The Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), signed on Sunday two memorandums of understanding with two international conglomerates to produce 5,000 MW of solar energy to meet the increasing demand for energy.
According to a new publication issued this week by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, renewable energy in the EU has grown strongly in recent years, which has been prompted by the legally binding targets for renewable energy enacted by Directive 2009/28/EC.
The Southwick Estate Solar Farm in Hampshire, U.K., has been connected to the grid and is now generating enough renewable electricity to supply the equivalent of approximately 14,500 average homes.
Owned and operated by UK-based Primrose Solar, the 48 MW Solar Farm is currently the largest & greenest solar farm operating in the U.K.
GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released yesterday the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review report, the definitive source of installation data, forecasting and policy analysis for the U.S. solar market.
On Wednesday the European Union (EU) and international non-governmental organisation Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) announced a three-year programme to expand renewable energy access in Somalia.
An Australian-first floating solar power plant is expected to be operational in South Australia by early April, with construction about to get underway.
China is building a huge photovoltaic (PV) power generation base in the Ulan Buh Desert, the country’s eighth largest desert, to boost new energy development, the local authority said Monday. The base is located in Dengkou County in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
A National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) Report: Financing the Future of Energy, which was launched yesterday at the Global Financial Markets Forum in Abu Dhabi identifies the need for innovative approaches to financing the energy infrastructure to meet future demand. Energy demand in the Gulf is expected to triple in the next fifteen years far outstripping today’s supply. Closing the global energy gap will require $48 trillion of investment over the next 20 years in projects that provide additional energy generation capacity and improve the efficiency of energy use.
Indian Railways plans to tap the sun for energy needs so that it can reduce its dependence on electricity generated by fossil fuels.
2014 bested the nearly 3.4 GW installed in 2013 by 10% and brought the U.S. to a total of 10.6 GW of operating utility-scale solar capacity, according to a recent report released by SNL Energy.
Windows that act as solar panels, an engine which runs on landfill emissions and Europe’s biggest battery are all a step closer to reality after receiving a share of £24.5 million of government funding.
A decision by the two largest U.S. solar manufacturers to form a joint venture to own and operate their power plants offers the companies more long-term cash and a low-risk opportunity for investors.
