IRENA Takes $46 Million Stab At The Heart Of Fossil Fuel
The mulitinational renewable energy agency IRENA has just come up with another $46 million round of funding to replace diesel generators.
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PV Market Alliance Estimates 2015 PV Installations Were At Least 51 GW
The PV Market Alliance has published new figures estimating solar PV installations during 2015 reached at least 51 GW. According to the PV Market Alliance (PVMA), which encompasses groups from China, Belgium, Spain, Japan, and the US, 2015’s solar PV installations fell in line with its own predictions a year … [continued]
IRENA Partners With ENGIE For Terrawatt Initiative
The International Renewable Energy Agency is teaming up with French utility ENGIE to deploy large amounts of solar. On the sidelines of COP21 in Paris last December, the CEO of ENGIE helped launch the TerraWatt Initiative, which calls for 1 terawatt of additional solar PV capacity installed by 2030, and … [continued]
Denmark Sets Another Record-Breaking Year For Wind Power
Denmark has set another record-breaking year for wind power generation in 2015, generating 42% of the country’s electricity consumption needs. According to new figures revealed by Energinet, Denmark’s electricity utility, the country saw its wind turbines generate the equivalent of 42% of its electricity consumption. In Jutland and on Funen, … [continued]
China Electricity Demand Slows, Coal Consumption Drops, Hits Australia Hard
China has reported its electricity demand growth slowed to only 0.5% in 2015, coal consumption dropped 5%, and coal imports dropped 35%. China is moving to protect its own domestic coal production by cutting overseas imports which, in conjunction with a collapse in India’s coal imports, has left “the seaborne … [continued]
What The New DNA Of Future Energy Markets Looks Like
Originally published on World Future Council. By Anna Leidreiter and Stefan Schurig How the transition of the global energy sectors challenges the world as we know it. And why this is good news! Delegates from more than 130 countries and world`s leading renewable energy experts meet for the next three … [continued]
Nevada PUC May Be Setting State On Path Toward Grid Defection
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Chris Nelder and Mark Dyson Over the past month, the state of Nevada has been at the center of a national debate about how utilities treat customers with solar PV—and for all the wrong reasons. Through about Q3 2015, Nevada had been a leading … [continued]
Four Renewable Energy Projects In Africa And Caribbean Receive $46 Million In Funding
Four renewable energy projects set to be developed in Africa and the Caribbean have been awarded $46 million in funding. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), announced on Sunday $46 million in concessional loans for four separate projects — three in … [continued]
Nevada Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against NV Energy On Net Metering Changes
NV Energy, the Nevada utility benefiting most from recent net metering changes made by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission, will now be a defendant in a class-action lawsuit filed by two individual PV system owners. The two plaintiffs, John Bamforth and Stanley Schone, argue that they would never have invested … [continued]
Sunrun Releases New Mobile App
Sunrun has announced it has released its new app for iPhone and Android smart phones and tablets. The California solar installer released mySunrun as a new tool which integrates the power social media, along with analytics to give customers an engaging virtual experience. With mySunrun, customers can do many things. For … [continued]
