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16 04 2019 | 07:41

What Africa can learn from Kenya's robust energy policies.

Africa has one of world’s largest resources in reserves yet it accounts for more than half of world’s electricity deficit. The continent boasts about 12 per cent of the world’s crude oil and natural…

15 04 2019 | 15:07

1,742 electricians trained in solar installation and maintenance to promote renewable energy.

Players in the renewable energy sector are stepping up the promotion of energy conservation, efficiency and knowledge transfer as the country continuous to find alternatives to the raging energy…

15 04 2019 | 10:17

AFRICA: Masen partners with IDB to finance renewable energy.

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and Masen have signed two memoranda of understanding to support the development of renewable energy in member countries of the IDB in Africa. The Moroccan…

13 04 2019 | 14:07

Morocco launches tender for Koudia Al– Baida Wind Farm extension.

Morocco has launched a call for tenders to select an energy developer for the Koudia Al Baida wind farm extension project to enable the wind farm to increase its installed capacity from 50 MW to 120…

11 04 2019 | 08:43

John Lewis announces 2050 ‘net zero’ emissions target.

John Lewis takes a leading step towards the move to a sustainable green economy by pledging to reduce its operational greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, without purchasing offsets. In…

10 04 2019 | 10:40

ExxonMobil faces EU Parliament ban after no show at climate hearing.

ExxonMobil faces losing its lobby privileges at the European Parliament after the company failed to show up for the first hearing into climate change denial. EURACTIV’s media partner The Guardian…

10 04 2019 | 07:40

On the front line of Nigeria’s energy crisis.

    Nigeria is Africa's largest producer of oil and natural gas yet about half of the country’s population has no access to electricity, and those that do face daily power cuts that can last…

09 04 2019 | 07:51

NV Grid Works Smoothly with 50% Renewables.

Nevada’s grid would work smoothly and reliably while delivering 50 percent of the state’s electricity from clean, renewable energy sources like solar, geothermal, and wind according to an analysis…

06 04 2019 | 09:29

Huge Global Study Just Smashed One of The Last Major Arguments Against Renewables

We just got some massive news in the ongoing drive to switch to renewable energy: scientists have identified 530,000 sites worldwide suitable for pumped-hydro energy storage, capable of storing more…

06 04 2019 | 09:10

Affordable batteries with renewables undercut coal, natural gas for reliable grid power.

Lithium-ion storage battery costs have fallen 35% since the first half of 2018, making unsubsidized renewable energy with storage cost-competitive coal and gas to deliver reliable, “dispatchable”…

03 04 2019 | 03:46

Draft National Energy & Climate Plans won't deliver 32% renewables target.

Europe’s draft National Energy and Climate Plans are insufficient to deliver the EU’s 32% renewables target for 2030, according to 

02 04 2019 | 13:13

New Energy Tech Is Hot Among Billionaires.

Billionaires are spending more on renewable energy, storage, and battery technology. A group of them even set up a US$1-billion fund, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, to encourage research in these…

02 04 2019 | 12:56

New Mexico Enacts Bill For 100% Carbon-Free Power.

On Friday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M.,signed into law the Energy Transition Act (ETA), which boosts New Mexico’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and establishes a target of 100% carbon-…

02 04 2019 | 11:09

Tidal energy pioneers see vast potential in ocean currents' ebb and flow.

The world's leading marine energy center in Scotland is seeing breakthroughs that could make the technology commonplace. KIRKWALL, Scotland — Huddled inside what looks like a tanker ship anchored…

02 04 2019 | 09:22

Can Shell really crack the green energy market?

Shell is rebranding First Utility, the household energy supplier, under its own name - and making a commitment to renewables. Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the greenest of them all? Few would…

31 03 2019 | 08:03

Solar plus storage for Saba island – 1 million liters diesel savings yearly.

Diesel generators off — solar energy on. A historic moment for the nearly 2,000 inhabitants of the small Caribbean island of Saba: For the first time, the sun is the sole electricity supplier.

31 03 2019 | 07:49

The Countries With the Most Oil Reserves

Map: The Countries With the Most Oil Reserves There’s little doubt that renewable energy sources will play a strategic role in powering the global economy of the future. But for now, crude oil is…

31 03 2019 | 07:16

1st GCC Regional Workshop on Energy-Water Nexus in Omam

  The 1st GCC Regional Workshop on Energy-Water Nexus that will place in Muscat, Oman on 24-25 April 2019, alongside the  Oman Energy & Water 2019.  The 2-day event is organised by EU-GCC Clean…

24 03 2019 | 18:40

SAPVIA unveils PV GreenCard Programme.

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has unveiled its PV GreenCard Programme, with the aim of improving the safety and quality of installations. The PV GreenCard which was…

24 03 2019 | 09:13

US $567.7m Isimba Hydropower Dam in Uganda commissioned.

US $567.7m Isimba Hydropower Dam in Kayunga District Uganda has been officially commissioned by President Museveni. “The construction and completion of Isimba dam gives confidence to investors that…