Zimbabwe Plans 1 Gigawatt Renewables Capacity By 2025
The South African nation of Zimbabwe is reportedly planning a big push in the renewable energy sector with specific capacity targets and financial support to project developers.
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US Monthly Renewable Electricity Generation Exceeded Nuclear Generation For 1st Time Since July 1984
In March, and again in April, U.S. monthly electricity generation from utility-scale renewable sources exceeded nuclear generation for the first time since July 1984.
Renewable Energy Provides More Electricity Than Nuclear Power In US
Renewable energy sources are now providing more electricity than nuclear power for the first time ever in the United States, according to figures issued by the US Energy Information Administration and highlighted by Ken Bossong’s Sun Day Campaign.
Cleantech Revolution — The Plan
Cleantech leaders from 11 countries are now set to converge on Berlin and Wroclaw for the next edition of our Cleantech Revolution Tour. We have longtime EV and solar leaders from the UK, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary, the USA, Sweden, and Portugal joining the conference.
4 New African Renewable Energy Projects Get Funding & Go-Ahead
Three African renewable energy projects have been awarded funding from Access Power’s Access Co-Development Facility support mechanism, while at the same time French electric utility ENGIE partnered with sub-Saharan African developer eleQtra to develop and construct a wind power project in Ghana.
Coal Falls Hard As Renewables Continue to Surge, Oil & Gas Giant BP Reports
Coal continues to fall hard as renewables surge worldwide (including in China), all despite the Trump administration wanting to go back to the “good old days.”
Renewable Energy Capacity Additions Reach Record Levels Of 161 Gigawatts In 2016
The self-proclaimed “most comprehensive annual overview of the state of renewable energy” was published this week by the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, confirming reports from earlier this year that a total of 161 gigawatts of new renewble energy capacity was installed in 2016.
Indian State-Owned Hydro Company Seeks Partner For 500 Megawatt Solar Venture
SJVN Limited is looking for a partner to set up a solar power capacity of 500 megawatts. The state-owned company plans a joint venture which will participate in the auctions organized by other public sector companies.
US Renewable Energy Provides 19.35% Of US Electricity In First Quarter
The US Energy Information Administration this week published figures which showed that renewable energy sources accounted for 19.35% of US electricity in the first quarter, well in advance of the Administration’s own predictions for renewable energy.
Renewable Energy Provides Record Share Of Australia’s Electricity In 2016
A new report by Australia’s Clean Energy Council has revealed that renewable energy provided a record share of electricity in 2016 thanks in large part to record rainfalls in key hydro catchment areas and the completion of new wind and solar projects.
