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Renewable Energy News
SA's renewables production costs minimised at high penetration levels, NREL study shows
A new independent study published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in the US, concludes that significant production cost savings could be achieved if South Africa added between 60 GW and 100 GW of additional variable renewable energy
Climate Action Programme
More than 30 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster hit Ukraine and the entire site was left abandoned, solar energy farms are now offering a way to create value and supply clean electricity to the region. Solar Chernobyl – a venture developed by
Center for International Forestry Research (press release)
As the European Union Parliament debates changes to a directive on renewable energy, more than 650 scientists have signed a letter demanding an amendment to the directive's definition of forest biomass. Under the current definition, nations and
Investment rises in mini-grids as India races to meet energy goal
Italy's Enel Green Power, Japan's SoftBank, Taiwan's Foxconn Technology and Greenko Group, backed by the sovereign wealth funds of Abu Dhabi and Singapore, are among other foreign investors in renewable energy in India, helping lower clean-energy costs
Power Engineering International
A new policy brief from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) has suggested key ways to lower carbon emissions intensity and cut water withdrawal and consumption intensity in India's power generation
IRENA Assembly Establishes Global Commission on Geopolitics of Energy Transformation
The eighth session of the IRENA Assembly launched the Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation to inform policy makers on how the surge in renewable energy is changing the dynamics of cooperation and trade among nations. In two
Leinster Express
"Biogas plants can use this waste to produce energy by turning wate into a sustainable renewable energy source. Biogas must form part of a portfolio of renewable energy sources needed to supply this island in the future and to end our over reliance on
Arab News
ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power, the power and desalination plant producer, could go public within the next two years, according to its CEO and President Paddy Padmanathan. ACWA, which has garnered a reputation for building renewable energy
EBRD interested in supporting Azerbaijan to develop renewable energy potential
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is interested in supporting Azerbaijan in developing its renewable energy potential, Trend learned from EBRD. “In September 2017, the EBRD signed a Letter of Intent with the Ministry of Energy
UAE hails China's role in boosting its renewable energy strategy
ABU DHABI, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- China has played an important role in supporting the future energy mix strategy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the UAE Minister of Energy and Industry Suhail Al-Mazrouei said Tuesday. "China is an important country
IRENA Report Predicts All Forms of Renewable Energy Will Be Cost Competitive by 2020
IRENA's Report titled, 'Renewable Power Generation Costs 2017' shows that onshore wind energy is now cost competitive with fossil fuel-based power generation. Based on current trends in cost declines, the publication estimates that in 2020 all forms
Gulf Digital News
Al Mazroui stressed that renewable energy will also need to be supported by other forms of energy in the UAE, such as fossil-based energy and nuclear energy. He indicated that he was confident that this year's edition of the World Future Energy Summit
CleanTechnica
Increasing the share of renewable energy sources in India's electricity mix and implementing changes in cooling technologies for thermal power plants could serve not only to reduce the country's carbon emissions intensity, but could also substantially
