Energy Central – Clean Power
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AsiaAustraliaBioenergyBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydroIndiaPathways to 1.5SolarSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWind
Mixed Results for 2019 Show Slight Rise in Renewable Energy Investment
World renewable energy investment hit US$282.2 billion last year, slightly higher than 2018’s total of $280.2 billion, with investment declining in China but hitting ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesElectricity GridJobsSolarSub-National Governments
High-Fives in PEI After Officials Announce $68-Million Solar+Storage Project
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna and Egmont MP Bobby Morrissey shared a “small victorious high-five” in Summerside, PEI last week after announcing construction of a ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHydroSolarSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWind
TerraForm Buyout Would Lift Toronto-Based Brookfield Renewable’s Asset Base to 22 Gigawatts
Toronto-based Brookfield Renewable Partners is pitching a US$1.5-billion offer to buy out the remaining shares of TerraForm Power Inc., a move that would boost ... -
Utility-Scale Solar to Add 140 GW of New Capacity This Year
Electricity grids around the world are expected to add 140 gigawatts of new photovoltaic solar capacity this year, a 15% increase over 2019, according ... -
Surging Canadian Renewables Stocks Deliver ‘Pleasant Side Benefit’ to Ethical Investors
Shares in three Canadian renewable energy companies surged in 2019, producing a “pleasant side benefit” to investors who may have signed on for the ... -
Portugal Begins Drawing Power from World’s Biggest Floating Wind Turbine
The world’s biggest floating wind turbine went into operation off the Portuguese coast at the end of last month, with the first of three ... -
ScottishPower Plans ‘Complementary’ Solar+Storage at Onshore Wind Farms
Citing a natural complementarity, and a desire to maximize all renewable energy opportunities toward a 2050 net zero target, Glasgow-based utility ScottishPower is planning ... -
U.S. Community Solar Comes of Age, Becomes ‘Something I’d Sign My Mom Up For’
With a proven product, a more flexible approach to contracts, and a different notion of customer service and communications, community solar in the United ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCoalElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesGeneral RenewablesJobsSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Navajo Coal Plant Closure Opens Door for Solar+Storage, Distributed Power
The recent retirement of Arizona’s massive Navajo coal-fired generating station, one of America’s largest, has opened up considerable space for solar+storage, and a new ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentSolarWind
100-MW Power Purchase Shows Unsubsidized Offshore Wind Taking Off in Europe
The world’s biggest-ever contract for unsubsidized offshore wind, a 100-megawatt power purchase deal between Danish wind powerhouse Ørsted and German chemicals company Covestro, is ... -
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Gravity Machines Hold Promise for Long-Term Electricity Storage
As more and more jurisdictions set 100% clean energy targets, machines that harness the constant force of gravity to store the intermittent energy of ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridHydroJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
Scenario Shows Nova Scotia Phasing Out Coal, Hitting 90% Renewable Power by 2030
Nova Scotia can phase out all coal-fired electricity production and generate 90% of its power from renewable sources by 2030 under an ambitious but ... -
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U.S. Solar, Wind Costs Continue Their Decline, But More Gradually
While the cost of the more established renewable electricity sources is still falling, the decline is slowing down, and regional factors can still determine ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridSolar
IEA Sees Solar Supporting ‘Energy-Hungry Industrial Revolution’ in Africa
Though sunny Africa is currently home to far fewer solar power installations than are found in the soggy UK, an International Energy Agency (IEA) ... -
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Buys Major Wind Farm Operator
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is acquiring a major North American wind farm operators, in what Greentech Media describes as one of ...
