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As renewable energy ‘comes into its own’ around the world, it’s a great time to be a renewable energy blogger.
Fossil Fuels Coal, Oil and Natural Gas, are losing the electrical generation battle to Solar and Wind Power. The notable conclusion is the declining cost of wind energy.
Renewable energy electricity power generation grows exponentially in California due to that state’s foresighted energy policy. The solar leasing trend has certainly taken off. Over 75% of new solar homeowners in California are now leasing solar.
Due to California energy policy, inland California is experiencing a renewable energy boom, with solar leasing coming out on top. California solar leasing can save homeowners an average of $34,260 over 20 years. The report found that it’s not just the rich who are going solar anymore, many households with average incomes are also now going solar, especially through solar leasing.
UK public-housing contractor, Herbert T Forrest Ltd, will receive as much as $US197 million from Australia’s Macquarie Bank to fund zero upfront cost solar-power installations across Britain, reports Bloomberg.
The northern England-based company says it will use the funds over three years to install panels on residential rooftops at no upfront cost, a deal it will offer to both social-housing tenants and private homeowners.
Natcore Technologies develops even lower-cost ‘black-metal’ wafers. Generally, renewable energy costs have been in freefall for the past few years, but new reports of lower costs are always a welcome development.
New $1.6 Billion renewable energy power project for Inner Mongolia.
Hareon Solar — a noted developer of renewable energy projects — recently announced its intent to invest over CNY10 billion ($1.6 billion) into a 1 GW solar energy farm to be built in Inner Mongolia.
The deal — which was formally closed with the signing of a Letter of Intent on the 20th of November — is between the Mongolia Alashan Civil Administration and Hareon Solar.
Toshiba has embarked on an ambitious renewable energy scheme in Germany, where they will build, own, and operate (BOO) solar power systems, on commercial building rooftops.
The 7 Greenest forms of transporation on the Earth at this time: Nissan Leaf, Intercity Bus, School Bus, High Speed Rail, Light Urban Rail, Electric Bike and the Bicycle! — in first place.
China continues to invest huge sums in renewable energy. Chinese state news has announced that the country’s on-grid solar power capacity will reach 10 GW by the end of 2013, a 200% increase from a year ago, based on figures forecast by the National Energy Administration.
The total energy generation capacity of the Chinese power grid is expected to reach 1,235 GW by the end of this year, with solar’s 10 GW helping to reduce the thermal energy share to 69.9% — down from 2012′s 71.5%, despite overall growth in the larger economy. Hydro power is expected to make up 25.5%, on-grid wind power 6.1%, and nuclear power 1.2%.
Australia must decide it’s energy future. New energy policy will determine the share of renewable energy to fossil fuel and nuclear energy. A new report published by the Future Grid Forum has outlined four possible scenarios which could represent the way Australia’s national electricity system may grow… read more.
A recent Deutsche Bank report projects global newly installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity will reach 50 GW annually in 2014, a roughly 50-percent increase over anticipated new installed capacity during 2013. Germany’s been the longtime undisputed champion of solar deployment, with 35.2 GW of installed capacity as of November 1, though the installation pace lead has shifted in 2013 to Japan. But the U.S. is accelerating—and is expected to install 4.4 GW of solar this year, about the same absolute amount as the Japanese and more than the Germans.
by Guest Contributor Jeff Spross Image Credit: Walmart image via vvoe / Shutterstock.com Originally published on Climate Progress. It turns out the White House and major American businesses may be converging on how to assess the damage greenhouse gas emissions do to the global climate. According to a new report by the environmental data company…
