Gabriel Prudencio, head of the Ministry of Energy’s Renewable Energy Division, told IPS that the current government aims to make “distributed …
Chile Debates Whether Citizens Should Profit from Generating Energy
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 …
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 …