Originally published on CleanTechies. More foreign investors are being attracted to the emerging renewable energy markets in Africa. Private equity company Denham Capital and renewable energy company GreenWish Partners have signed an agreement to finance and develop renewable energy projects across Africa. The cumulative capacity of these projects will be … [continued]
India’s largest power generation company may soon launch a green bond. NTPC Limited (formerly National Thermal Power Corporation) is reportedly planning to launch a green bond as soon as next month. According to media reports, the size of the bond issue could be up to $250 million. The issue will … [continued]
Originally published on EIA. By Laura Martin and Jeffrey Jones The Clean Power Plan (CPP) [1] rule, issued under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at existing fossil-fired electric power plants. EPA estimates that the … [continued]
The United Kingdom went to the polls on Thursday to vote on whether to leave or remain in the European Union, with 72% of the country turning out to vote, and in the end, 51.9% of voters made it clear — the UK will leave the EU. We are less … [continued]
Offshore wind farms appear to be the driver behind Rhode Island’s newly revved-up 38.5 percent renewable energy goal for 2035.
New polling shows widespread and bipartisan consumer support in New York for the NY REV initiative, renewable energy, and climate action,
The White House recently announced that a number of federal actions and commitments from the private sector could result in 1.3 GW of new energy storage installations or procurements over the next five years. It also said that — with all the potential procurements, deployments, and private sector activity — it could be possible … [continued]
Energy storage projects in Con Edison Demand Management Program first to reach Measurement and Verification testing stage Demand Energy, a leader in intelligent energy storage systems, in partnership with leading battery maker EnerSys, today announced completion of the first five storage projects to be enrolled in Con Edison’s Demand Management … [continued]
Originally published on The Electric BMW i3. By Tom Moloughney Yesterday at EVS29 in Montreal, BMW announced an energy storage system which uses BMW i3 battery packs. The system can utilize a used i3 pack, or it will be able to be purchased with a brand new battery pack. Perhaps … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. India may soon launch its first-ever auction for wind energy projects as it plans to keep the investors interested even as some crucial financial incentives are set to expire by early next year. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has issued a proposal to auction … [continued]
