay the entry into operation of 28 wind and photovoltaic plants. Julio Valle, director of the Mexican Wind Energy Association (AMDEE), assured that the agreement of the National Center for Energy … Continue reading Mexico brake on solar and wind energy
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Renewable Energy Can Support Resilient and Equitable Recovery
Advancing the renewables-based energy transformation is an opportunity to meet international climate goals while boosting economic growth, creating millions of jobs and improving human welfare by 2050, finds the first Global Renewables Outlook released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today. While a pathway to deeper decarbonisation requires total energy investment up to USD … Continue reading Renewable Energy Can Support Resilient and Equitable Recovery
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African Union and IRENA to Advance Renewables in Response to COVID-19
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have agreed to work closely to advance renewable energy across the continent to bolster Africa’s response to Covid-19. The two organisations will focus on innovative solutions to drive the development of renewable energy including decentralised systems, and to increase access to energy across … Continue reading African Union and IRENA to Advance Renewables in Response to COVID-19
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Battery Storage Paves Way for a Renewable-powered Future
Battery storage systems are emerging as one of the key solutions to effectively integrate high shares of solar and wind renewables in power systems worldwide. A recent analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) illustrates how electricity storage technologies can be used for a variety of applications in the power sector, from e-mobility and … Continue reading Battery Storage Paves Way for a Renewable-powered Future
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India announces 4 gigawatts of solar, wind energy
India’s Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued two big tenders offering a total of 4 gigawatts solar and wind energy capacity. SECI has offered 2 gigawatts of capacity under the ninth edition of national-level solar power auctions. Developers participating in this tender will be free to set up projects at the location of … Continue reading India announces 4 gigawatts of solar, wind energy
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Renewable energy generation jumped 77 percent during 2010’s
The Business Council for Sustainable Energy released its annual Sustainable Energy in America Factbook today, and the findings are striking—the 2010’s really were the decade renewable energy went mainstream. In fact, renewable energy generation increased by 77 percent between 2010 and 2019, transforming the way we power American homes and businesses. A clean energy transformation … Continue reading Renewable energy generation jumped 77 percent during 2010’s
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HEINEKEN Mexico and Enel Green Power Mexico close a 100% renewable energy agreement
For a decade, the agreement will provide the Dutch firm with 28.8 GWh of solar and wind energy each year, for operations at its beer plant in Meoqui, Chihuahua. The amount is equivalent to planting more than 405,000 trees or avoiding emissions of more than 16,100 tons of CO2 per year In line with its … Continue reading HEINEKEN Mexico and Enel Green Power Mexico close a 100% renewable energy agreement
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IRENA Invites Renewable Energy Developers to Register Projects on Investment Platform
A landmark initiative launched by a coalition of intergovernmental partners during the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019, has now entered an operational phase. The International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) contribution to the Climate Investment Platform, developed in response to country needs to mobilize low-carbon, climate-resilient investments, now calls renewable energy project developers to … Continue reading IRENA Invites Renewable Energy Developers to Register Projects on Investment Platform
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Juver chooses Iberdrola to manufacture all its juices with solar and wind energy energy
Iberdrola will supply 22 GWh of electricity from solar and wind power, free of CO2 emissions. Iberdrola and Juver Food add in their decarbonization strategies, upon reaching an energy purchase and sale agreement, which will allow the manufacturing company to prepare all its juices with energy from 100% renewable generation sources and, therefore, free of … Continue reading Juver chooses Iberdrola to manufacture all its juices with solar and wind energy energy
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AES Gener announces 1,600 MW of solar and wind energy in Chile and Colombia
AES Gener announced an investment of US $ 1.8 billion in solar and wind power projects with wind turbines for 1,600 MW in Chile and Colombia. They will be financed with available cash, incorporation of partners in the projects and a capital increase of US $ 500 million, which will be submitted for approval at … Continue reading AES Gener announces 1,600 MW of solar and wind energy in Chile and Colombia
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