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Harnessing India's Renewable Energy Potential
India's answer to its energy deficit issue has been to implement attractive incentives for clean energy generation. Euromoney Energy Events' 4th Renewable Energy Finance Forum - India (http://www.reff-india.com) looks to match energy utilities, developers, and manufacturers with the financial community in order to forge a new renewable energy identity. On the 24th & 25th of May 2011 at Le ...
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New Report Warns World of Huge Untapped Renewable Energy Potential
Renewables are the backbone of the energy transition and a viable climate solution. Yet out of the 183 parties to the Paris Agreement with renewable energy components in their Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs), only 143 have quantified targets with the vast majority focusing on the power sector. Only 12 countries had committed to a percentage of renewables in their overall energy mixes. ...
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NREL study shows renewable energy potential in every state
A new study of renewable energy’s technical potential finds that every state in the nation has the space and resource to generate clean energy. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory produced the study, U.S. RE Technical Potential, which looks at available renewable resources in each state. It establishes an upper-boundary estimate of development ...
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Plans to unleash the Caribbean region’s renewable energy potential gain momentum at Bahamas meeting
Three international organizations pledge support, call for overhaul of regulations to encourage new investments and combat soaring fuel costs Three international organizations agreed to assist the Caribbean to develop renewable and efficient energy programs in response to crippling energy price shocks at a meeting in the Bahamas last week. Representatives of the Inter-American Development ...
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Pioneering Global Atlas for Renewable Energy Goes Online
The world’s first open-access Global Atlas of renewable energy resources goes live today, announced at the annual general assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The Global Atlas is the largest ever initiative to help countries assess their renewable energy potential, and companies bringing together data and maps from leading technical institutes and private ...
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National Atlas highlights our renewable energy potential
Environment Minister Peter Garrett today launched the first ever, user friendly interactive atlas to map the full extent of Australia's renewable energy resources. Speaking at the site of the new solar 'big dish' at the Australian National University, Mr Garrett said the atlas would be a fantastic and invaluable tool for industry, governments and the community as Australia explored solutions to ...
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Clean Power East Africa to show region’s renewable energy potential in Nairobi in August
“Project developers, funders, support organisations and others are not interacting enough to reap the synergies possible in the clean power market in East Africa” says Wim Jonker Klunne, renewable energy expert and the conference chairman of the inaugural Clean Power East Africa conference that is taking place as part of EAPIC in Nairobi in August. “I see a lot of developments ...
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EPA Screens More Than 66,000 Contaminated Sites for Renewable Energy Potential
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its RE-Powering Mapping and Screening Tool, which will now provide preliminary screening results for renewable energy potential at 66,000, up from 24,000, contaminated lands, landfills, and mine sites across the country. The RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative, started by EPA in 2008, encourages development of renewable energy ...
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Africa `needs better policies on renewable energy`
Inadequate policies and regulations, rather than a lack of funding, is the main reason for Africa's failure to exploit its huge renewable energy potential, according to Adnan Amin, director-general of the International Renewable Energy Agency. His comments came at the launch of a UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report in Kenya, at the 12th special session of the governing council this week ...
By SciDev.Net
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EPA solicits applications for RE-powering America’s land / agency encouraging reuse of potentially contaminated areas for renewable energy purposes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications from states, tribes, regional governments, and communities that are interested in the development of renewable energy on current and formerly contaminated properties. The opportunity is offered through EPA’s RE-Powering America’s Land initiative, which takes a multi-pronged approach to site cleanup and ...
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Pakistan’s renewable energy awaits tapping
Pakistan's vast renewable energy potential remains largely untapped for a mix of reasons, twin analyses show. The analyses, to be published in the June 2012 issue of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, say exploiting Pakistan’s massive, unexploited renewable energy sources, particularly hydroelectric and solar, can help plug its widening energy deficit and improve livelihoods. The ...
By SciDev.Net
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British High Commissioner to Ghana announces Ayitepa wind farm ready for construction in 2016
The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, hosted a breakfast for business and political leaders at his residence in Accra to announce the country’s first large-scale wind farm located in Ayitepa, which is Ghana’s only independent power generation facility ready to commence construction next year. Speaking at the event he said: “Ghana is a key trade partner for the ...
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Petrobras, Total and Total Eren sign Memorandum of Understanding
Petrobras, Total and Total Eren have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop Brazil’s renewable energy sector. The state-controlled Brazilian firm will work with the French companies to analyse the joint business opportunities in the nation’s solar energy and onshore wind energy segments. The companies signed a strategic partnership in February 2017 and are not assessing ...
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Egypt establishes US$30m centre to push Middle East renewables
Egypt has established a US$30 million centre for renewable energy for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).The Regional Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, located at Nasser City, Cairo, was opened last week (25 June) at a ceremony in Cairo.It is supported by grants of US$11 million from the European Union through the European Investment Bank and the European ...
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Lack of long-term solutions towards a sustainable energy system in Europe
Today, the EU Commission presented the Green Paper “A European Strategy for Secure, Competitive and sustainable Energy for Europe”. EUFORES welcomes the intention of the European Commission to create a strategy for the common European energy future. Nevertheless, the Green Paper is lacking a strong signal for the development of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. “This is ...
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Online global renewable energy atlas launched
An online atlas of global renewable energy potential has been launched to try to identify the most promising places for investment and to help guide governments' energy policies and planning. The open access 'Global Atlas for Solar and Wind' was launched earlier this month (13 January) at the annual general assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), an intergovernmental ...
By SciDev.Net
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Environment California Whirls Pinwheels for Renewable Energy
San Francisco, California (ENS) - Standing before hundreds of pinwheels signed by residents and spread out in front of the San Francisco Civic Center, Environment California staff and volunteers today dramatized the potential and support for renewable energy in California. The 264 pinwheels were displayed to represent the number of wind turbines that could supply 20 percent of San Francisco's ...
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CSP projects miss deadlines in International Market
Four of the five concentrated solar power projects in India, with a total capacity of 470 MW have missed the scheduled commissioning date, 9th May, and are running way behind project schedule. The CSP potential in India is huge, with four CSP plants over 28 MW under construction, these projects are being built for the first time in India and now the government has decided to defer the penalties ...
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Russia Can Nearly Quadruple Share of Renewable Energy by 2030
Russia can increase the share of renewables in its energy mix from roughly 3 per cent today to more than 11 per cent by 2030, according to new findings by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The growth in renewable energy use would represent nearly a fourfold increase in the share of renewables between 2014 and 2030. Renewable Energy Prospects for the Russian Federation, was ...
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The third international conference on water resources and renewable energy development
The Third International Conference on Water Resources and Renewable Energy Development, in Kuching, Malaysia. This follows two previous major events in this series, which took place in Bangkok (2006) and Danang (2008). The event The Conference and Exhibition will be held at the new Borneo International Convention Centre Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia from 29 until 30 March 2010. The Conference is ...
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