Originally published on Sustainnovate. The province of Jujuy in Argentina will be developing 700 megawatts (MW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) projects with the German company Photovoltaic Park following the signing of letter of intent between the two, according to recent reports. The new solar PV generation capacity will be … [continued]
By James Larsen, Director of Business Development with The Advanced Energy Centre at MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, Canada Canada has a thriving cleantech industry, particularly with respect to energy. Clean Energy Canada reported that investment in new clean-power generation approached CAD $10.9 billion in 2014 — an 88% bump … [continued]
Professional services giant EY has published its latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, proving the old adage that, the more things change, the more they stay the same. EY, or Ernst and Young, as it used to be more commonly known, has been publishing its quarterly Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon The South American country of Argentina has revealed new plans to develop up to 3 gigawatts (GW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) energy projects in the northern region of Jujuy. 3 GW, as in, 3,000 megawatts (MW). The new solar energy plans were … [continued]
The four major South American countries — Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Argentina — can all take greater climate action, according to Climate Action Tracker. The Climate Action Tracker is an independent science-based assessment of the emission commitments and actions of countries, tracking individual national pledges, targets, INDCs, and currently implemented … [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]
A strong policy framework is vital for the development of renewable energy in North and South America, says GlobalData in new report. GlobalData, a global intelligence provider for the energy and healthcare industries, has released its North and South America Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2015 report, which concludes not only that … [continued]
by Roberto Verzola [Roberto Verzola is the author of Crossing Over: The Energy Transition to Renewable Electricity, a book published by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung which was launched on March 23, 2015. The online version of the book as well as the article this post comes from can be downloaded freely. See Part 1 … [continued]
Despite what critics might say, the electric vehicle battery isn’t an environmental hazard: they can and should be recycled.
A new report from MAKE Consulting predicts new installed wind power capacity to set records in 2015 and 2016, following an already impressive 2014, reaching 4.8 GW and 5.4 GW respectively. Not only is the Latin America region as a whole expected to set new installation records, but Mexico, Uruguay, … [continued]
