$120m to boost solar energy across the US
The US is investing more than $120 million (£76.8m) to boost solar energy in 24 states. The funding aims to accelerate the country’s transition to renewables, promote energy efficiency, drive...
View ArticleGas system well supplied – DMR
The UK gas system is 5mcm long this morning, according to npower’s daily market report. That’s because some outages ended during the weekend. Langeled flows from Norway are nominating at 60 mcm. Alex...
View ArticleRenewables ‘could provide 90% of UK power’
Renewable energy could provide nearly 90% of power in the UK by 2030. That’s according to a new report from Greenpeace, which also claims 25% of heating demand could be met by green sources. It expects...
View ArticleIEA accused of undermining renewables’ potential
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has been accused of consistently undermining the potential of solar and wind energy. A new study claims the IEA’s annual reports between 1994 and 2014 have been...
View ArticleScotland sets renewables record
In a bumper year for green energy, Scotland reached 7.4GW of installed renewable capacity at the end of the second quarter of 2015. It also generated 4,832GWh of electricity from green sources during...
View ArticleAsia-Pacific set to overtake Europe in solar
The Asia-Pacific region will install 345.33GW of solar capacity by 2025. That’s the finding of a report by GlobalData which stated the region will overtake Europe to become the largest contributor of...
View ArticleUK solar support ‘to fall to £2m per year’
Economic support to solar projects in the UK will fall to £2 million per year. That’s an “extreme” 98% cut to the previous solar budget which spent £70 million per year in the sector. An analysis from...
View ArticleGas system undersupplied – DMR
The UK gas system is undersupplied, according to npower’s daily market report. It opened 2mcm short this morning as demand is higher than expected despite temperatures being above seasonal normal...
View ArticleScotland hits 508MW in community renewable projects
Scotland has installed 508MW of community renewable projects. The country has met its target to get green energy into community or local ownership five years early – it was a 500MW goal by 2020....
View ArticleGas system still undersupplied – DMR
The UK gas system has opened 11mcm short, according to npower’s daily market report. Langeled flows are at 50mcm while LNG send-out is at 34mcm. Alex Guiot from npower’s Optimisation Desk said:...
View ArticleUK energy security an example for Cyprus
Energy security is something Cyprus can learn from the UK. Cyprus Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis told ELN: “The plans of the country of how to create energy security for a nation which is ever...
View ArticleMyanmar to get 220MW solar farm
A solar farm with a capacity of 220MW is to be developed in Myanmar. It is said to be the largest solar plant in Southeast Asia. It will generate power for more than 75% of Myanmar’s population that...
View ArticleBrazil sets higher auction rate for wind and solar
Brazil has set the maximum auction rate for wind and solar projects for November. Brazilian energy regulator ANEEL has approved a ceiling price of $97.86 (£62.6) per megawatt hour (MWh) for solar...
View ArticleUK solar company enters administration
Southern Solar has announced it has entered into administration. The company stated it went bust as a consequence of “the government’s recent changes to the Feed-in Tariff scheme”. The firm’s CEO...
View ArticleM&S unveils winners of £400k community energy fund
A total of 26 renewable projects have won a share of a £400,000 Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) fund. The British retailer launched a competition earlier this summer to help non-profit organisations...
View ArticleWind and solar ‘cut energy bills by £1.55bn’
Wind and solar energy helped reduce the wholesale cost of electricity by £1.55 billion in 2014. A new report from Good Energy stated the cost of these renewable sources was £1.12 billion last year –...
View ArticleGreen cuts ‘risks £127m of community projects’
Community renewable projects worth £127 million are at risk due to the UK Government’s proposed cut to the Feed-in Tariff scheme. That’s according to a new report by Community Energy England which...
View ArticleApple launches green energy programmes in China
Apple has launched two clean energy programmes in China to reduce its carbon footprint. The multinational technology firm claims the projects will help reduce more than 20 million metric tonnes of...
View ArticleSolar body launches ‘£1 rescue plan’
The UK solar industry has launched an emergency rescue plan which would add £1 to household energy bills by 2019. According to the Solar Trade Association (STA) this is an alternative to the...
View ArticleUK investment firm buys solar projects for £18.8m
A UK investment company has bought 4.2MW of solar projects. John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) paid £18.8 million for 796 projects. They consist of residential and commercial rooftop and...
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