Originally published on Cleantechies. New plans from the ECOWAS Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) will see a “clean energy corridor” featuring a combined capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW) developed in West Africa. In an interview at the Solar and Off-grid Renewables West Africa event in Accra, … [continued]
Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation has partnered with infrastructure manager Palisade to attract investment in early stage renewable energy project developments. Announced earlier this week, Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will partner with Palisade Investment Partners to invest $100 million in an effort to attract further investment to the tune … [continued]
Broadly along expected lines, India has yet again increased the tax on coal mined or imported in the country. On 29 February, the Indian Finance Minister tabled a budget proposal to double the tax on coal from Rs 200 (~US$3) to Rs 400 (~US$6) per tonne. This was the third … [continued]
The Clean Energy Collective (one of the top community solar energy providers in the US), SunShare, and Community Energy have come to terms with Xcel Energy concerning the utility company’s community solar gardens program in Colorado. The new agreement between the companies and organizations will see “up to 60 megawatts … [continued]
Somewhat ironically given last week’s carnage in Paris, the US Energy Department charts a clean energy revolution leading into the COP21 climate talks.
How can we take control of our energy future in the United States? Unstable policies in the past have placed the American nation in quite a precarious position today. By solidifying policy and adopting smart solutions, we can unleash investment and economic development while securing more stability for our future. … [continued]
Originally published on Green Building Elements by Dawn Killough Solar Decathlon 2015, a design and build competition involving university teams from around the globe, kicked off today with keynote speaker US Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz. The Decathlon asks teams to design and build homes powered by the sun that are … [continued]
US presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton made two promises last week in her initial pledge to make the US a clean energy superpower. In the first, she committed herself to tax incentives that would help install half a billion solar panels nationwide within four years of her taking office. Her second … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Solar power costs have come down so much in recent years that going solar is a no-brainer money-maker for millions of people. That increasingly includes low- and moderate-income people as well as rich people. Affordable solar power seems as abundant and as popular as ice cream … [continued]
In step with the rapidly changing business infrastructure of energy utilities, Georgia Power has announced the launch of a new solar sales and installation service for customers, beginning July 1. As an unregulated offering, the program is being administered by Georgia Power Energy Services, a business unit that provides customers … [continued]
