Mineral Resources and Energy minister Gwede Mantashe says that his department is working with the Department of Public Works to integrate renewable energy sources into government buildings. Responding in a written parliamentary Q&A, Mantashe said the plan aims to mainly use solar photovoltaic systems and energy efficiency technologies. “Already, funding has been secured and (a) […]
With ‘Skin in the Game,’ Scatec CEO Steers Erstwhile Solar Startup’s Global Push
Raymond Carlsen was on a plane from Oslo, Norway, to London in late 2018 when he got a call from an executive at Equinor ASA, informing him that the Norwegian oil company had become a major shareholder in Scatec ASA, the small solar developer that Carlsen had been leading for nearly a decade. The news, […]
Solar and Wind Could Help Support Ethiopia’s Grand Dam Project
Ethiopia is in the midst of a major nation-building project, constructing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Upon completion, GERD will become the largest hydropower plant in Africa, providing much needed electricity for the country’s growing population. The project dams the Blue Nile, a river which later flows into neighbouring Sudan, where it merges with […]
The Wind and Solar Boom Is Here
Just one word, Benjamin: Solar. Well, actually, one more: Wind. The sun, the air and the chemistry to bottle their limitless power — it’s looking more and more as if these constitute the world’s next great technological advance, a leap as life-changing for many of us as was aviation, the internet or, of course, plastics. […]
Wind and Solar Could Replace Fossil Fuels 100 Times Over
New data has shown that the technical potential of renewable energy sources could meet current electricity needs 100 times over. The research comes from climate and energy think tanks Carbon Tracker and Ember Climate. It shows that the transition from fossil fuels to renewables is not only possible, but could happen much sooner than first […]
HERC allows petition seeking source approval for quantum of 500 MW power
Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission has passed its order on an application seeking approval of the source for a quantum of 500 MW power. The order regarding the application is signed, dated and issued by the Commission on April 29, 2021. Haryana Power Purchase Centre, Panchkula, (HPPC) filed the petition on April 9, 2021 for procurement […]
BP and Iberdrola eye solar for record-sized Spanish green hydrogen project
Project at refinery near Valencia eyes electrolyser size of initially 20MW that later could be boosted to 115MW Oil supermajor BP, Spanish renewables giant Iberdrola and gas grid operator Enagas have reached an agreement to study the use of solar power to produce green hydrogen to partially decarbonise a refinery in Castellon near Valencia. The […]
Petition to extend the Long-Term Access start date and extend the deadline for completion of transmission line
Petition under Section 79(1)(c), Section 79(1)(f) and Section 79(1)(k) of the Electricity Act, 2003 seeking directions from this Commission to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited to extend the Long-Term Access start date and extend the deadline for completion of the dedicated transmission line and pooling sub-station. The Petitioner to serve copy of the Petition […]
REIL Issues Tender for 8 MW of Rooftop Solar Power Projects
U.S. solar industry unveils guidelines to free supply chain of forced labor
China, the world’s largest maker of solar products, denies all accusations of abuse. The top U.S. solar industry trade group on Thursday issued a set of voluntary guidelines to solar panel manufacturers that it said could help rid products installed in the United States of components built abroad with forced labor. Some U.S. lawmakers have […]
