How China Is Killing India’s Solar Industry
The Indian government’s target is to boost installed solar power capacity more than five-fold to 100 gigawatt (GW) by 2022. The problem, though, is India meets about 85 percent of Continue Reading
German December wind power output on track for record monthly high
Wind power will be Germany’s biggest single source of electricity this quarter with a number of storms pushing wind output to new record-highs and December on track for a new Continue Reading
Tesla’s enormous battery in Australia, just weeks old, is already responding to outages in ‘record’ time
Less than a month after Tesla unveiled a new backup power system in South Australia, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery is already being put to the test. And it appears Continue Reading
French company ENGIE lays out 5.2 GW renewable goal
Another 500 megawatts of onshore wind and solar power will be in the portfolio of a French joint venture, energy company ENGIE said Friday. ENGIE said its joint venture with Continue Reading
World’s top wind turbine maker, Vestas, pleased with final U.S. tax law
Denmark’s Vestas, the world’s top wind turbine maker, said on Thursday it was pleased the final U.S. tax bill retained production tax credits for wind energy projects after concerns over Continue Reading
UK solar photovoltaic capacity at end of Nov up 7.7% on year to 12,642 MW
The UK’s installed solar photovoltaic capacity at the end of November was up 7.7%, or 902 MW, year on year to 12,642 MW across 935,120 installations, the Department for Business, Continue Reading
The Secret To Replacing Fossil Fuels
When it comes to renewables, skeptics tend to point out the lower efficiency rates as opposed to fossil fuels, the high costs, and the dependence on subsidies for making a Continue Reading
The myth of a fossil fuel phase-out
How the world uses energy is a hot topic for a warming planet, and fears of pollution and resource strain have produced a virtual arms race of energy-efficiency strategies. From Continue Reading
Tesla Opens New Showroom In NYC
Tesla is opening on Friday a brand-new showroom in New York where it will sell cars, batteries, and solar panels all under one roof, and the new store opening incidentally Continue Reading
It’s Final — Corn Ethanol Is Of No Use
OK, can we please stop pretending biofuel made from corn is helping the planet and the environment? The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released two of its Working Continue Reading