It looks like a set from a sci-fi epic, but this solar plant in the scorching Nevada desert has a far more practical purpose…
July 31, 2016 — High in the stark Nevada desert, a couple of hundred miles northwest of Las Vegas, is the shimmering circular mirage of Crescent Dunes. Ten thousand silvery glass panes, each measuring 115 square metres, surround a tall central tower, which Continue reading How sun, salt and glass could help solve our energy needs
Solar-powered electricity units are removing the need for dangerous kerosene lamps and allowing Africans to stay connected
July 30, 2016 — Julie Njeri did not believe her son when he declared he no longer needed spectacles to read his books and complete his homework. Continue reading The Africans buying sunshine with their phones
Official figures show low-carbon sources accounted for almost half of national electricity supply last year - outstripping coal for the first time
July 30, 2016 — Almost half the UK’s electricity came from clean energy sources such as wind and nuclear power last year, official figures have revealed. Continue reading Record 46% of UK’s electricity generated by clean energy sources
The Indian government has committed 980bn rupees ($14.5bn; £10.9bn) to a flagship smart cities’ programme, but the social entrepreneur behind the country’s first smart village thinks they’ve missed some low-hanging fruit.
July 6, 2016 — City-dwellers tend to take electricity for granted, says Ashok Das, but for the roughly 200 million Indians living off-grid, access to power is a privilege, not a right. Continue reading How India’s ‘smart villages’ are centralising solar power
World Bank loan comes off back of major funding pledges from US and Germany as major economies try and wean Delhi off coal
July 1, 2016 — The sun is shining a little brighter on Delhi’s ambitious plans to triple its use of renewable energy by 2030 after $1 billion of funding was confirmed by the World Bank.
Continue reading India’s solar plans receive billion dollar boost
March 1, 2016 —On a vast man-made lake on the outskirts of London, work is nearing completion on what will soon be Europe’s largest floating solar power farm – and will briefly be the world’s biggest.
Continue reading World’s biggest floating solar farm powers up outside London
MANILA, Philippines (Feb. 22, 2016) — Alsons Renewable Energy Corporation (AREC), a subsidiary of Alsons Consolidated Resources, Incorporated (ACR), earmarked $650 million to pursue investments Continue reading Alsons Renewable to spend $650M for hydro, solar projects
LONDON (Dec. 19, 2015) — Coal once fueled the British Empire, employed armies of men and shook the power of governments.
MANILA, Philippines (Dec. 16, 2015) — SM City North Edsa mall’s solar-powered rooftop has been included as one of the new power sources for the Luzon grid.
Continue reading DOE counts SM’s solar-powered rooftop as source for Luzon grid
MANILA, Philippines (Dec. 11, 2015) — San Carlos Sun Power Incorporated (SACASUN) has tapped BDO Unibank for P3.7 billion ($78.25 million) to finance its solar power project in Negros Occidental.
Continue reading AboitizPower unit taps P3.7B loan for solar energy project