The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and German utility RWE Energy Group have signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of renewable energy. Officials of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and RWE Energy signed a memorandum of understanding in Dubai. As per the terms of the agreement, … [continued]
The utility on the island of Kauai has selected Workspot, a cloud-based workforce solution to allow employees to work remotely and to use their own mobile devices in the field. Today, it is not uncommon to hear about utilities investing in solar power and perhaps even energy storage, but we … [continued]
Recently, utility efforts to defeat solar have been exposed in several Western states. SolarCity has allied itself with Renew American Prosperity (RAS), an advocacy group funding Checks and Balances, a group dedicated to holding utility regulators accountable. Other solar companies have allied with The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC), a … [continued]
Today, storage is not widely used. Despite moderate renewable energy integration, places like Denmark and Germany use very little storage. In countries like Uruguay, even higher levels of renewables are used with little storage. How so? To understand, we need to look at how the grid works. A system operator … [continued]
After what is being described as a “huge year” for Scotland’s renewable energy industry, experts are calling for the country to commit to a new 2030 target. WWF Scotland revealed figures earlier this week that showed an incredible 2015 for Scotland’s renewable energy industry — finishing with a record December. … [continued]
According to Utility Dive, 2015 renewable electricity accounted for 61% of 2015 electricity capacity additions in 2015 across the United States, while natural gas contributed 35% of the total. This is encouraging news for clean energy proponents addressing escalating challenges from climate change. In short, here are the Utility Dive highlights: While electricity … [continued]
2015 was a solid year of German renewable energy expansion. Almost one-third of Germany’s electricity demand last year has been delivered by renewable energy, with onshore wind and solar PV leading the charge. Renewables academic Volker Quaschning published the findings today, compiling the data from a range of sources: “The share … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon The solar-powered flashlight company WakaWaka launched a new initiative to increase awareness + support of “families caught in crisis,” at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016. The new initiative — “#SharetheSun” — was active for the week of January 4th through 10th; … [continued]
One of India’s largest integrated wind energy solutions providers, Suzlon Energy, has secured one of the largest orders this financial year, indicating strong prospects for the Indian wind energy market over the next few months. Suzlon Energy recently announced that it received a repeat order from one of the largest … [continued]
Another European country has expressed intentions to support the development of the renewable energy sector in Iran. The Iranian Energy Minister recently reported that Denmark has expressed an interest in developing a wind turbine manufacturing facility in the Middle Eastern country. Minister Hamid Chitchian told media agencies that Denmark is … [continued]
