A joint New Zealand-European Union (EU) mission will tour four Pacific island countries this week to assess progress on renewable energy projects, New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully announced Tuesday. The tour follows up on the Pacific Energy Summit in New Zealand in March last year and the launch of the European Union-New Zealand … Continue reading New Zealand, EU push ahead with renewable energy initiatives in Pacific
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Nuclear power is in decline worldwide
Nuclear power is in decline worldwide, lie renewable energy each year play a more important role in the generation of electricity. Data Sources: AGEB 2013, EWEA 2013, BP 2013, IAEA-PRIS, BP, 2013,
Continue readingSaint Kitts and Nevis Committed to Renewable Energy
The government of Saint Kitts and Nevis committed itself to the development of renewable energy due to the constant high cost of oil imported to the generation of electricity, assured Prime Minister Denzil Douglas. During the weekly radio program, the leader recognized that is unsustainable the dependence of importation from oil derivate products. Late last … Continue reading Saint Kitts and Nevis Committed to Renewable Energy
Continue readingThe Right Wing Trains Its Hysterical Eye on Renewable Energy
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently did its level best to alert the public to a genuine global crisis: climate change is accelerating and the need for action is critical. The IPCC’s report highlighted some signs of preliminary progress, however, including sharp reductions in the costs of renewable energy. A New York Times editorial … Continue reading The Right Wing Trains Its Hysterical Eye on Renewable Energy
Continue readingThailand pursues solar energy
Thailand, known for its plentiful sunshine, has spent years developing its solar energy industry. Aside from the obvious environmental benefits, the motivation for using solar energy helps preserve the nation’s economy and reducing energy imports from its South East Asia neighbours. The sector has become so successful that countries across Asia are now looking to … Continue reading Thailand pursues solar energy
Continue readingStudy casts doubt on climate benefit of biofuels from corn residue
Using corn crop residue to make ethanol and other biofuels reduces soil carbon and generates more greenhouse gases than gasoline, according to a study published April 20 in the journal Nature Climate Change.. The findings by a UNL team of researchers cast doubt on whether corn residue can be used to meet federal mandates to … Continue reading Study casts doubt on climate benefit of biofuels from corn residue
Continue readingPakistan Turns to Solar Power to Combat Energy Crisis
For years Pakistanis have sweated and cursed through summer power cuts, but now the government plans to harness the sun’s heat to help tackle the country’s chronic energy crisis. In a corner of the Cholistan desert in Punjab province, power transmission lines, water pipes and a pristine new road cross 10,000 acres of parched, sandy … Continue reading Pakistan Turns to Solar Power to Combat Energy Crisis
Continue readingPhotovoltaic Degradation Rates
Photovoltaic (PV) modules typically come with 20 year warranties that guarantee that the panels will produce at least 80% of the rated power after 20 years of use. The general rule of thumb is that panels will degrade by about 1% each year. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) performed a meta-analysis of studies that … Continue reading Photovoltaic Degradation Rates
Continue readingWind power, solar energy, cheaper option than nuclear
Solar power and wind energy should lead the global push for a cleaner energy future, says a recent study that found both renewable energy technologies are able to deliver cheaper low-carbon electricity than even the most modern nuclear reactors. The study by consultant Prognos AG – commissioned by Agora Energiewende, which is a think-tank owned … Continue reading Wind power, solar energy, cheaper option than nuclear
Continue readingU.S. government to boost solar power development
The U.S. government on Thursday announced a series of measures to boost the development of solar energy as the jobs in the solar industry have increased faster than any other sector in the United States in recent years. “Today, the Administration is launching the Capital Solar Challenge,” said the White House, a program to encourage … Continue reading U.S. government to boost solar power development
Continue readingU.S. renewable energy development will outpace conventional fuel plants
As the economist and columnist Paul Krugman wrote this week, renewable energy technologies are getting better, and cheaper, at a rapid clip, and the prospect of one day powering the U.S.—or at least a sizable chunk of it—with renewable energy is coming closer to reality. The U.S. Energy Department is planning, too, to offer up to $4 billion … Continue reading U.S. renewable energy development will outpace conventional fuel plants
Continue readingUkraine Seeks Renewable Energy Boost to Counter Russia
By 2030, renewables could account for about 15 percent of Ukraine’s electricity supply, up from about 2 percent now, with adequate investment, he said. Ukraine is seeking U.S. investment in its biomass, wind and solar power industries. The idea is to use renewable energy to curb its reliance on fuel imports from Russia, which annexed … Continue reading Ukraine Seeks Renewable Energy Boost to Counter Russia
Continue readingCarbon Dioxide Emissions of Various Energy Sources
According to the EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) about one third of US carbon dioxide emissions are generated in industry and power production. Considering that reducing carbon dioxide emissions is a key facet of climate change mitigation, it does one well to note which fuel sources generate the fewest emissions. According to data released by … Continue reading Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Various Energy Sources
Continue readingCuba Boosts Renewable Energy
Cuba produces 5 percent of its energy out of renewable sources, and 90 percent of that amount comes from the sugar industry, said the vice-president of the CUBASOLAR agency, Julio Torres during a lecture given (Tuesday) at the Cuban United Nations Association. The executive said that in order to increase this environment-friendly energy the … Continue reading Cuba Boosts Renewable Energy
Continue readingStronger first quarter for global investment in clean energy
Investment in clean energy worldwide rallied nearly 10% in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same period a year earlier, reaching $47.7bn. The first-quarter figure owed much to a 42% jump in investment in small-scale solar, as households and businesses in countries such as Japan and the US took advantage of the big … Continue reading Stronger first quarter for global investment in clean energy
Continue readingSouth Africa to procure more renewable energy
South Africa’s Department of Energy is to increase the amount of energy it will be procuring under the third window of its renewable energy programme for independent power producers, Energy Minister Ben Martins announced on Tuesday. In November, the department signed agreements with 17 new preferred bidders in the third round of the programme, following … Continue reading South Africa to procure more renewable energy
Continue readingGoogle buys U.S. drone startup Titan Aerospace
U.S. internet giant Googlee confirmed Monday that it has acquired drone maker Titan Aerospace, whose solar-powered high-altitude robots will be helpful to Google’s ambition to deliver internet services to underdeveloped areas in the world. A Google spokesman told Wall Street Journal that while in early days, the atmospheric satellite technology that Titan has been working … Continue reading Google buys U.S. drone startup Titan Aerospace
Continue readingA molecular approach to solar power
The problem with solar power is that sometimes the sun doesn’t shine. Now a team at MIT and Harvard University has come up with an ingenious workaround — a material that can absorb the sun’s heat and store that energy in chemical form, ready to be released again on demand. This solution is no solar-energy … Continue reading A molecular approach to solar power
Continue readingWorld Solar Power capacity increased 35% in 2013
With about 37,007 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic PV power installed in 2013, world solar PV power capacity increased about 35% to 136,697 MW. Whereas Europe had dominated annual growth for years up until 2013 (10 years, to be precise), solar PV growth was much more evenly split last year, and China actually topped the … Continue reading World Solar Power capacity increased 35% in 2013
Continue readingNew solar power plant at Sri Lanka
Based on a concept of the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a newly constructed 20Kw solar power plant at the SLAF Station Palavi was declared open by the Director Civil Engineering of the SLAF Air Vice Marshal C.R. Gurusinghe recently. This Solar power plant will result in a reduction … Continue reading New solar power plant at Sri Lanka
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