New Zealand’s Solar Power Boom
Renewable energy growth, or more specifically the solar power boom, is not only a way to fight global warming and climate change, it has become an economic standard in New Zealand households.
The world’s first solar airport no longer pays for electricity
Fed up with their hefty electricity bill, managers at Cochin International Airport in southern India took matters into their own hands.
Money, PR, or Peer Pressure? Why Big Business is Backing Renewables
From huge multinational corporations to the smallest of start-ups, an ‘eco’ approach seems to be a must-do for business to keep up with the pack. So what’s pushing these companies to cosy up to environmental...
Why Big Business is Backing Renewable Energy
From huge multinational corporations to the smallest of startups an ‘eco’ approach seems to be a mustdo for business to keep up with the pack So what’s pushing these companies to cozy up to environmental...
For The First Time, Solar Will Be The Top New Source Of Energy This Year
Utility-scale solar projects will add more new capacity to the US's grid than in any other year - producing 9.5 gigawatts of new energy. Solar, wind and gas energy will make up 93 per cent...
It’s Time To Invest In Renewable Energy
The age of profitable sustainability is now here, especially in terms of renewable energy. Fossil fuel holding value is rapidly dropping whilst renewables are growing, and intuitive companies and investors are moving towards 'clean' investments...
UNICEF Initiative Aimed at Supporting Startups in the Developing World
Charities and NGOs are increasingly turning to different technologies to solve problems in developing countries. With an emphasis on open source technology, issues associated with access to energy, lighting, the Internet and information technology are...
Will Telecom Companies Kill Utilities?
Darryn Van Hout argues that telecom firms such as Telstra, armed with solar-plus-storage, can win in the Australian energy market.
11 Countries Leading The Shift To Renewables
Many countries have already made a move towards the shift to renewables and a carbon-friendly future, in a number of various forms. Whether it's solar, geothermal or wind power, it's happening all around the globe....
Obama Doubles Renewable Energy Funding
Barack Obama has announced this weekend that the budget for renewable energy funding will be doubling within five years in an attempt to commit to pledges made during the Paris Climate Summit in 2015. Making...
The Time Of The Renewable Electricity Grid
A report from the World Bank's Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) indicated that with the correct combination of investments and new policies, countries will be able to integrate unknown shares of varible renewable energy...
Wind And Solar Power Capacity To Increase by 21% In China
China is the largest clean energy investor in the world, and this year they plan to increase their solar and wind power capacity by more than 21 per cent, a goal driven by their plan...
Coal imports slashed in India’s solar rise
Solar power tenders in India have significantly dropped in price, making the price estimates on the renewable fuel unstable. This dramatic decline in cost has also instigated worries that the demand for thermal coal imports...
Could solar power save the Gaza electricity crisis?
For years now Gaza has suffered a chronic power deficit due to Israel's blockage, and in 2014 their power plant was destroyed in an assault. Even before the war, only half of Gaza's total electricity...
Town rejects solar panels for sucking ‘up all the energy from the sun’
The good people of Woodland, North Carolina are not 100% convinced by these solar panel thingamabobs, to put it lightly. On Tuesday, the Woodland Town Council voted to reject a rezoning application that would allow...
Joint Israeli-Jordanian-Palestinian Plan Envisions a Solar Power Paradise
The solar fields would dot the Jordanian desert, while Israel would supply water, says environmental organization EcoPeace. With an abundance of sunlight most of the year and decades of knowledge, Israel should be a light...