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What The New DNA Of Future Energy Markets Looks Like

January 18th, 2016 | by Guest Contributor

Originally published on World Future Council. By Anna Leidreiter and Stefan Schurig How the transition of the global energy sectors [&hellip

Four Renewable Energy Projects In Africa And Caribbean Receive $46 Million In Funding

January 18th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill

Four renewable energy projects set to be developed in Africa and the Caribbean have been awarded $46 million in funding. [&hellip

Increasing Global Renewable Energy Would Increase Global GDP By $1.3 Trillion

January 16th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill

A new analysis has concluded that by increasing the global share of renewable energy to 36% would increase global GDP [&hellip

Energy Day At COP21 Unlocks Climate Solutions

December 8th, 2015 | by Sandy Dechert

Some of the best news of 2015 about our ability to resist and adapt to climate change is the powerful [&hellip

Accelerated Transition To Renewable Energy Could Limit Global Warming

November 24th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill

An accelerated transition to renewable energy could limit the global temperature rise to below 2°C, says the International Renewable Energy Agency. [&hellip

Poland Could Increase Renewable Energy Generation Nearly Five-Fold By 2030

October 28th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill

Poland could increase its share of renewable energy electricity generation nearly five-fold by 2030, according to a new report. Published [&hellip

ASEAN Countries Adopt Renewable Energy Target

October 9th, 2015 | by Smiti

Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have taken a collective decision to increase the share of renewable [&hellip

Africa Could Quadruple Renewable Energy Capacity By 2030

October 6th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill

The International Renewable Energy Agency has concluded that Africa could quadruple its renewable energy share by 2030, generating a quarter of [&hellip

New IRENA App Puts Global Atlas for Renewable Energy In Your Pocket

September 21st, 2015 | by Derek Markham

Evaluating locations for potential renewable energy projects might be getting a little bit more convenient, at least on the surface, [&hellip

A Tale Of Renewable Energy Innovation Through Patents And Standards

July 6th, 2015 | by Guest Contributor

Patents and standards are the unsung heroes of renewable energy innovation. International standards ensure that the wind turbines next door and the solar panels on our roofs are safe and performing as expected

Batteries

Renewable Energy News, Energy Storage News, Climate News, & Other Green News (Link Drop)

June 25th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan

As I just wrote, a one-week cleantech tour (and semi-vacation) in the Netherlands put my “link drop” articles on hold [&hellip

Biomass

IRENA Opens Super-Sustainable Headquarters In Masdar City

June 16th, 2015 | by Sandy Dechert

High-level officials from around the world have gathered in Masdar City to celebrate the official opening of the permanent headquarters [&hellip

Green Economy

1.2 Million US Green Jobs Reported In Q1. Here’s Why That’s A Problem.

June 5th, 2015 | by Silvio Marcacci

America had 1.2 million green jobs open in Q1 2015, according to Ecotech Institute. Here's why that tally could be a bad thing for the clean energy economy

Clean Power

Mexico Could More Than Quadruple Renewable Energy By 2030

May 28th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill

A new report shows that Mexico could increase the use of renewable energy in its energy mix to 21% by [&hellip

Clean Power

IRENA 5-Year 100% Clean Energy Plan for “The Land of God” (aka Djibouti)

May 28th, 2015 | by Aisha Abdelhamid

Originally published on EdenKeeper.org A new IRENA report provides a 5-year plan for using Djibouti’s abundant renewable energy sources to [&hellip

Biomass

What Are Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency Doing To Oil Prices?

May 23rd, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan

At Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week this year, there was a lot of talk about low oil prices and how they [&hellip

Clean Power

7.7 Million Renewable Energy Jobs Worldwide In 2014

May 21st, 2015 | by Silvio Marcacci

Renewable energy jobs grew 18% in 2014 to hit a new high of 7.7 million, led by China's dominance and growing capacity in developing economies

Clean Power

New Tool For Renewable Energy Developers From IRENA

May 3rd, 2015 | by Sandy Dechert

The International Renewable Energy Agency has just released an exciting tool for renewable energy entrepreneurs, urban planners, and researchers: Project [&hellip