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Latin America Report: Solar's Auction Debut in Brazil
After being shut out of previous renewable energy auctions, and delaying its own auction by two weeks, the state government of Pernambuco held the nation's first solar energy auction on December 27, registering 122.82 MW of energy, six times the country's current entire solar energy output (20 MW). The auction involved 34 bidders proposing roughly 1 GW of capacity; at the end it was narrowed to six companies from Brazil, Italy, Germany, China and Spain. Average price of power finished trading at 228.63 Brazilian reais/MWh (just under U.S. $97), about 9 percent lower than the starting price of R 250.
Top US Clean Energy and Climate Breakthroughs in 2013
The United States broke one record after another for extreme weather in 2013. From deadly floods in Colorado to prolonged drought across the Southwest, Americans saw what unchecked climate change can do to our communities. But we also witnessed another kind of powerful force: real and positive climate action.
RenewableEnergyWorld.com's Top 10 Blogs of 2013
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Danish Pension Fund To Invest in Renewable Energy Projects in Developing Nations
PensionDanmark A/S and other Danish pension investors backed a state fund to finance emission-reduction projects in developing countries as the Scandinavian nation seeks to export its climate know-how abroad.
Cameron Tells EU Renewables Goal May Cost UK 9 Billion Pounds
Prime Minister David Cameron urged the European Commission to reject calls for a renewable energy target, saying such a plan may cost U.K. consumers 9 billion pounds ($14.8 billion) a year by 2030.
Europe Dividing Over Most Ambitious Carbon and Climate Plans
The European Union is poised to take its first formal steps to expand the world’s most ambitious limits on fossil fuel pollution. That may widen a rift in how it balances green policies with the need for cheaper power.
Renewable Energy Loses Out in Europe's "Lame-Duck" Climate Plan
Wind and solar power producers say they're at risk of losing investment after the European Union's executive arm scrapped proposals for a mandatory target on renewable energy use in 2030.
Citi Sees Capital Markets Reviving Renewables as Banks Bow Out
Renewable energy companies will derive more of their funding from bond markets as banks curb lending to the industry, Citigroup Inc.’s head of environmental finance said.
Europe Divided on Supply Security as Renewable Energy Grows
European Union governments and the bloc’s executive arm are splitting over how to guarantee electricity supply as the region builds more renewable power.