Large-scale addition of wind/solar generation challenges utilities industry slow to keep up with modern technology Ever lower prices for solar PV and wind power generation are driving demand for energy storage around the world, according to a new report from Navigant Research that examines the global market for energy storage for renewables integration with a focus on six utility-scale, […]
Winning bids in the latest Mexican renewables auctions were below two cents per kWh. By Lucas Davis and Veronica Irastorza The latest good news on renewable electricity generation comes from Mexico, where results were just announced for the country’s third renewables auction for large-scale projects. After average winning bids in April and September of last year
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Weeks after Hurricane Maria, only 15 per cent of Puerto Rico has electricity By Lewis M. Milford and Mark Muro Disasters often lead to unexpected and swift technology innovation. The calamitous collapse of Puerto Rico’s electricity system might be the next example of that phenomenon. As we know, Hurricane Maria devastated the island. Now, just a few weeks
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Floating solar farm in Chinese city of Huainan largest in the world In the coal-rich city of Huainan, China, a renewable energy company has turned a former coal mine that has been flooded with groundwater into the home of the world’s largest floating solar farm. The company running the project, a branch of the Sungrow
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US solar installations fall as federal tax credit expires In 2016, the solar industry in the United States celebrated a record-breaking year as solar installations rose to an all time high. This year, however, the looming expiration of a federal tax credit is dampening solar sales. But, according to a report by GTM Research and
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British village gets solar battery boost in green energy trial By Magdalena Mis LONDON, Jan 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Villagers in northern England may soon see their electricity bills slashed by as much as 50 per cent in a pilot project allowing them to use solar power around the clock. In a 250,000 pound
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More than 25% of all PV capacity added worldwide in 2016, 2017 will be in form of solar panels From artificial intelligence to the Internet of Things (IoT), far-reaching innovations are unfolding in virtually every technology sector around the globe, continuing to change the way consumers, businesses and machines interact while also spurring the next
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Solar power in Kenya expands quickly from experimentation phase to broader use By Maina Waruru NAIROBI, Oct 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Fuel-seller Nancy Kaisa has for years used solar power to light her premises at the Entasopia shopping centre in Kajiado, in southern Kenya. But recently she’s started using energy from a solar mini-grid system
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Chinese coal mines responsible for 26,000 geological disasters By David Stanway HELIN, China, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Deep in the coal heartlands of northern Shanxi province, people in Helin village are fighting a losing battle as the ground beneath them crumbles: patching up cracks, rebuilding walls and filling in sinkholes caused by decades of coal
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Relative high costs of Zimbabwe solar power impediment to many By Tonderayi Mukeredzi HARARE, Aug 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Innovative ways to pay for Zimbabwe solar power systems could make clean energy affordable for many of the country’s 1.5 million households that lack electricity, campaigners say. Zimbabwe produces only around 60 percent of the
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