The cost of solar energy has dropped below the cost of diesel generation worldwide for communities living away from the electricity grid, International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) said on Tuesday. Renewable energy has entered into a new virtuous cycle of falling costs, increasing deployment, and accelerated technological progress, according to an Irena report launched during … Continue reading Solar power becomes cheaper than diesel generation
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Global Atlas for Renewable Energy Resources
A 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 provides a powerful new tool in international efforts to double the world’s share of renewable energy by 2030” The Global Atlas is the largest ever … Continue reading Global Atlas for Renewable Energy Resources
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Renewable power costs continue to fall
Renewable energy has become the most cost-effective way to generate electric power for hundreds of millions of people worldwide who are not on the grid, a new IRENA policy brief reveals. Renewable energy has also become the least-cost option for extending grid supply in areas with suitable resources, such as sun and wind. The findings … Continue reading Renewable power costs continue to fall
Continue readingThe Beginning of CPOW and offshore wind energy
In most coastal states on the Atlantic and in the Great Lakes regions, there has been at least some initial conversation happening about the potential for offshore wind power as a renewable energy source.
Continue readingNemaska Exploration Produces Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate From Whabouchi
In July 2010, SGS commenced metallurgical testing using a one tonne sample obtained from core drilling across the Whabouchi pegmatite body.
Continue readingGE and Harbin Electric team up in Chinese wind energy JV
GE announced a joint venture with Harbin Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. (HEC), a subsidiary of Harbin Power Equipment Co., Ltd. (HPEC), to manufacture and supply wind turbines to its customers in China.
Continue reading127 gigawatts of wind energy potential off the Eastern United States Coast
According to a leading ocean conservation group, offshore wind power could provide up to half of the energy demand for the eastern coast of the United States.
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