Solar panels are pictured at a solar energy park in Saelices, Spain, May 11, 2022. Picture taken May 11, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Guillermo Martinez/File Photo MADRID, July 4 (Reuters) – Spain’s main opposition People’s Party (PP), which is leading in the polls ahead of the July 23 national election, would introduce a … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — Low price caps for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) second round of competitive bidding for renewable energy (RE) capacities may have discouraged power developers from participating in the program this year, resulting in a low turnout. Industry sources told the Inquirer on Monday that bidders in this year’s Green Energy Auction Program … Read more
This summer, like last summer, Texas has battled a brutal heat wave that regularly reaches triple-digit temperatures. This summer, like last summer, the heat wave triggered record levels of energy demand. This summer, like last summer, there have miraculously been no rolling blackouts; in fact, this year, the state’s grid operator has so far asked … Read more
Romania has passed a new law to simplify and speed up the permitting process for renewable energy projects. The changes are related to the construction of solar, wind, biomass, bioliquid, biogas, and storage facilities, substations, and other similar investments. Law 166/2023 amends Urbanism Law 350/2001 and Construction Law 50/1991. It entered into force on June … Read more
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad in Hyderabad has taken a momentous leap towards sustainability by announcing its transition to 100 percent sustainable green energy for its energy consumption. The move by RGIA, in collaboration with the Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL), will revolutionise its operations by harnessing the power of … Read more
The need to decarbonize society has never been more apparent. Around the world, governments, corporations, and private citizens are doing what they can to shift to greener energy solutions. At the same time, it is becoming inherently clear that there is no one-size- fits-all solution to make the energy transition a reality. COMMENTARY That said, … Read more
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today $67.7 million to help finance the first phase of the Kyrgyz Renewable Energy Development Project that aims to increase renewable energy generation and promote private sector participation in the Kyrgyz Republic. The project has a multi-phase programmatic approach with a financing envelope of $125.7 million over … Read more
Business Gaining public acceptance will be key if the state opts to add nuclear to its clean energy arsenal Business Under the latest PDP, the authorities plan to develop two nuclear power generation facilities with a combined capacity of 800MW. Clean energy campaigns are not only promoting solar, wind and biomass power in Thailand, but … Read more
In the early 20th century, Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla dreamed of pulling limitless free electricity from the air around us. Ever ambitious, Tesla was thinking on a vast scale, effectively looking at the Earth and upper atmosphere as two ends of an enormous battery. Needless to say, his dreams were never realised, but the promise … Read more
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