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ChinaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryOff-GridRenewable EnergyWind
China’s Wind Capacity Capacity Growth Slower Than Expected
There has been a slowdown in growth possibility for wind capacity in China after a forecast earlier this summer anticipated a growth from 115.6GW ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesICYMIJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Obama Trying to Speed Up Renewables in Alaska
The White House announced earlier this month that it would launch a US$4 million initiative to speed the development of renewable energy in remote ... -
BioenergyClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionJurisdictionsMethaneMiddle EastOff-GridRenewable Energy
Off-Grid Palestinian Village Uses Anaerobic Digesters for Cooking, Light
An Israeli start-up is supplying anaerobic digesters that residents of off-grid Palestinian villages can use to turn manure and leftover food into methane for ... -
Iowa Co-op Triples Its Monthly Fee for Distributed Solar
Iowa’s Pella Cooperative Electric is tripling its monthly fee for customer-members who install solar panels or other distributed generation, prompting users to talk about ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridJurisdictionsOff-GridPost-Carbon TransitionRenewable EnergySolarUnited States
U.S. Agencies Underestimate Installed Solar by 50%
Solar energy systems in the United States produced 30.4 million megawatt-hours of electricity in the 12 months ending last March, 50% more than official ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionEnergy SubsidiesICYMIIndiaJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySolarWater
Solar electricity buybacks may reduce groundwater depletion in India
Last week, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) created a new buy-back scheme in Gujarat, India. The idea is to enable farmers using solar-powered ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesICYMIOff-GridRenewable EnergySolar
Lighting off-grid with solar in a decade
Solar entrepreneurs have proven the prepaid business model associated with the mobile phone industry can be applied to renewable energy, and there are growing ... -
Climate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridIndiaJurisdictionsOff-GridPost-Carbon TransitionRenewable EnergySolar
India Boosts Its 2022 Solar Target Five-Fold, to 100 GW
India has boosted its solar electricity target five-fold and now plans to install 100 GW of capacity by 2022, rather than 20. -
Printed Solar Cells Could Deliver Power to Developing Countries
Printed solar cells could open up new opportunities for 1.3 billion people in developing countries who have no access to electricity, according to researchers ... -
Haiti Completes First of 80 Local Microgrids
Haiti will soon flip the switch on the first of 80 microgrids that EarthSpark International hopes to install in a bid to reduce energy ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySolarUnited States
California Cap and Trade Funds Solar for Low-Income Households
A new program in California is reinvesting money from the state’s carbon cap and trade program to make solar panels available to low-income households. -
AsiaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsOff-GridPost-Carbon TransitionRenewable EnergySolar
Carbon Credits, Solar Panels Deliver Heat and Light in Bangladeshi Village
Carbon credits and solar panels are transforming lives in the village of Aharkandhi in northeastern Bangladesh, where an off-grid electrification project funded by the ... -
Batteries/StorageDemand & DistributionElectricity GridJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySolarUnited States
SolarCity Unveils Microgrid with Storage
SolarCity is introducing a microgrid product with energy storage, designed to make clean, resilient power attainable for municipalities. -
BuildingsCanadaCitiesDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergyResearch & Development
‘Delightful Hodgepodge’ Eco-Village Grows on $1, Unserviced Lots
A small town in Saskatchewan is building an eco-village and securing its future with a plan that started with green home designs and $1, ... -
Tesla Home Solar Battery May Be Only Six Months Away
Tesla Motors may be only six months away from producing a stationary battery that could be paired with solar panels produced by SolarCity, a ...
