Homer Electric Association (HEA) is an energy cooperative that serves the needs of some 50,000 people living on the Kenai Peninsular south of Anchorage, Alaska. It announced this week thatContinue Reading
China is taking its renewable energy push to new heights, with scientists revealing plans to build the first solar power station in space. With plans to launch a test facilityContinue Reading
Until now, the renewable energy sector, including solar and wind power, was financed by banks, venture capital funds, among others. However, funds have started to dry up for solar projects,Continue Reading
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has authored a chapter of the recently released Global Innovation Index 2018. The index, which is produced jointly by Cornell University, INSEAD and theContinue Reading
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) data indicate that the world has attained the landmark figure of 1 terawatt (TW) of wind and solar generation capacity installed. It also estimates thatContinue Reading
According to data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), wind power was the clear winner till about 2014, but has clearly got left behind since then. TheContinue Reading
A report by the Delhi-based Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), finds that coal received Rs 60,767 crore ($9.35 billion) in lending whereas renewable energy received only Rs 22,913 crore ($3.50Continue Reading
Kumar Mangalam Birla-controlled Aditya Birla Group, which tied up with private equity house Abraaj Group in 2015 for its renewable energy business, is said to be seeking a new investorContinue Reading
