The latest solar power tender issued in the state of Tamil Nadu is in stark contrast to the one issued for the Newa solar power park. The former has, once again, received a poor response from the project developers.
Schneider Electric India is looking to increase its footprint in the rapidly expanding Indian solar power market.
Pakistan got a much needed boost for its power sector when, recently, a Canadian government entity announced plans to set up large-scale solar power projects in the south Asian country.
A new bill filed in the California legislature would move the timetable forward for renewable energy forward by several years to 50% by 2025 and 100% by 2045. Both targets are among the most ambitious in the country.
Designing new solar farms has gone hi-tech. It now uses drones to map the area and advanced computer modeling to orient the solar panels correctly and squeeze as many of them as possible into the available space.
Italian design firm Pininfarina has signed a contract with Hybrid Kinetic of Hong Kong to help design an electric car. The collaboration will extend over the next four years.
Will the end of the fossil age as we “leave it in the ground” also mean an end to petro-state corruption and autocratic rule? We’ll see.
The Danish Council on Ethics has voted to recommend a tax on beef to help limit global warming. Cattle are responsible for up to 10% of all global emissions, the group found.
Energy companies are beginning to bail on Canada’s tar sands oil fields and even Koch Industries is joining the rush out the door — or maybe not.
