CleanTechnica » Renewable Energy Standards http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 India Announces 1,300 MW Solar Projects To Support Domestic Manufacturers http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/25/india-announces-1300-mw-solar-projects-support-domestic-manufacturers/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/25/india-announces-1300-mw-solar-projects-support-domestic-manufacturers/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:55:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76784 Close on the heels of announcing Ultra Mega Solar Power projects of 21,000 MW, The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (India) has approved another scheme for installation of 1,000 MW of grid-connected solar power projects by Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) and government organisations. This capacity is planned to come up during 2015–2018, and will be supported using a “Viability

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/25/india-announces-1300-mw-solar-projects-support-domestic-manufacturers/feed/ 6 Indian Cabinet Clears Over 20 GW Ultra Mega Solar Projects (In Depth) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/indian-cabinet-clears-20-gw-ultra-mega-solar-projects-depth/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/indian-cabinet-clears-20-gw-ultra-mega-solar-projects-depth/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2014 21:29:04 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76661 Taking inspiration from Gujarat’s Charanka Solar Park, during the 2014–15 financial budget, India’s Finance Minister had amongst other things announced a fund of Rs5 billion ($80 million) in order to promote Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects (UMSPP) across states with good solar potential. Accordingly, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) had prepared a draft scheme for these UMSPP. Prime Minister Modi

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/indian-cabinet-clears-20-gw-ultra-mega-solar-projects-depth/feed/ 19 Balkan Countries Agree To EU 2030 Clean Energy, Emission Reduction Targets http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/balkan-countries-agree-eu-2030-clean-energy-emission-reduction-targets/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/balkan-countries-agree-eu-2030-clean-energy-emission-reduction-targets/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:36:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76573 Prospective members of the European Union have agreed to honour the targets to enhance renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that were recently agreed to by the EU for 2030. Balkan countries have pledged to meet the targets to reduce GHG emissions by 40% by 1990 levels, increase their share of renewable

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/balkan-countries-agree-eu-2030-clean-energy-emission-reduction-targets/feed/ 1 Austin Raises Solar Goal To 950 MW By 2025 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/austin-raises-solar-goal-950-mw-2025/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/austin-raises-solar-goal-950-mw-2025/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:11:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76415 Originally published on Solar Love. Recently, the city of Austin raised its solar power goal from 200 MW by 2020 to 950 MW by 2025. 200 MW of this solar power will be operating within Austin’s city limits and 750 MW will be utility-scale solar. Actually, the goal for Austin is at least 950 MW.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/austin-raises-solar-goal-950-mw-2025/feed/ 1 A $48 Billion Opportunity For US Electric Customers http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/48-billion-opportunity-us-electric-customers/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/48-billion-opportunity-us-electric-customers/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:43:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76368 Originally published on ilsr.org. Electricity customers in the US got good news last week. A new report from Accenture highlighted a potential revenue loss for US utilities of $48 billion per year by 2025 due to distributed solar and energy efficiency. But where does that money go? If we pursue a democratic energy system as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/48-billion-opportunity-us-electric-customers/feed/ 18 Falling Oil Prices Will Not Bother Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/14/falling-oil-prices-will-bother-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/14/falling-oil-prices-will-bother-solar/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2014 13:29:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76283 About two weeks back, the OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) oil producers’ cartel decided not to cut output at its meeting in Vienna. Since then, oil prices have plummeted to a record five-year low. Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter and OPEC’s most influential member could potentially support global oil prices by cutting

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/14/falling-oil-prices-will-bother-solar/feed/ 39 430,000 Advanced Energy Jobs In California… Today! http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/430000-advanced-energy-jobs-california-today/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/430000-advanced-energy-jobs-california-today/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:08:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75955 According to the Advanced Energy Economy Institute, the advanced energy industry in California has about 431,800 jobs. The number of opportunities in this field is expected to grow 17% in the coming year, so that total could reach 500,000 soon. Half a million advanced energy workers in California soon? What would you wager it doesn’t

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/430000-advanced-energy-jobs-california-today/feed/ 5 Australia — The Land Of Backward Policies & Contradictions http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/11/australia-land-backward-policies-contradictions/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/11/australia-land-backward-policies-contradictions/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:07:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76220 In what may have been the only way to confidently convince Australia’s leadership that they were taking a dramatically wrong turn on environmental and energy policy, global opinion has turned against the country at a time when the climate talks in Lima, Peru, have kept such issues at the top of everyone’s minds. Tracking the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/11/australia-land-backward-policies-contradictions/feed/ 23 Testimonies Coming Out Of The US Anti-Dumping Hearings (Updated) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/10/testimonies-coming-us-anti-dumping-hearings/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/10/testimonies-coming-us-anti-dumping-hearings/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:24:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76148 More than 20 US companies, including Sharp Solar, Evergreen, and Schott, have gone under because of the flood of cheap Chinese solar modules, according to testimony at US anti-dumping hearings

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/10/testimonies-coming-us-anti-dumping-hearings/feed/ 6 Swiss Company Meyer Burger Eyes Billion-Dollar Solar Power Market In India http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/swiss-company-meyer-burger-eyes-billion-dollar-solar-power-market-india/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/swiss-company-meyer-burger-eyes-billion-dollar-solar-power-market-india/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 08:12:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76048 Switzerland-based Meyer Burger is looking to tap opportunities in solar energy worth billions of dollars in India. The company is a solutions provider to manufacturers of solar cells and solar photovoltaic modules. Meyer Burger hopes to capture business opportunities that would emerge from the planned addition of thousands of gigawatts of solar power capacity.  Prime

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/swiss-company-meyer-burger-eyes-billion-dollar-solar-power-market-india/feed/ 2 To Be A Clean Energy Leader, Canada Needs To Get In The Game http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/clean-energy-leader-canada-needs-get-game/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/clean-energy-leader-canada-needs-get-game/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:53:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76054 While private financial institutions & businesses are investing to make Canada a clean energy leader - which citizens want - Ottawa drags it feet

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/clean-energy-leader-canada-needs-get-game/feed/ 39 India’s Largest Power Generator Signs Deal For 375 MW Solar Power Plant http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/indias-largest-power-generator-signs-deal-375-mw-solar-power-plant/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/indias-largest-power-generator-signs-deal-375-mw-solar-power-plant/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 20:00:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76051 India's largest power producer, NTPC Limited, plans to invest heavily in solar power plants, including a new project in Uttar Pradesh

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/indias-largest-power-generator-signs-deal-375-mw-solar-power-plant/feed/ 9 Australia Wants Renewable Power And A Renewable Energy Target http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/australia-wants-renewable-power-and-a-renewable-energy-target/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/australia-wants-renewable-power-and-a-renewable-energy-target/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:11:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75791 That the environment and energy are big political issues in Australia at the moment will be unsurprising to most. The Victorian State election this past weekend saw a change in government, away from the Liberal Party and their backward policies. And according to a new poll commissioned by WWF, an overwhelming majority of Australians are

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/30/solarchat-us-solar-policy-results/feed/ 2 India’s Solar Power Potential Estimated At 750 GW http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/29/indias-solar-power-potential-estimated-750-gw/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/29/indias-solar-power-potential-estimated-750-gw/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2014 20:00:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75599 India has about 750 GW of solar power potential, according to a new report from the National Institute of Solar Energy. With 3 GW of installed capacity, the country has a lot of room for growth

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/29/indias-solar-power-potential-estimated-750-gw/feed/ 19 India Slashes Solar Energy Goals For Defence Forces http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/29/india-slashes-solar-energy-goals-defence-forces/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/29/india-slashes-solar-energy-goals-defence-forces/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2014 09:03:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75596 The Indian government’s plan to boost solar power capacity with the help of the defence forces has run aground. The Indian defence forces have clarified to the government that they do not have any surplus land available to set up large-scale solar power projects. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had initially planned to set

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/29/india-slashes-solar-energy-goals-defence-forces/feed/ 6 India’s Installed Solar Power Capacity Crosses 3 GW http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/indias-installed-solar-power-capacity-crosses-3-gw/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/indias-installed-solar-power-capacity-crosses-3-gw/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2014 14:00:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75436 Though solar power installation has slowed a bit this year, the country's overall capacity has crossed the 3 GW mark, and will continue to grow

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/indias-installed-solar-power-capacity-crosses-3-gw/feed/ 6 The Good & Bad For Solar Power In Serbia http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/good-bad-solar-power-serbia/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/good-bad-solar-power-serbia/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2014 08:35:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75449 The Serbian town of Kladovo, located 250 kilometers east of the capital city of Belgrade, now holds one of the largest solar PV plants in the country, along with the largest hydroelectric power station in the country, making it a major supplier of renewable energy in the country. Serbia’s Minister of Mining and Energy, Aleksander Antic, inaugurated the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/good-bad-solar-power-serbia/feed/ 5 67% Of Americans Support Federal CO2 Regulations http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/24/67-americans-support-federal-co2-regulations/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/24/67-americans-support-federal-co2-regulations/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2014 06:12:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75303 Congress can while away the hours debating over EPA regulations. It seems to be the plan of some congresspeople who would rather see a broken government than a useful one. However, they should note that a strong majority of Americans support strict limits on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, even existing plants. The Yale Project on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/24/67-americans-support-federal-co2-regulations/feed/ 4 Melbourne Leaders Take Charge On Renewable Energy Policy http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/20/melbourne-leaders-take-charge-renewable-energy-policy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/20/melbourne-leaders-take-charge-renewable-energy-policy/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2014 08:05:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75209 Amidst national policies in Australia that seem to be growing ever further from reality, the City of Melbourne and several other local councils and businesses have made a stand to attempt to divest themselves from Victoria’s coal-fuelled energy grid. Led by Lord Mayor Robert Doyle of the City of Melbourne, the group of councils and businesses which

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