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Renewables Contributed Largest Increase in Energy Terms on Record in 2019: BP

BP plc has issued its Statistical Review of World Energy, revealing that renewables contributed their largest increase in energy terms on record during 2019 BP plc, a multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, has issued its 69th annual edition of the bp Statistical Review of World Energy (bp Stats Review). The report found […]

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Renewables Topped Coal in US Generation Every day in April: IEEFA

New data from the US EIA shows that for the very first time in its history, renewables generated more electricity than coal every day in the month of April. New data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that for the very first time in its history, renewables generated more electricity than coal every […]

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Crashing Oil, Booming Solar. Possible?

While the slump in oil prices will have its own yet to be seen second, and third order effects, be it political stability in the middle east, or moves by the US and Russia to outflank each other, for India,  this is the opportunity that needs to be taken with both hands. The country has […]

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106,000 Clean Energy Jobs Lost in March Due to COVID-19: Report

More than 106,000 clean energy workers lost their jobs in the month of March, and more clean energy job losses are projected in the coming months. More than 106,000 clean energy workers lost their jobs in the month of March, and hundreds of thousands more clean energy job losses are projected in the coming months. […]

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MNRE Issues Draft Guidelines for Installation of Innovative Stand-Alone Solar Pumps

MNRE has issued draft guidelines for the installation of innovative stand-alone solar-powered pumps under its varied schemes. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) had issued updated specifications for stand-alone solar pumps in July last year. And since then it claims to have received representations from innovators claiming that by using different design/software for […]

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Renewables Generated More Electricity Than Coal in the US Last Month

Renewable energy (utility-scale solar, wind and hydropower) sources generated more electricity than coal plants in the US in February In the dead of winter, renewable energy (utility-scale solar, wind and hydropower) sources generated more electricity than coal plants in the US in February. Specifically, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) new […]

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Energy Transformation can Employ 40 mn People in Renewables: Report

The renewables sector could employ more than 40 million people by 2050 under IRENA’s climate-safe energy path, according to a new report. The renewables sector could employ more than 40 million people by 2050 under the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) climate-safe energy path, according to a new report published by the Agency during its […]

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India Working on a Rooftop Solar Scheme with KfW: Gadkari

The Centre is working with KfW to bring a rooftop solar scheme that will bring down the cost of the power generated to Rs 2.5 per unit, Nitin Gadkari has said The Centre is working with German financing institution KfW to bring a rooftop solar scheme that will bring down the cost of the power […]

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Global Solar PV Capacity Expected to Exceed 1,500 GW by 2030

The global solar PV capacity is estimated to increase significantly from 593.9 GW in 2019 to 1,582.9 GW in 2030, a new report has revealed. Global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is estimated to increase significantly from 593.9 gigawatts (GW) in 2019 to 1,582.9 GW in 2030 following significant capacity additions by China, India, Germany, the […]

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