Honduras, with a per capita GDP of $2,480 in 2017, is the second poorest country in Central America and the third poorest in Latin America, ahead of only Haiti and Nicaragua. The country, however, has […]
Spain generated about 33.7 per cent of its power from renewables in 2017, with wind being the prime contributor. Across Europe, it ranked sixth in renewable power generation. According to Spanish electricity grid operator Red […]
By Anukriti Renewable resources emerged as the leading preference for new power generation technologies in 2017 as clean energy sources accounted for a 70 per cent share in net generation capacity additions worldwide, supplying an […]
The progress of Germany’s energy transition policy, popularly known as Energiewende, has been sluggish. The country’s plan to completely phase out nuclear by 2022 and increase the share of renewables in power consumption to 65 […]
The Nordic power system is facing the twin challenges of integrating intermittent renewable power generation and decommissioning thermal plants. At the political level, there is a strong will to form a close-knit European energy union. […]
By Swarna Kesavan The North Sea has witnessed significant offshore wind power activity in the past few years. With 11.2 GW of offshore wind capacity, the North Sea accounted for 60 per cent of the […]
Europe continues to be a leader in energy transition, which gets reflected in its ambitious renewable energy and decarbonisation targets. By 2030, renewable energy will constitute 50 per cent of the continent’s total electricity generation […]
The demand for clean energy in several states of the US continues to present an economic opportunity for Canada to boost its electricity exports. Canada is already a net exporter of electricity to the, US. […]
The re-election of the Shinzo Abe government in October 2017 has reinforced support for Abenomics (Japan Revitalisation Strategy), which is the government’s signature economic revival strategy centred on monetary and fiscal policy measures accompanied by […]
The offshore wind energy industry in the US has finally gained a foothold in many Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, which have densely populated load centres and high electricity prices. Several states including New York, New […]
Historically, the utility-scale power plant design has been determined by scale economics, fuel availability and environmental impact. The world’s first 300 MW class, 100 per cent biomass-fired Tees renewable energy plant (Teesside) is being constructed […]
Renewable energy is paving the way for a sustainable world order, with nearly all countries from Asia to the Americas looking to transition to an energy system based on renewables. The International Renewable Energy Agency […]
Clean Hydrogen in European Cities (CHIC) was a flagship zero-emission bus project, under which a fleet of 54 fuel cell electric buses and nine hydrogen refuelling stations were deployed across eight cities in Europe and […]
The electricity system in France is undergoing a rapid transformation. The key trend that is driving the energy transition process in the country is the increasing share of renewable sources in the energy mix. Under […]
In 2015, several countries across the world signed the Paris agreement to tackle the climate change problem. A total of 189 countries submitted their national commitments with targets to increase investment in renewable energy, energy […]
New Zealand is emerging as a global leader in the renewable energy sector. The country has ambitious goals and robust policies in place to increase the share of renewable energy in its energy mix to […]
India’s ambitious renewable energy targets, strong climate change mitigation commitments and record capacity additions over the past two years have put it firmly on the global renewable energy map. Its position has been further strengthened […]
Human resource plays a major role in the development and growth of any industry. It is no different for the renewable energy sector where an informed understanding of human resource skills for production, installation and […]
The concept of net metering originated in the US in 1983, following requests from grid-connected customers with micro solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind facilities. The first formal pilot programme was introduced in California in 1995 […]
Between 2010 and 2016, photovoltaic (PV) panel prices dropped by about 80 per cent, and from 2016 to 2017, there was a further drop of 35-50 per cent in panel prices. This has helped accelerate […]
