renewable energy The UK tops Europe renewable energy ranking By www.fdiintelligence.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:04:09 +0000 The UK is the Europe's leading destination for foreign investment in green energy, followed by Spain, finds fDi’s Top European Locations for Renewable Energy Investment. Full Article
renewable energy Renewable energy market employs 11 million in 2018 – IRENA By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-06-14T10:27:00Z Eleven million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018 according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Full Article News Hydropower Storage Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
renewable energy Nigerian renewable energy solutions provider Arnergy closes Series A financing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-06-24T13:03:48Z Nigerian distributed utility company, Arnergy, announced it has raised $9 Million in a Series A round of funding led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with participation from the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund), EDFI ElectriFI and All On. Full Article DER Microgrids Microgrids News Off-Grid
renewable energy Google spending billions on data centers in renewable energy rich regions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-06-25T13:10:43Z Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it would invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to expand its data center infrastructure in the Netherlands. Full Article Energy Efficiency News Hydropower Wind Power
renewable energy Clearway Energy sets up blockchain test to trade renewable energy credits By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-07-01T16:00:56Z Clearway Energy Group, one of the U.S.’s largest clean power developers, is launching a pilot electronic marketplace for renewable energy credits as more states push for solar and wind projects. Full Article Microgrids News C&I DER Rooftop DER Solar
renewable energy FERC revises three-year forecast to reflect rapid growth of renewable energy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-07-08T16:52:23Z According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), within the past month, the agency has dramatically revised its three-year forecast for changes in the U.S. electrical generating capacity mix. Sharp declines are foreseen for fossil fuels and nuclear power while accompanied by even stronger growth in renewable energy (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) than earlier projected. Full Article News Hydropower Storage Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
renewable energy GE Renewable Energy wins order for 138 MW windfarm in Turkey By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-07-10T10:57:00Z A 138 MW windfarm in Turkey is to be powered by 27 turbines from GE Renewable Energy. Full Article Strategic Development Onshore News Wind Power General Electric Wind
renewable energy GE Renewable Energy announces two hydropower services contracts in the US By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-07-24T22:29:00Z GE Renewable Energy announced at HydroVision that it has signed two hydropower contracts in the U.S. one for FirstLight’s Northfield Mountain project and one for PG&E’s Caribou One hydropower station. Full Article News Hydropower General Electric Turbines and Mechanical Components Pumped Storage Hydro Energy Efficiency Rehabilitation and Repair
renewable energy Namibia announces $338M, 5-year renewable energy strategy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-07-25T13:36:45Z Namibia’s state-run utility will build four plants powered by renewable energy over the next five years as the southern African nation seeks to guarantee local supplies and cut its use of fossil fuels. Full Article Bioenergy News Wind Power Solar
renewable energy New study shows benefits of local renewable energy marketplaces By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-08-19T15:24:36Z The financial benefits of buying and selling locally produced energy from rooftop solar, wind turbines and batteries within communities have been revealed in a test case run by energy tech firm LO3 Energy. Full Article DER Microgrids Microgrids Rooftop News
renewable energy Company trying to tackle renewable energy curtailment enters European market By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-08-30T10:46:00Z This week, Scottish software company Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) announced that it will be expanding into Europe after completing successful trials with a utility company in Germany. Full Article DER Rooftop News DER
renewable energy Renewable energy takes center stage at POWERGEN ASIA and Asian Utility Week By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-09-03T14:14:22Z In a region of the world where coal is still king, there is room for renewables. This was a takeaway from the Ministerial Address and Joint Opening Keynote at POWERGEN Asia and Asian Utility Week. The two annual events kicked off Tuesday, Sept. 3, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Full Article News Wind Power Solar Geothermal
renewable energy 6 key trends in sustainable and renewable energy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-02-15T15:38:23Z The 2019 Sustainable Energy in America factbook was released this week by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BloombergNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE). The factbook highlights a number of key trends in sustainable and renewable energy growth, emissions and jobs in the sector. Take a glance at the six charts below to learn more. Full Article News Editor's Pick Hydropower Energy Efficiency Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
renewable energy Japanese businesses test blockchain to trade renewable energy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-02-20T16:59:04Z This week independent power producer Marubeni and LO3 Energy said they have started a pilot project in Japan where LO3 will administer an energy marketplace using blockchain to connect a number of Marubeni’s power production facilities, including renewables, with offices and factories around Japan in a virtual marketplace. The project will simulate energy transactions to test the viability of the concept with the ultimate goal of creating a full-scale commercially operational network in the future. Full Article Microgrids Microgrids News DER Energy Efficiency DER Solar
renewable energy Hawaiian Electric Companies achieve 27 percent renewable energy in 2018 despite loss of geothermal By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-04T16:48:28Z In late February, Hawaiian Electric Companies announced that they have achieved a consolidated 27 percent renewable portfolio standard in 2018, even with the loss of Hawaii Island’s geothermal resource for most of the year following the Kilauea volcanic eruption. Hawaii has a goal of reaching 100 percent renewable energy by 2045. Full Article News Hydropower Grid Scale SolarFeatured DER SolarFeatured Rooftop Wind Power DER Off-Grid Solar Geothermal
renewable energy China’s renewable energy installed capacity grew 12 percent across all sources in 2018 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-06T12:41:00Z As of the end of 2018, China’s renewable energy installation capacity had reached 728 GW, an increase of 12 percent from a year earlier, according to statistics released by China’s National Energy Administration. This breaks down into 352 GW (up 2.5 percent) for hydro, 184 GW (up 12.4 percent) for wind, 174 GW (up 34 percent) for photovoltaic (PV) and 17.8 GW (up 20.7 percent) for biomass. Renewable energy accounted for 38.3 percent of the country’s total installed power capacity, a rise of 1.7 percentage points. Full Article Bioenergy News Hydropower Wind Power Solar
renewable energy New Hampshire considers options for buying renewable energy for state By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-06T12:59:00Z New Hampshire is preparing to follow the lead of other New England states and create a system for procuring renewable energy on behalf of residents. Full Article News Hydropower Storage Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
renewable energy New report shows Baltic States ahead of western EU counterparts in renewable energy targets By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-07T11:54:00Z Findings in a recently published European Union report showed that the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia make up over 30 percent of the EU countries that have already met their 2020 renewable energy targets. Full Article News Hydropower Energy Efficiency Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
renewable energy Trump said to again seek deep cuts in renewable energy funding By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-08T11:36:00Z The Trump administration is again seeking severe cuts to the U.S. Energy Department division charged with renewable energy and energy efficiency research, according to a department official familiar with the plan. Full Article Bioenergy News Hydropower Wind Power Solar Geothermal
renewable energy Powering the future… thanks to your neighbor’s renewable energy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-19T11:09:00Z Distributed Energy Resources (DER), such as residential solar panels, are not only changing the way energy systems operate, they also present an opportunity to change the way local communities operate by giving consumers the ability to sell excess energy, generated by microgrids or renewable set-ups, to their neighbors – it’s the new energy paradigm. Full Article Microgrids Microgrids C&I DER Rooftop DER Opinion & Commentary Solar
renewable energy New Mexico Governor Grisham signs law requiring 100 percent renewable energy by 2045 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-25T09:31:00Z On Friday, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the state’s groundbreaking Energy Transition Act (ETA) into law, meaning that by 2045, the state should be fully powered by clean, carbon-free electricity. Full Article News Hydropower Storage Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
renewable energy Vermont utility launches vision for 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-04-17T12:39:40Z This weekend at its “Earth Day Every Day Fair,” Green Mountain Power announced an energy vision to have a 100 percent carbon free energy supply by 2025 and 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. The utility said the move is among the most aggressive carbon targets for a utility of GMP’s size in the country. Full Article Microgrids News Hydropower Storage DER Wind Power DER Solar
renewable energy EU approves €385 million renewable energy scheme for Lithuania By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-04-25T15:15:00Z The European Commission has approved a €385 million (US$429.7 million) renewable energy scheme to support renewables generation in Lithuania, including hydroelectric power. Full Article Europe Government and Policy News News Hydropower Finance Onshore Solar
renewable energy LA is next city to announce 100 percent renewable energy goals By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-05-08T13:58:00Z As of 2018, the city of Los Angeles boasted close to 350 MW of installed local solar power, according to reports. Its solar capacity increased some 44 percent year over year. Full Article Wind Hydroelectric New Projects News Storage Solar Renewables Wind Power Biomass Solar
renewable energy EU corporates want renewable energy but bureaucracy and regulations are holding them back By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-05-13T18:35:00Z This week energy developer BayWa r.e. published its Energy Report 2019, which surveyed 1,200 European corporations about their attitudes toward renewable energy. Full Article Energy Efficiency News Wind Power Solar Storage
renewable energy Anheuser-Busch partners with Recurrent Energy to meet renewable energy goals By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-06-04T15:59:00Z Anheuser-Busch President and CEO Michel Doukeris wouldn't give financial details of the agreement, but says it's a smart investment Full Article Energy Efficiency News C&I Renewable Energy Solar Solar
renewable energy Renewable energy market employs 11 million in 2018 – IRENA By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-06-14T10:27:00Z Eleven million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018 according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Full Article News Hydropower Storage Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
renewable energy Clearway Energy sets up blockchain test to trade renewable energy credits By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-07-01T16:00:56Z Clearway Energy Group, one of the U.S.’s largest clean power developers, is launching a pilot electronic marketplace for renewable energy credits as more states push for solar and wind projects. Full Article Microgrids News C&I DER Rooftop DER Solar
renewable energy FERC revises three-year forecast to reflect rapid growth of renewable energy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-07-08T16:52:23Z According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), within the past month, the agency has dramatically revised its three-year forecast for changes in the U.S. electrical generating capacity mix. Sharp declines are foreseen for fossil fuels and nuclear power while accompanied by even stronger growth in renewable energy (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) than earlier projected. Full Article News Hydropower Storage Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
renewable energy Namibia announces $338M, 5-year renewable energy strategy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-07-25T13:36:45Z Namibia’s state-run utility will build four plants powered by renewable energy over the next five years as the southern African nation seeks to guarantee local supplies and cut its use of fossil fuels. Full Article Bioenergy News Wind Power Solar
renewable energy Renewable energy takes center stage at POWERGEN ASIA and Asian Utility Week By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-09-03T14:14:22Z In a region of the world where coal is still king, there is room for renewables. This was a takeaway from the Ministerial Address and Joint Opening Keynote at POWERGEN Asia and Asian Utility Week. The two annual events kicked off Tuesday, Sept. 3, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Full Article News Wind Power Solar Geothermal
renewable energy Sustainable Women Series: 62 Million People (& Counting!) for 100 percent Renewable Energy Cities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2016-08-10T17:38:00Z The idea of communities, cities, states, or countries being powered by 100 percent renewable energy used to be perceived as fantasy. Enter the Go 100% Renewable Energy Project, which aims to perpetuate the clean energy movement by creating a revolutionary online platform that showcases real-time 100 percent renewable energy progress. So far, the project has mapped 8 countries, 59 Cities, and 61 Regions/States, representing more than 62 million people who have set, reached, or surpassed official 100 percent renewable targets in at least one sector (electricity, transportation, heating/cooling). Discover what’s driving the shift to 100% RE, the common trends emerging, and learn more about the Go 100% project with Founding Director of the Renewables 100 Policy Institute Diane Moss! Full Article Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency Policy Wind Power Solar
renewable energy Renewable Energy and DERs Are a Better Deal than New Gas Generation Almost Every Time By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2018-05-24T15:41:10Z Utilities and independent power producers (IPPs) plan to invest $110 billion through 2025 to build new, natural gas-fired power plants. They, their shareholders and society would be better served were that capital invested in new, distributed, renewable power generation and distributed energy resources (DERs), including utility-customer demand response and energy efficiency programs, the Rocky Mountain Institute says. Full Article Microgrids Microgrids News C&I Community Solar DER Energy Efficiency Rooftop DER
renewable energy California One Step Closer to 100 Percent Renewable Energy Obligation By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2018-08-29T14:09:51Z Yesterday another milestone was reached in California’s march toward a 100 percent renewable energy mandate with the passing of SB100 by the Assembly. The bill will require the state to receive 50 percent of its electricity from renewables by 2026; 60 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2045. The current law requires the state to get 50 percent of its electricity from renewables by 2030. Full Article News Hydropower Baseload Storage Energy Efficiency Bioenergy Wind Power O&M Solar Geothermal
renewable energy Kickstarting the Energy Revolution: How Crowdfunding is Pushing the Renewable Energy Transition By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2018-10-11T15:49:26Z When innovators come up with the idea for the next great technological breakthrough, the first roadblocks to seeing that idea to fruition are typically funding. Among renewable energy inventions, this need is typically filled through wealthy private investors, venture capital firms, or government grants. But today, in the age of the Internet, budding entrepreneurs have taken their funding needs online through crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Full Article Energy Efficiency Rooftop Bioenergy Hydropower Wind Power Opinion & Commentary
renewable energy Happy Holidays from Renewable Energy World By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2018-12-21T14:46:00Z It’s been a turbulent and exciting 2018 over at Renewable Energy World. We have a new parent company, Clarion Energy, and we, as a media outlet, are doing more than ever to support the dynamic and top-quality energy events in the Clarion Energy Power and Energy Series, with shows focused on energy all across the globe. Full Article News Hydropower Baseload Storage Energy Efficiency Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
renewable energy Projecting 2018 Trends and Macroeconomic Conditions: What to Expect for Renewable Energy Projects in 2019 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2018-12-28T12:58:00Z Renewable energy projects were marked by distinctive trends and characteristics in 2018: frothy M&A market driven by a crush of liquidity and a shortage of project supply; a highly competitive environment among investors and lenders for an inadequate supply of projects... Full Article Energy Efficiency Bioenergy Wind Power Opinion & Commentary Solar Storage
renewable energy Crowdfunding Sites That Allow True Investment in Renewable Energy and Sustainability: Alternatives to Kickstarter & Indiegogo By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-01-11T15:41:41Z Crowdfunding has become a popular tool for people and organizations to use to test out their new ideas for green products while securing funds to begin operations. The most well-known crowdfunding websites, Kickstarter and Indiegogo, have helped a significant amount of projects in renewable energy and sustainability get off the ground, projects that have been the focus of previous installments in my ongoing articles series about crowdfunding in energy. Full Article Energy Efficiency DER Onshore Bioenergy Opinion & Commentary Utility Integration
renewable energy IRENA: Transition to Renewable Energy May Create an Entirely Different World By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-01-11T22:19:18Z This week at the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), political and business leaders from around the world outlined the far-reaching geopolitical implications of an energy transformation driven by the rapid growth of renewable energy. Full Article News Hydropower Storage Energy Efficiency Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal Asset Management
renewable energy 6 key trends in sustainable and renewable energy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-02-15T15:38:23Z The 2019 Sustainable Energy in America factbook was released this week by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BloombergNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE). The factbook highlights a number of key trends in sustainable and renewable energy growth, emissions and jobs in the sector. Take a glance at the six charts below to learn more. Full Article News Editor's Pick Hydropower Energy Efficiency Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
renewable energy Japanese businesses test blockchain to trade renewable energy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-02-20T16:59:04Z This week independent power producer Marubeni and LO3 Energy said they have started a pilot project in Japan where LO3 will administer an energy marketplace using blockchain to connect a number of Marubeni’s power production facilities, including renewables, with offices and factories around Japan in a virtual marketplace. The project will simulate energy transactions to test the viability of the concept with the ultimate goal of creating a full-scale commercially operational network in the future. Full Article Microgrids Microgrids News DER Energy Efficiency DER Solar
renewable energy New report shows Baltic States ahead of western EU counterparts in renewable energy targets By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-07T11:54:00Z Findings in a recently published European Union report showed that the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia make up over 30 percent of the EU countries that have already met their 2020 renewable energy targets. Full Article News Hydropower Energy Efficiency Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
renewable energy EU corporates want renewable energy but bureaucracy and regulations are holding them back By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-05-13T18:35:00Z This week energy developer BayWa r.e. published its Energy Report 2019, which surveyed 1,200 European corporations about their attitudes toward renewable energy. Full Article Energy Efficiency News Wind Power Solar Storage
renewable energy Anheuser-Busch partners with Recurrent Energy to meet renewable energy goals By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-06-04T15:59:00Z Anheuser-Busch President and CEO Michel Doukeris wouldn't give financial details of the agreement, but says it's a smart investment Full Article Energy Efficiency News C&I Renewable Energy Solar Solar
renewable energy Google spending billions on data centers in renewable energy rich regions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-06-25T13:10:43Z Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it would invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to expand its data center infrastructure in the Netherlands. Full Article Energy Efficiency News Hydropower Wind Power
renewable energy GE Renewable Energy announces two hydropower services contracts in the US By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-07-24T22:29:00Z GE Renewable Energy announced at HydroVision that it has signed two hydropower contracts in the U.S. one for FirstLight’s Northfield Mountain project and one for PG&E’s Caribou One hydropower station. Full Article News Hydropower General Electric Turbines and Mechanical Components Pumped Storage Hydro Energy Efficiency Rehabilitation and Repair
renewable energy Japan Toughens Rules for Renewable Energy Incentive Payments By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-12-18T17:53:00Z Japan’s trade ministry is setting stricter rules for production and sales of renewable energy in what it says is a drive to speed up development of projects and ensure stable power supply. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
renewable energy Serbia Seeks to Boost Renewable Energy Investment With New Law By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-12-29T17:47:00Z Serbia seeks to unblock investment in renewable energy after adopting legislation that opens gas and power markets in line with European Union guidelines. Full Article Storage Solar
renewable energy California Governor Seeks to Increase Renewable Energy Mandate to 50 Percent By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-01-06T16:25:00Z California Governor Jerry Brown proposed spending $59 billion to fix crumbling roads and raising the state’s renewable energy mandate to 50 percent. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
renewable energy Brazilian Bank Raises $408 Million for Renewable Energy and Water Projects By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-01-27T18:23:00Z The Brazilian bank Itau Unibanco Holding SA raised 1.05 billion reais ($408 million) to finance renewable energy and water treatment projects. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar