If only five percent of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile were used to generate solar energy, 30 percent of South America’s electricity demand …
Chile Debates Whether Citizens Should Profit by Generating Energy
Gabriel Prudencio, head of the Ministry of Energy’s Renewable Energy Division, told IPS that the current government aims to make “distributed …
Hundreds of scholars gather for country’s largest academic conference
“Currently we have over 11,000 small-scale renewable energy projects across Canada that are indigenous- led, and over 150 large-scale renewable …
Climate change in the East Med underlines need for renewables
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) called for a six-fold increase in the rate of implementation of renewables. And there lies the …
PF sticking with fossil fuels, despite advice to the contrary
Chris Rose, director of the Renewable Energy Alaska Project, a renewable energy advocacy group, told the trustees the world’s energy industries are …
Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Energy from offshore
This makes developing even renewable energy resources more costly and time consuming and discourages investment. More to come on this …
Ministry Launches Online Forum
In a bid to further complement awareness and information sharing, the Ministry of Energy has developed the online Renewable Energy Central …
Sunny Scotland set for Highlands solar farm
In light of Scotland’s reputation for bad weather, relying on the sun to produce green energy might seem optimistic. However, Europe’s most northerly …
National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy: Projects to cut cost of renewables by a quarter
The recently unveiled National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy will help the country meet the target of 175 Gw renewable energy capacity by 2022 (up from …
Soon, solar energy to power Andhra Pradesh universities
State-run universities may soon be powered by solar energy. As a pilot project, the government will install a solar power system at Acharya Nagarjuna …