Partners in Health, a Boston, Massachusetts non-profit organization helped to build University Hospital (Hospital Universitaire de Mirebalais) in Port-au-Prince in Haiti. This hospital was built in a way that it can be fully dependent on...
Lusela Murandika of Kanyala village, Tanzania, has been using a diesel generator to run his TV set and watch the evening news. He spends about $10 a month on fuel to run the generator. Tanzania has...
If things do not change dramatically, by 2050, solar power will replace coal as the leading source of electric power in the world, so says the IEA (International Energy Agency). The cost of establishing solar power...
Burlington, Vermont’s largest city proudly announces that it now gets 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy sources. A publicly owned utility, the Burlington Electric Department, earns the distinction of achieving this remarkable...
The largest coal producer in the world is going solar. The coal mining conglomerate Coal India Limited (CIL), nationalised by the Indian government in the 70s, is investing in renewable energy sources as a partner...
Retrofitting – the addition of new technology to an old structure – can save businesses in the UK between £3bn to £5bn, according to Carbon Trust, with the use and/or development of LED lighting, smart...
US solar giant Recurrent Energy has announced that it will close down its Australian headquarters due to the uncertainty over Australia’s renewable energy target, with many international renewable energy developers threatening to follow suit. Recurrent...
CEFC announces the entry of US solar giant SunEdison to the rooftop solar market in Australia. This move also helps local solar panel manufacturer Tindo. Up to $120 million is made available by the Clean...
Sungevity Inc., a leader in international residential solar market, announces the availability of additional funding of $1 million for its non-profit partners through its partner Sungevity.org program. More than 100 non-profit organizations such as The...
The first battle between utilities and the solar industry commenced last year when utilities attacked the commercial net metering of solar energy in California, Louisiana, Idaho, and Arizona. The solar industry, with its backup of...
Forget condominiums and townhouses, earthships are the epitome of green infrastructures in the 21st century. Constructed from worn car tyres and other similarly recycled materials, these are hard-core sustainable residences that use natural systems exclusively...
Many countries continue to embrace renewable energy, with the United States, China, and the United Kingdom among those that have increased their reliance on new and renewable sources of power. According to Federal Energy Regulatory...
China is aggressively working to accelerate its deployment of distributed rooftop solar systems with new financing and new incentives similar to solar leasing schemes. China's Solar Boom A policy document was released recently by the...
Tesla announces that it has signed a deal to build more than 400 new charging stations in China resulting in the company’s stock making another record-breaking drive. Tesla Partners with China Unicom In an announcement...
Last year, renewables constituted 56% of net additions to the overall global capacity for electricity. Over a fifth of the production of electrical power is now obtained from renewable energy sources, a conclusion duly noted...
A recent webinar on Renewable Energy World was conducted by several experts. The focus of the webinar is about the U.S. landscape for solar photovoltaic microgrids as well as energy storage. REC Solar is one of...
