March 9, 2023
Via: Power MagazineClimate change and the dangers posed to the environment by increasing levels of CO2 have led to a greater focus on a non-polluting energy source: renewable hydrogen. Described as the “most abundant clean fuel in the universe,” the application of […]
February 1, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaThe renewable energy juggernaut is gathering strength in virtually every nation on Earth. There are two reports out this week that highlight the extent to which renewables are outperforming coal in the US and methane gas in Europe by almost […]
January 31, 2023
Via: Renewable Energy WorldThis was one of the key findings in the European Electricity Review released by the independent energy think tank Ember. According to the report, wind and solar generated a record fifth of EU electricity in 2022, for the first time […]
January 23, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaMozambique currently has a low electrification rate with only 40% of its population having access to electricity. 36% of the population has access from the grid and 4% via off-grid projects. Mozambique wants to accelerate its access to electricity projects […]
December 19, 2022
Via: Power EngineeringCoal use across the world is set to reach a new record this year amid persistently high demand for the heavily polluting fossil fuel, the International Energy Agency said. The Paris-based agency said in a new report that while coal […]
July 29, 2022
Via: Power MagazineSolar technology is advancing at a rapid rate, making solar easier to adopt. However, there is still a large potential of growth when it comes to the solar market. Looking at global data, solar photovoltaic (PV) generation has steadily increased […]
July 20, 2022
Via: Renewable Energy WorldEnergy is a strategic factor for economic development. Morocco is still largely dependent on energy imports, more than 90%. To reduce its energy dependence, in 2009, Morocco adopted a strategy to increase the share of renewable energies in the installed […]
July 18, 2022
Via: Power MagazineEuropean leaders should minimize gas use in the power sector and temporarily ramp up coal- and oil-fired generation while accelerating low-carbon sources to guard against energy market turmoil that has grown “especially perilous,” the head of the International Energy Agency […]
June 28, 2022
Via: PV ResourcesThe European Council (EC) yesterday reached an agreement on a revision to its Renewable Energy Directive (RED) as part of its ‘Fit for 55’ package that has increased its renewables targets and called for accelerated permitting for clean energy projects. […]
May 23, 2022
Via: Power MagazineIowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions last year announced plans to develop a new carbon capture and storage project across the Midwest. The project seeks to capture carbon dioxide emissions that otherwise would be emitted into the atmosphere from biorefineries, such as […]
May 4, 2022
Via: IRENAThe world will need to manage more seismic shifts in the global energy system, including a quadrupling of renewable power capacity by 2030, to forge a pathway toward the 1.5°C goal, said IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera at the opening […]
April 26, 2022
Via: Renewable Energy WorldFor the past year a company that “mines” cryptocurrency had what seemed the ideal location for its thousands of power-thirsty computers working around the clock to verify bitcoin transactions: the grounds of a coal-fired power plant in rural Montana. But […]
April 8, 2022
Via: Renewable Energy WorldFrance, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands all ranked as the world’s most energy-efficient countries, according to a report card from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The U.S. ranked 10th. The report card, ACEEE’s first since 2018 […]
March 1, 2022
Via: Power MagazineRepowering is occurring in both thermal and renewable power plants, as new technologies make older facilities new again. The practice involves replacing aging generating units at thermal plants with new, higher-capacity turbines, or retrofitting a renewable energy site with more […]
December 13, 2021
Via: Renewable Energy WorldEmerging economy countries face the undeniably huge task to transition their economies to be cleaner and more sustainable. This transition, however, will impact jobs in fossil fuel-based energy production and could, if not considered from a social perspective, negatively impact […]
December 3, 2021
Via: Renewable Energy WorldIn 2015 at the United Nations Assembly, 17 Sustainable Development Goals were established. The purpose of the Sustainable Development Goals is to make sure that everyone has a better and sustainable future. One of them was coined SDG7 and aims […]
November 3, 2021
Via: Renewable Energy WorldAt the United Nations COP26 climate summit that began this week, 80 countries endorsed plans for the world’s first transnational solar power network, led by the UK and India. The Green Grids Initiative seeks to connect 140 countries to clean, […]
October 29, 2021
Via: Power MagazineThe decarbonization of our global economies is a must to arrest climate change and create a sustainable future for everyone. Yet, the transition off fossil fuels to a more sustainable economic foundation will be rocky. Recent events underscore both the […]
October 12, 2021
Via: PV ResourcesThe investment required to upgrade and expand transmission infrastructure across the world will be a key challenge as more renewables come online, consultancy EY has warned. While the “conditions are ripe for rapid growth” in renewables generation around the world, […]
October 5, 2021
Via: IRENAThe International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on issues of mutual interest that will advance green hydrogen production, transmission, […]