China, the United States, and Japan are set to lead the way in terms of solar PV installations in 2016, as the EU solar industry slows. Additionally, by the end of 2016, cumulative global installed solar PV installations will surpass 310 GW, compared to only 40 GW at the end … [continued]
The cumulative installed capacity of the global wind energy market increased by 15.6% in 2015, and is expected to continue to grow and reach 703.4 GW by 2020. These are the findings from a February report published by information provider GlobalData, Wind Turbine Market, Update 2015 – Market Size, Average Price, … [continued]
The US has seen its coal production levels fall to their lowest levels since 1986, dropping 10% in 2015 as part of a longer downward-trend. Figures published by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) earlier this month show that coal production has continued to decline since 2008, and in 2015 … [continued]
As global wind energy growth stabilizes, China’s growth is set to triple by 2025, reaching an estimated 347.2 GW by 2025, says GlobalData. Research and consulting firm GlobalData forecast in a report from earlier this year that China’s installed wind capacity will grow from 115.6 GW in 2014 to a whopping … [continued]
Somebody call Donald Trump — Chinese pollution has joined the long list of illegal immigrants making its way across the seas and into America. Into America’s atmosphere, at least. A new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has shown how pollution making its way across the Pacific Ocean from China … [continued]
Originally published on Oilprice.com by Henry Hewitt What would the world look like if electric cars took the lead in market share by 2030? “Couldn’t happen,” you say? Consider the ramping up of some of the most basic items that have conquered the American market over the past century. Refrigerators … [continued]
A new Gallup poll released at the end of March shows that Americans are decreasing their interest in nuclear energy, while showing an increasing desire for renewable energies such as solar and wind energy. The new poll, the results of an early-March telephone survey of 1,025 random American adults, showed … [continued]
A new report analysing the small and medium wind turbine market has found that China, the UK, and Italy lead globally, while the US is lagging well behind. The report, published by Navigant Research, analyses the global market for small and medium wind turbines, and looks forward to predict capacity … [continued]
US clean energy investment rallied in 2014, reaching $51.8 billion for the year — including renewables and advanced grid, storage, and electrified transport technologies — bringing the total dollars invested since 2007 up to $386 billion. This was one of the nuggets from Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) third annual “Sustainable … [continued]
A new survey conducted by the University of Michigan has concluded that Americans are as concerned about energy’s impact on the environment as they are about energy’s affordability. According to the survey, consumers are much more sensitive to higher gasoline prices at the pumps than they are higher home-energy bills. … [continued]
