Renewable energy project acquisitions are common these days, and a recent one in Scotland doesn’t involve a large project, but the fact that an investment firm back for GE was involved attracted my attention. GE Energy Financial Services has acquired a 16 MW wind energy project in Scotland from one … [continued]
There are a handful of solar markets that we have given extra attention to in the past few years: the US, China, Germany, India, and Australia. There are a number of reasons why each of them has gotten so much attention. Below, I’m digging in a bit to why Australia solar* is … [continued]
This morning the United Nations Environment Program released its 9th annual report on Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment. The news is very good: 2014 was the best year ever for newly installed renewable capacity. The Frankfurt School–UNEP Collaborating Centre and Bloomberg New Energy Finance prepared the report. In spite of the 50+% collapse in … [continued]
India’s government has long attempted to protect its poorer consumers by controlling the prices of fuels such as diesel, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG, used as a cooking fuel in the country). But inefficient implementation of the subsidy regime has resulted in a sizeable fiscal deficit as India imports about 80% … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse shared on Google+: “#Si2 will takeoff on Sunday, 22PM UTC, for #Flight5 to #Chongqing, #China! Pilots and team are getting prepared for this long flight above Himalayas and Kunming.” Solar Impulse tweeted: “#Flight5 to #Chongqing confirmed! #MCC team solved issues we had with cumulus above #Si2.” Solar … [continued]
Eleven Native American communities are planning to implement renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies on tribal lands, thanks to competitively bid acceleration grants from the US Department of Energy. The tribal nations energy grants total nearly $6 million and will combine with community investments of about $7.5 million to activate the … [continued]
In a written statement published on the Department of Energy & Climate Change website, the UK’s Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has announced that the UK Government, along with the UK’s Green Investment Bank, will back a new pilot program to the tune of £200 million to invest … [continued]
SunEdison and Imergy Power Systems have introduced a sustainable solar/energy storage business model for up to 5000 villages in India — just for starters.
Originally published on RMI. By Matt Lehrman and James Sherwood This year Americans filled out an estimated 70 million brackets for the NCAA’s men’s college basketball tournament. And every year, family, friends and work colleagues look for the secret formula to completing the winning bracket. The President of the United … [continued]
Shanghai headquartered, Chinese PV developer Solar Power Inc recently announced a partnership with startup Aqua Clean Energy to develop floating PV projects across the US and Mexico. As per the press release, a combined capacity of 50 MW floating PV projects will be built, spread across the states of California, Arizona, Texas, and New … [continued]
