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The renewable energy generation capacity increased by 152 gigawatts (GW), which is equivalent to 8.3% last year, the highest annual growth rate on record, according to new data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). According to utilities-me.com, the Renewable Capacity Statistics 2016 found that as of the end of 2015, 1,985 GW of […]
A new report from the International Energy Agency has concluded that energy efficiency improvements since 1990 helped avoid 870 million tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2014. According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Energy Efficiency Market Report 2015, cited by Clean Technica, over two decades of energy efficiency improvements throughout IEA-member countries contributed to a […]
According to new statistics released by Demnag, in the top 10 solar countries who have installed the most solar capacity, Germany leads the pack with 38,200 MW in installed capacity. China comes in the second place with 28,199 MWs & Japan in third place with 23,300MW. Germany’s top place in the ranking is not surprising […]
Germany’s wind power output in January-May rose 34% year on year and the country is on track for a third successive record year for new turbine installations, with the first wave of offshore wind farms finally coming online, a Platts analysis of the latest available data show. According to Platts, wind turbines in Germany generated […]
A Greenpeace report released on Tuesday accused utilities of hampering efforts to use renewable energy to power data centres needed for services hosted in the cloud. According to euractiv.com, Greenpeace praised moves made by Apple, Google and other internet titans to fill a skyrocketing demand for electricity with solar, wind or other environmentally-friendly sources but […]
The race for renewable energy has passed a turning point. The world is now adding more capacity for renewable power each year than coal, natural gas, and oil combined. And there’s no going back. According to Bloomberg, the shift occurred in 2013, when the world added 143 gigawatts of renewable electricity capacity, compared with 141 […]
In 2014, sales of solar panels increased by 20 percent. Although German solar producers are struggling with Asian competitors, they remain optimistic. According to Deutsche Welle, as the cost of solar energy production continues to fall, the market is experiencing something of a boom. In many parts of the world, it has become cheaper to […]
Scientists at the eastern Lappeenranta University have calculated that China would become even more profitable if it were to make the switch to renewable energy within the next five to ten years. As the largest energy consumer in the world, China’s energy production remains a cornerstone of all global climate initiatives. The Finnish project was recently […]
The photovoltaic sector is said to reach US$155 billion until 2018, in the perspective of Luxor Research. The analysts claim PV industry will jump up to 61.7 GW, although in 2013 there was only a minor increase to 35 GW. China is ready to jump to the top and become the biggest market. The sector […]
€ 76 million will be invested in 50 MW PV project in Romania Lightway Solar, a Chinese producer, has been approved in developing a 50 MW photovoltaic sites in Prundu, Romania. The project rises to € 76 million. China Development and Reform Commission agreed with this project thus giving a boost to the solar energy […]
