renewable energy investment Articles
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Renewable energy potential of developing countries: the drivers towards a green economy (a case study from Uzbekistan)
Many countries have realised the importance of a transition to a green economy and have formulated precise scenarios, although the main emphasis relies on the application of renewable energy technologies. Considering the contemporary economic prosperity of developing countries, there is a great demand to enhance the infrastructure of investment for renewable energy as developed nations have ...
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Renewable Energy Investment and Innovation – How Close are we to a Clean Powered World?
With the clean power sector entering the maturity stage, renewable energy investments and innovations have become interesting topics. As we read news after news about the plummeting cost of solar and wind projects, the big question that pops up is ‘what does the world of renewable investments look like right now?’ One wonders, is this sector innovating enough to attract thriving ...
By Powerhub
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France launches a major renewable energy investment programme
The French government launches a major programme to provide €1.35bn of financial support to the renewable sector over the next four years, reports Envido. The French government has launched a major renewable energy investment programme called: «Démonstrateurs et plates-formes technologiques en énergies renouvelables et décarbonées et chimie verte», ...
By Vital Energi
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Competitive priorities of investment strategy: case wind power
The goal of the research was to evaluate the major factors affecting the decision-making process of investments made in wind power, especially in Finland, from the investors' and suppliers' point of views. The theoretical part of the current research consists of the competitive priorities of investment strategy and analytic hierarchy process model theories. This work links to the existing ...
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Get-set for a Net-Zero Australia with Solar
The climate picture painted by much of the media makes it easy to be pessimistic. Fortunately it’s not all bad news. According to the Clean Energy Regulator (CER), in 2021 Australia set a new record for renewable energy investments for the fifth year in a row. Last year (2021) 380,000 new solar panels with a combined capacity of 3.2 gigawatts were installed, which means that more than one ...
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Technical and economic evaluation and feasibility study of biomass energy
The urgent need for the reduction of harmful environmental impact during energy production necessitates research for efficient, economically feasible energy production processes. The wide spreading of energy coming from renewable energy sources with low or zero emission levels, such as wind energy, solar energy, hydro-energy and biomass, is the most promising solution to the problem. This study ...
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REN21 Renewables 2015 Global Status Report - Key Findings
There has been a rising awareness worldwide that renewable energy and energy efficiency are critical not only for addressing climate change, but also for creating new economic opportunities and for providing energy access to the billions of people still living without modern energy services. Over the past decade, and particularly in recent years, advances in renewable energy technologies, global ...
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The unconventional wisdom on renewable energy and investment
Over the summer, there has been a loud buzz in the media about the need for research and development that would lead to a breakthrough in the cost of clean energy technologies. Financial Times commentator Martin Wolf called for a “moonshot to save the planet” building on the proposal of noted academics and senior industry executives for an “Apollo mission” to put the ...
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Where Are We Now? A Brief Overview of the Current Solar Industry
Although there have been reports of a decline in renewable energy investment over the past few years, the outlook for the current solar industry has been improving. In 2012, a total of 31 gigawatts of solar capacity was installed, while 39 gigawatts of capacity was installed in 2013 even though overall investment in solar energies fell by 23 percent between the two years. According to the ...
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Landmark week for CSP in South Africa
1 November 2011, London, CSP Today On Friday 4th November the IPP Procurement Programme in South Africa will see the deadline for the first round of bids. The IPP programme has been designed to contribute towards the target of 3 725 megawatts of renewable energy and towards socio-economic and environmentally sustainable growth. The vision is to start and stimulate the renewable industry in ...
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China now most attractive country for renewables investment
China has surpassed the United States as the most attractive country in the world for investment in renewable energy projects, according to the latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices report from Ernst & Young (New York, NY). China first entered the index in 2004 and has steadily ramped up to the top of the Ernst & Young indices, while the United States in the most recent ...
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Renewable electricity costs in Italy: an estimation of the cost of operating in an uncertain world
The promotion of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) is a priority of the agenda of governments in most European countries. The target of renewable energy for Italy, calculated as a share of renewable generation to gross final energy consumption, is set at 17% for 2020 (from 5.2% in 2005). With particular reference to renewable electricity (RES-e) in Italy, its development is often burdened by costs ...
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Representing technology in CGE models: a comparison of SGM and AMIGA for electricity sector CO2 mitigation
The goal of this effort is to compare two climate economic models – the Second Generation Model (SGM) and All Modular Industry Growth Assessment Model (AMIGA) – and highlight the consequences of different modelling approaches and structures on the estimation of climate change policy results. We show that different assumptions about how technology choices are made in the US electricity sector in ...
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Growing Pains: Current Disadvantages of Renewable Energy
As renewable energy projects continue to be a growing piece of global energy production, it is easy to assume that they will automatically have less of an impact on the environment and people than conventional fossil fuels. Renewable energy is an appealing way to avoid carbon emissions, use fewer resources and provide energy security and jobs. But it is not perfect, and despite the many positives ...
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Case study - Barnsley Council
As part of their commitment to improving the energy efficiency of all homes and buildings within their borough, Barnsley Council contacted Logic Energy to see if they could assist Dearne Carrfield Primary School in discovering their “green potential” before investing in a renewable energy system. With solar thermal systems, wind, solar PV and biomass systems all an option, the school ...
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China invests billions in international renewable energy projects
It’s well-known that China ranks first in the world in attracting clean energy investment, receiving US$ 65.1 billion in 2012. But new analysis from WRI shows another side to this story: China is increasingly becoming a global force in international clean energy investment, too. In fact, the country has provided nearly $40 billion dollars to other countries’ solar and wind industries ...
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Biogas upgrading: Reduce risk to attract investment
Investing in renewable energy Keywords: investment, renewable energy, biogas upgrading, biomethane, green gas How good of an investment is Renewable energy? The market for renewable energy is young when compared to the established fossil fuel market. Conventional wisdom therefor may convince to invest in fossil fuels, but this wisdom is obsolete. A sustainable investment A low carbon, ...
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10 Questions to Ask About Scaling On-Grid Renewable Energy
This working paper was co-written with Shantanu Dixit, Coordinator of Prayas, Energy Group. “10 Questions to Ask About Scaling On-Grid Renewable Energy” is a framework designed to facilitate multi-stakeholder engagement for improving renewable energy policy. It is part of the “10 Questions to Ask Series” which aims to build the capacity of electricity sector ...
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Masdar on the importance of partnerships & consortiums for CSP
Part 1: Finding the right partners for Noor II and III When the Request For Qualifications [RFQ] for Noor II and III came out we started talking to companies we knew well through our experience with Torresol and Shams. However, this was the first bidding process in which we had participated on the bidding side here at Masdar. At Shams 1[100MW project in Abu Dhabi] and on other projects we were ...
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DOE increases funding for clean and renewable energy in 2016 budget request
On February 2, 2015, the White House released the 2016 fiscal year budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Under this proposed plan, DOE would receive $29.9 billion, an increase of $2.6 billion from the 2015 fiscal year. The increase in funding for DOE would focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and clean power technology with some of the additional money coming from DOE's ...
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