By Chris Brown In the wind energy business, it’s our job to know which way the wind is blowing. With decades of experience and a global data stream from wind turbines worldwide, we can forecast when, where and how fast the wind will blow. This allows us to predict precisely … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Tasmania’s King Island was powered by 100 per cent renewable energy for a period of 33 hours non-stop this month, chalking up another huge milestone for the renewable energy system established on the island as part of a world-leading project by Hydro Tasmania. … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Back in 2013, sporty plug-in hybrid manufacturer Fisker Karma filed bankruptcy and things were not looking good for the brand. It was purchased by self-made Chinese entrepreneur Lu Guanqiu and has since leased a factory in California for 11 years and changed its name to Karma Automotive. As part of … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The battery storage market is expected to finally “explode” in Australia in 2016, with the residential sector expected to grow 20-fold over the next 12 months, while the battery storage industry grows into a billion-dollar-a-year market within a few years. In what is expected to be … [continued]
Somewhat ironically given last week’s carnage in Paris, the US Energy Department charts a clean energy revolution leading into the COP21 climate talks.
British banking giant HSBC has pledged to commit $1 billion to a green bond portfolio. Announced last week, the British-based multinational banking giant pledged to commit $1 billion (USD) to a green bond portfolio that will be focused on investing in “high quality liquid assets in the form of green, … [continued]
The Energy Watch Group has called on the International Energy Agency to release more realistic energy projects, calling into question the group’s credibility. In the wake of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) annual World Energy Outlook (WEO) report, published last week, the Energy Watch Group (EWG) — an international network of scientists … [continued]
The well-regarded, nonpartisan Pew Research Center fact tank has just sliced and diced the results of its Spring 2015 Global Attitudes Survey. The Pew climate change survey included a slew of questions about attitudes toward climate change and the relationship between climate change and other objective economic and environmental indicators. … [continued]
Financial as well as non-financial institutions and agencies continue to partner with the Climate Bonds Initiative to increase their presence in the global green bonds market. The Climate Bonds Initiative recently announced that EY (formerly Ernst & Young), one of the world’s leading auditing firms, and Thompson Reuters, a leading … [continued]
Positive regulatory and economic environment is helping Indian renewable energy project developers consider raising equity funding at high valuations. Mytrah Energy, an Indian independent power producer in the renewable energy sector, has announced plans to raise approximately $185 million through equity finance for solar power projects. The company, which has so far … [continued]
