To reduce Nunavut’s dependency on diesel fuel, researchers are trying to use the territory’s gusty weather to develop a wind turbine specifically to generate power for Arctic buildings. “I think it is a really viable [energy] option,” said Jill Hass, an engineer and clean energy manager with Polar Knowledge Canada, the...
In 2015, 193 UN members adopted the resolution “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, which set out 17 Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by 2030. The aim of the study is to assess progress towards meeting SDG 7 “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy...
Two federal environmental agencies issued plans Thursday to better protect endangered whales amid offshore wind farm development.
Renewable energy covered 51.6% of Germany's gross electricity consumption in 2023, surpassing the 50% threshold for the entire year for the first time, as
More than half of the electricity Spain now consumes comes from renewable energy sources, rising from 42.2% last year.
The European power market will see its carbon intensity plummet as the region pursues ambitious climate-energy policies but flexibility is key to enable this change, according to Peter Osbaldstone, Research Director, Europe Power & Renewables at Wood Mackenzie.
Ahead of COP28, we unpack what a global goal to triple renewables means for annual deployment rates.
Portugal generated 172.5 GWh of renewable electricity between Friday and Saturday. Its output included 97.6 GWh of wind, 68.3 GWh of hydro, and 6.6 GWh of PV. It exported surplus power to Spain, while consuming 131.1 GWh.
Global power sector emissions plateaued in the first half of 2023 as wind and solar continue to grow. However, adverse hydro conditions prevented emissions from falling.
In a recent study, researchers from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) questioned the planned development of new nuclear capacities in the energy strategies of the United States and certain European countries.
Italy put on stream 1,066 MW of new renewable power plants in the second quarter of 2023, mostly solar photovoltaic (PV), and registered an increase of 41%
BERLIN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Germany is likely to generate more than 50% of its power from renewable energy this year but needs to ramp up the speed of its transition towards the end of the decade, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Monday.
The double-digit growth rate of wind and solar power has finally pushed it ahead of hydropower for the first time. In this article, I cover global renewable energy trends.
Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall AB has exercised its right of entry to develop a wind project in a tender zone off the German North Sea coast, propo
Brazil power sector regulator Aneel announced on Tuesday the country reached another milestone in the renewable energy sector by ending August with 33.8 GW
The EU Parliament on Tuesday approved the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) which raises the bloc's 2030 binding renewables target to at lea
Spain generated 46.4% of its electricity from renewable sources in August, according to preliminary figures from Spanish power grid operator Red Electrica
Wind and solar generation continued to grow in the EU in the first half of 2023 as fossil generation collapsed 17% compared to the first half of 2022 again
Global new investment in renewable energy surged 22% year-over-year in the first six months of 2023, reaching a record high for a six-month period of USD 3
A fall in demand drives collapse in EU coal and gas in the first half of 2023, as solar pushes forward clean power growth.
The shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is surging faster than policy-makers imagined and energy transition advocates dreamed, several news reports say, with China, the United States, and the European Union leading the way.
Three companies in the German photovoltaic industry are joining forces in a EUR-2-billion (USD 2.18bn) investment initiative to rebuild an integrated value
Adani Green Energy says it has completed 2.14 GW of solar-wind hybrid projects in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The installations collectively use 5.8 million 535 Wp solar modules and 353 wind turbines.
More Wind Power Projects Charge Up Philippines’ Plans To Meet 35% Power Goals By 2030
Brazil's power sector regulator Aneel has announced that the country installed 514.8 MW of new solar and wind power generation capacity during the month of
