Renewable energy’s share of world electricity generation continued its steady climb last year despite a 14 per cent drop in investments to US$214.4 billion, according to a new report released today. According to Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2014 – produced by the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance, the … Continue reading Renewables account for 44% of 2013’s newly-installed generating capacity
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Awaiting a Renewable Energy Future
Enel Green Power take part in a renewable energy conference in which some of the sector’s key players took a look at current market trends and corporate strategies within the international renewable energy industry. What does the future of renewable energy hold in store? What strategies are green energy businesses implementing internationally? In an age … Continue reading Awaiting a Renewable Energy Future
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ACORE Releases Outlook for Renewable Energy in America
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) today announced the release of The Outlook for Renewable Energy in America: 2014, jointly authored by U.S. renewable energy trade associations from the power, thermal, and fuel sectors. The Outlook assesses the renewable energy marketplace and forecasts the future of each renewable energy technology sector, from the perspectives … Continue reading ACORE Releases Outlook for Renewable Energy in America
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Rising energy demand a threat to water supplies
Rising demand for energy, from biofuels to shale gas, nuclear power, coal and oil, is a threat to freshwater supplies that are already under strain from climate change, the United Nations said in a report on Friday. It urged energy companies to do more to limit the use of water in everything from cooling coal-fired … Continue reading Rising energy demand a threat to water supplies
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Join the Race To the Clean Energy Future
Crowdsourcing platform Join the Race to the Clean Energy Future is helping development of cutting-edge ideas on how to improve renewable energy technologies and their integration into urban environments. Join the Race to the Clean Energy Future is Enel Green Power’s crowdsourcing platform aimed at creating a sustainable future, through which it will address the … Continue reading Join the Race To the Clean Energy Future
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Europe can reduce gas imports by 26% with higher 2030 renewable energy target
A 30% renewables target for 2030 would cut Europe’s reliance on gas imports by almost three times as much as the European Commission’s proposal for 27%, the Commission’s own figures show. In a letter to EU foreign ministers, The European Wind Energy Association’s chief executive Thomas Becker said that a renewable energy target of “at … Continue reading Europe can reduce gas imports by 26% with higher 2030 renewable energy target
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Toshiba’s Lithium-ion battery energy storage systems make Renewable Energy more practical
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has delivered battery energy storage systems integrating the company’s SCiB™, an innovative lithium-ion secondary battery to Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., for a demonstration project to expand introduction of renewable energy sources on remote islands. The systems have been installed in substations on Tanegashima Island and Amamioshima Island, … Continue reading Toshiba’s Lithium-ion battery energy storage systems make Renewable Energy more practical
Continue readingIndia, Sudan agree to enhance cooperation in renewable energy
India today offered assistance to Sudan for developing renewable energy recources in the African country and also extended support for resource assessment and training in wind and solar energy sectors through technical institutions. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), the Indian green energy financial institution, would provide knowledge and technical appraisal assistance in developing renewable … Continue reading India, Sudan agree to enhance cooperation in renewable energy
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Nevada is cashing in on renewable energy, wind energy and concentrated solar power (CSP)
While Americans know wind and solar energy are clean, they often aren’t aware of the economic success story behind these renewable-energy technologies. Wind and solar power have economic benefits that reach far and wide. They have become increasingly affordable, attracting billions in private development, and today are both mainstream and reliable energy sources across America. … Continue reading Nevada is cashing in on renewable energy, wind energy and concentrated solar power (CSP)
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100% Renewable Energy Is Feasible and Affordable
One of the greatest promises of the high-tech future, whether made explicitly or implicitly through shiny clean concept sketches, is that we will have efficient energy that doesn’t churn pollutants into the air and onto the streets. But here in the present, politicians and even many clean energy advocates maintain that a world run on … Continue reading 100% Renewable Energy Is Feasible and Affordable
Continue readingNinety percent of Europeans want 2030 renewable energy target, EC poll shows
Ninety percent of Europeans say their governments must set targets to increase the amount of renewables in the energy mix by 2030, according to a survey by Eurobarometer – the European Commission’s polling service. In a special report gauging public opinion on climate change, the European Commission [EC] found that nine in ten Europeans are … Continue reading Ninety percent of Europeans want 2030 renewable energy target, EC poll shows
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Renewable energy in Brazil
EGP CEO Francesco Starace spoke at the opening ceremony of the 15th edition of Energy Resources Management Masters organised by Safe. The event centred on renewable energy in Brazil. ‘Brazil, alongside Mexico, is the most promising market for development in Latin America. Enel Green Power is participating in the country’s energy development through serious and … Continue reading Renewable energy in Brazil
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Army awards 20 additional contracts to renewable energy companies
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, working with the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force (EITF), today awarded 20 base contracts to companies in three of the four energy-related technologies that are part of the $7 billion capacity, large-scale renewable and alternative energy power production Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). … Continue reading Army awards 20 additional contracts to renewable energy companies
Continue readingRenewable energy Growth in Latin America
Latin America is growing and hungry for energy, but depends on fossil fuels for 37 percent of its energy mix. Renewable energy can contribute to sustainable development and low carbon, with EGP lending a hand. Latin America is growing in every sense: its population is increasing rapidly, businesses are developing and quality of life is … Continue reading Renewable energy Growth in Latin America
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Vietnam, U.S. cooperate in developing renewable energy
The United States is willing to provide technical assistance and share experience in developing renewable energy in Vietnam, said U.S. Consul General Rena Bitter at a joint Vietnam-U.S. workshop on wind power cooperation in Vietnam’s southern Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City on Thursday. The U.S. official noted that many U.S. agencies have committed … Continue reading Vietnam, U.S. cooperate in developing renewable energy
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Vietnam sets development of renewable energy top priority
Vietnam considers the development of renewable energy a top priority in its national climate change strategy as the country’s energy demands increase, according to experts from the National Energy Institute of Vietnam. The country’s aggregate energy demand is predicted to equate to 167 million tons of oil by 2030, well beyond its production capacity of … Continue reading Vietnam sets development of renewable energy top priority
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Vestas urges EU Heads of State:
Anders Runevad and CEOs from Acciona Energia, Alstom, Enercon, ERG Renew, and RES welcomed the EU Commission’s commitment to a post-2020 climate and energy policy at a “2030 EuropeBusiness” event in Brussels, though noted the proposal should have been more ambitious. The CEOs continued, “That is why we encourage EU Heads of State to support … Continue reading Vestas urges EU Heads of State:
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U.S. Renewable Energy Maintains Growth In 2013
The 2014 installment of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook – produced for The Business Council for Sustainable Energy by Bloomberg New Energy Finance – has found that renewable energy, natural gas and energy efficiency advancements are leading a transformation of America’s energy. Despite ever-shifting political winds, the inherent business case for efficient and sustainable … Continue reading U.S. Renewable Energy Maintains Growth In 2013
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MEPs today voted in favour of ambitious climate and energy policy
MEPs today voted in favour of ambitious climate and energy policy by supporting three binding 2030 targets for renewables, greenhouse gas reductions and energy efficiency in plenary. “The European Parliament has again shown it is the most forward-thinking of the institutions. It has resisted lobbying from backward-looking organisations and voted on the basis of facts, … Continue reading MEPs today voted in favour of ambitious climate and energy policy
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Japanese regions transition to 100% renewable energy
Local governments across Japan are seeking to supply their regions with 100% renewable energy, three years after the major earthquake which resulted in a nuclear disaster. At the Community Power Conference in Fukushima, the Founding Partners of the Global 100% Renewable Energy Campaign welcome the decision of Fukushima prefecture to be entirely energy self-sufficient by … Continue reading Japanese regions transition to 100% renewable energy
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