Uzbekistan Proves The Folly Of US Fossil Fuel Madness
Representatives from China, Turkey, the Middle East, and Europe met in Uzbekistan last week to celebrate a new renewable energy initiative.
Masdar
The Global Solar Industry Builds Momentum While US President Trump Builds…A Ballroom!
The global solar industry is cranking up to speed with an assist from modern energy storage technology, to achieve baseload, 24/7 reliability at the gigawatt scale.
Masdar Pushes The Limits of Solar With New Round-The-Clock System
Abu Dhabi, UAE-based Masdar has been proving just how capable renewables are and fighting climate change with real world solutions for the better part of the last two decades. Masdar invited CleanTechnica out to Abu Dhabi for the official groundbreaking for their new round-the-clock solar and battery energy production system. … [continued]
Underground Heat, Urban Cool: The Physics & Promise of Geothermal Cooling
Cooling in the Persian Gulf is one of the hardest energy challenges anywhere on the planet. Air conditioning is not a luxury in the United Arab Emirates but a necessity, and it consumes as much as 70% of the country’s electricity. That reality has made Masdar City, the experimental urban … [continued]
BYD Sales Soaring, Tesla Demand Concerns, Japanese Auto Sales Crashing — Cleantech News Update
We’re looking to relaunch a regular, frequent cleantech news show on YouTube. It will improve as time goes on, more co-hosts and guests will be included, and we’re open to any feedback or requests. Overall, though, you have to start (or restart) somewhere, and this is where we’re starting again. … [continued]
Masdar on a Giant Clean Power Investment Streak
UAE clean energy giant Masdar is on a big clean power investment streak. It has announced more clean energy project progress this month than most companies in the field announce in a year. Hold onto your hats, this is going to be a big news update. Belt & Road Initiative … [continued]
World’s Largest Floating Solar Power Plant Taking Shape On Hydropower Plant
Plans are already in the works to expand a new floating solar power plant in Indonesia, setting the stage for similar projects around the world.
Wind Powers Africa
In a continent where 600 million people have no access to electricity, it is important to tap into any renewable resource that is available. Africa has rich wind resources and can get much of its needed power from the wind. From the files of Afrik21, we read of many wind … [continued]
Africa Soaks Up The Sun
African countries are moving rapidly towards renewable energy, primarily through their abundant resource of solar. Funding for these projects is coming from a variety of sources — EU, Arab states, US, and Kenya. The size of grids ranges from mini to maxi. While our climate change concern may be focussed … [continued]
Seychelles Switches On 5 MW Solar PV Plus 5 MW / 3.3 MWh Battery Plant…
The Republic of Seychelles is one of the few countries on the African continent where the access to electricity is 100%. Seychelles has an installed electricity generation capacity of just under 100 MW. About 80 MW of this is diesel generators. With about 85% of the country’s installed capacity being … [continued]
