The Taiwan Photovoltaic Industrial Association yesterday urged the government to take stronger measures to boost green energy installations, saying that the latest restrictions imposed by the Council of Agriculture (COA) would jeopardize the nation’s green energy developments. Producing 20 gigawatts (GW) from solar farms would not be possible under the current rules, the association said, […]
Realising the transition to green energy, through renewables and the vanadium redox flow battery
Paul Vollant is Director of Sales & Trading at Largo Resources, a producer and supplier of vanadium. As the world intensifies its efforts to adapt to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the pressing need to accelerate the transition to renewable energy cannot be ignored. Though life as we know it has been greatly […]
Kenya’s green energy investments fall 45pc
Kenya’s renewable energy investments dipped 45 percent to Sh78.4 billion ($727 million) last year, despite the country retaining third position in green energy hotspots in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). This was a drop from previous year’s record high of $1.4 billion (Sh150.9 billion), according to the 2020 United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) report […]
Green energy ratchets up power during coronavirus pandemic
Before governments take decisions based on recent experiences, they will have to answer various questions, says Michelle Manook, chief executive of the World Coal Association, a lobby group for the industry LONDON – Renewable power has taken up a record share of global electricity production since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Reuters review of data, […]
Adani Green plans Rs 10,000 crore capex for FY21, expects delays in project execution
Adani Green, which is the clean energy arm of the conglomerate, aims to scale up capacity to 25 gigawatts by 2025 from a portfolio of 6 gw now, which includes projects that are under construction New Delhi: Adani Green Energy plans to invest Rs 10,000 crore in capital expenditure in the financial year 2020-21, but […]
Adani Green Energy shares jump 5 pc on Total SA deal
Total SA on Tuesday said it has invested Rs 3,707 crore to set up 50:50 joint venture with Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) through its step-down subsidiary New Delhi: Shares of Adani Green Energy gained 5 per cent on Wednesday after Total SA said it has invested Rs 3,707 crore in a solar energy joint […]
Green Energy’s Reliance on China Spurs Poland to Seek EU Action
Poland called for emergency measures from the European Union to secure investment in green projects that it sees as too dependent on goods imported from China, a risk highlighted by Read More…
Green Energy’s $10 Trillion Revolution Faces Oil Crash Test
In 2014, when the price of oil last crashed, the world’s governments had no agreement in place to fight climate change. The following year leaders signed the Paris accord. Read More…
PM’s green energy push to help India meet 450 GW target by 2030
The prime minister highlighted that Renewable Purchase Obligation should be enforced in letter and spirit. MNRE may come out with a policy to mandate rooftop solar for all buildings above a specific size. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a timeline for the resolution of all issues concerning the renewable energy sector to strengthen the […]
In the Race to Power Vietnam, Green Energy Grows Faster Than Policies Can Catch Up
For a few months earlier this year, it seemed like there was no stopping the wave of renewable energy projects coming online in Vietnam. In March, the Srepok 1-Quang Minh solar power plant, Vietnam’s largest at the time, opened in Dak Lak Province. In September, it was surpassed by the Dau Tieng Solar Power […]