China’s Per Capita Emissions Have Exceeded Those Of Europe
China has argued for years that its low per capita emissions excused it from greenhouse gas regulation. But now, its emissions exceed those of the EU.
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Solar IQ Rises As Costs Fall
By Stacy Clark House by house, street by street, homeowners and businesses are increasingly divesting from conventional electrical power providers and going solar. “About 200,000 US homes and businesses added rooftop solar in the past two years alone—about 3 gigawatts (GW) of power and enough to replace four or five … [continued]
Top 20 Utility Scale Solar Countries
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The latest update of utility scale solar developments round the world shows that the US has just joined China as the second country to have installed more than 3 GW of “big solar,” and will soon be joined by Germany. But Australia still does not make … [continued]
633 Energy Storage Projects Now Underway Worldwide
633 advanced energy storage projects encompassing 865 separate systems are currently in operation or under development worldwide, according to Navigant Research’s “Energy Storage Tracker 3Q13.” The industry added 38 new projects during the first half of 2013.
Top Solar States vs Top Solar Countries (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
Following our top solar states rankings and our top solar countries rankings, below are rankings that mix the two. The rankings are for total and new solar power capacity per capita as well as total and new solar power per GDP. I thin the results are very interesting…. If you … [continued]
Top Solar Power Countries Per Capita & Per GDP (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
–> Update: Also see the new top solar power countries vs top US solar states rankings. Following up on my top solar power state rankings, below are rankings of the top solar power countries per capita and per GDP. These solar power by country rankings are key to seeing who the … [continued]
Latin America’s Largest Solar Power Plant Receiving 40 MW of Solar PV Modules from Yingli…
One of the leading solar energy companies in the world, Yingli Green Energy, recently announced that the company is supplying 40 MW of photovoltaic modules for a new solar power plant that will be the largest in Latin America when completed. The solar plant the PV panels are being … [continued]
ContourGlobal to Develop Peru’s First Large-Scale Wind Farms
At a nameplate capacity of 114 MW, the two wind farms — in Cupisnique and Talara — will be among the largest in South America outside of Brazil. Peru and neighboring Andean nations are really just beginning to seriously examine and develop their relatively rich base of wind and solar energy resources, which offer a sustainable development path that minimizes depletion of natural capital. […]
Kenya, Peru Join List of Countries Advancing Climate Change Laws
Kenya and Peru have joined the list of developing nations creating climate change laws for their own economies. […]
New Solar Energy Projects (10 More Big Ones)
There has been a LOT of solar project news in the past week or so. The bottom line: solar power continues to blow up around the world (India to China to Germany to France to North America to Peru to Palau). Here’s a run-down of the big projects that … [continued]
