Post-Fukushima Japan Taps Coal Over Renewables
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing Japan’s coal industry to expand sales at home and abroad, undermining hopes among environmentalists that he’d use the Fukushima nuclear accident to switch the nation to renewables.
Global Renewable Energy Should Triple to Save Climate, UN Panel Says
The world needs to triple the energy it gets from renewables, nuclear reactors and power plants that use emissions-capture technology to avoid dangerous levels of global warming, United Nations scientists said.
CEO of German Utility RWE Says It Should Have Invested in Renewable Energy Sooner
What’s a beleaguered utility to do when forced by the government to close its profitable nuclear power plants?
Clean Energy Investment Rises 9 Percent, Led by Solar-Power Demand
Clean energy investment rose by 9 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier on surging demand for rooftop solar panels from the U.S. to Japan.
Ukraine Seeks Renewable Energy Investors to Loosen Russia’s Grip
Ukrainian officials say they’ve found a way to protect the nation from Russia: Go green.
China Reiterates Plans to Boost Clean Energy
China, the world’s biggest investor in renewable energy, reiterated plans to boost construction of solar and wind power plants along with projects to transmit electricity from the clean sources.
German Utilities Fight Renewable Energy Shift
Germany’s biggest utilities face dwindling market shares as the shift to renewable energy spurs regional power generation and storage technology, a senior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party said.
Hydro technology information and research reports for April 2014
Collection of articles related to hydropower technology from April 2014
UK Awards First Guaranteed Power Price Contracts to Biomass, Offshore Wind Projects
Drax Group Plc, Dong Energy A/S and SSE Plc will get guaranteed power prices for U.K. biomass and offshore wind plants, the first renewable energy projects to benefit from a new aid program.
Africa to Quadruple Renewables on ‘Huge Potential,’ Irena Says
Africa’s renewable energy capacity is expected to quadruple to about 120 gigawatts by 2030 if investors dedicate “substantial flows” of funds to the region, the InternationalRenewable Energy Agency said.