Latest Stories in Renewable Energy - Page 3
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Major UK Solar Projects Move Forward With Increased Certainty
Smaller-than-expected cuts to renewables subsidies, combined with confirmation of long term support, means that large scale solar in the UK is back.
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Plans for Gigantic 1.2GW Wind Farm Submitted
Significantly larger than any offshore windfarm in operation, developers say East Anglia Offshore Wind could provide power for 770,000 homes.
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Sign of the Times? 'Big Pit' National Coal Museum Now Powered by... Solar Panels
I couldn't help but chuckle when I saw this headline. I think it's definitely a sign of the time that the National Coal Museum in the UK, the birth-place of coal-powered industrialization, is now powered by solar panels.
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SolarCity Successfully IPOs, Shows Double-Digits Gains on First Day
Cleantech IPOs have a mixed record so far, with many disappointments and failure... But SolarCity could be different.
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10,000 MW of Wind Power Predicted for Latin America
Wind is expected to overwhelmingly lead renewables growth in Latin America. Solar and biofuels, not so much.
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Small Charity Beats Oil Giant, Becomes Largest Seller of Solar Lights in Africa
They make unlikely competitors, but a small UK-based charity just overtook a French oil giant as the largest seller of portable solar lights in Africa. We should be grateful that both are on the case.
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Grid Could Run on 99.9% Renewable Energy By 2030
Researchers have shown that close to 100% renewable energy is perfectly feasible. And they've also shown how to do it at minimum cost.
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Wave Power to Prove Its Mettle with 30 Megawatts to be Built Off Mexico's Coast
Wave power is the oft-forgotten cousin of solar and wind power. It has huge potential, but it is not quite as far along as the better known sources of clean power, so it tends to be overlooked.
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Africa's Biggest Solar Farm to be Built in Ghana (155 Megawatts)
If all goes well, it should add about 6% to Ghana's total electricity generation capacity.
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Solar Power Installation Prices Fell Up to 14% in Past Year, Even More in California
New stats show that there have been significant declines in the cost of installing solar power last year, with large regional variations.
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Distributed Energy Generation Would Produce More Than Gigantic Tidal Barrage
The Severn Barrage could create 50,000 jobs and provide 5% of the UK's electricity needs. Critics say we can do better than that.
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Bee-Friendly Solar Farm Exceeds Generating Targets
Despite a miserable British summer, this innovative new solar power plant beat its generating targets.
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India's Wind Power Installations "Falling Off a Cliff"
Solar power may be still booming in India, but wind power is a much different thing.
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All Biofuels Are 'Nonsense', Says Nobel-Winning Photosynthesis Expert Hartmut Michel
Doing the math on biofuels. Do they make sense? What are the problems? What are the alternatives?
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Ambitious Supergrid Project to Bring African Solar Power to Europe Runs Into Trouble
Europe needs clean energy and Africa is the ideal place for solar power. Seems like a perfect match, no?
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Half of Indian Concentrating Solar Power Projects Delayed
India's ambitious plans for expanding solar power are set for a short-term setback.
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Wind Could Supply 1/10th of the World's Power by 2020
The Global Wind Energy Council sees a few tough years ahead for the wind industry, but the long-term outlook is still incredibly strong.
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Google Invests $75M in 50MW Iowa Wind Farm
The Rippey wind project, which is currently operational, was developed by RPM Access and is should generate enough energy to power over 15,000 homes.
