bloomberg_Emerging markets are leapfrogging the developed world thanks to cheap panels.
by Tom Randall
December 15, 2016, 1:00 PM GMT+7 December 15, 2016, 1:04 PM GMT+7
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India unveils the world’s largest solar power plant
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The country is on schedule to be the world’s third biggest solar market next year.
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Images have been released showing the sheer size of the new solar power plant in southern India.
The facility in Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu, has a capacity of 648 MW and covers an area of 10sq km.
This makes it the largest solar power plant at a single location, taking the title from the Topaz Solar Farm in California, which has a capacity of 550 MW. Tiếp tục đọc “India unveils the world’s largest solar power plant”
This is the most important chart in global energy
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weforum – If there is one graphic that neatly sums up the long-term sustainability of renewable energy, then this could be it, according to a new Bloomberg Report. Tiếp tục đọc “This is the most important chart in global energy”
Why green growth is the key to Southeast Asia’s future
By Vaidehi Shah
NCCS – The “grow now, clean up later” approach which has dominated economic development for the past century just isn’t working anymore as multiple environmental crises prove. Green growth may be a better way forward for Southeast Asia and the world.
Solar panels on Sumba Island, Indonesia. Over 8.1 million people are now working in renewable energy worldwide. Image: Asian Development Bank, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Multiple environmental crises facing the planet today such as climate change and dwindling resources send a clear message to the global community: “Business-as-usual” ways of production and consumption are no longer acceptable. Tiếp tục đọc “Why green growth is the key to Southeast Asia’s future”
Why rise of solar, and fall in costs, still shocks energy experts
renewableconomy – The solar revolution is upon us, and yet many still don’t get it. Yes, they say, solar will play an increasing role in the world’s energy systems, but they still fail to comprehend to what extent solar will become the dominant energy provider in the decades to come.
This is true even of the International Energy Agency, which nevertheless concedes that solar will become the biggest individual source of power by 2050. It is true of Bill Gates, who is still searching for an energy miracle when there is one right in front of him. And it is certainly true of the fossil fuel industry which, having given up fighting for its future on environmental grounds, still wants to believe that coal is the key to unlocking “energy poverty”. Tiếp tục đọc “Why rise of solar, and fall in costs, still shocks energy experts”
Waiting for a Rockefeller: Meet the Next `Supermajors’ of Energy
April 4, 2016 — 12:01 AM BST Updated on April 4, 2016 — 6:20 AM BST
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Dominant global players have yet to emerge in wind and solar
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Handful of clean-energy companies build `supermajor’ skills
More than a decade after the birth of the modern renewable energy industry, solar and wind await their John D. Rockefeller.
Bloomberg – Clean power remains a tumultuous and fragmented business, crowded with companies grabbing for slices of an emerging market that aspires to reshape how the world meets its energy needs. They rise and fall as technology advances and demand seesaws. Some have grown into sprawling regional players, often propped up by government subsidies. A few, like Suntech Power Holdings Co. and Q-Cells SE, soared to prominence, then all but flickered out.
Yet there are still no companies that dominate the industry. Tiếp tục đọc “Waiting for a Rockefeller: Meet the Next `Supermajors’ of Energy”
IFC finances Canadian Solar Vietnam, Brazil fab projects to tune of $70m
Canadian Solar CEO Shawn Qu welcomed the partnership with the IFC: “With IFC’s commitment, we are able to expand our production capacity to meet the increasing demand for solar energy worldwide.”
pv-magazine: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has entered into an agreement with Chinese Tier-1 solar power company Canadian Solar to deliver a finance package worth $70 million to aid the company’s overseas expansion plans.
The terms of the deal include a $60 million loan and a $10 million subscription in Canadian Solar common shares. Tiếp tục đọc “IFC finances Canadian Solar Vietnam, Brazil fab projects to tune of $70m”
Innovation: The Uber of solar power?
R. Kress | Sep 04, 2015
EnergyBiz – The peer-to-peer sharing economy is finding its way into every industry. From Uber to Airbnb, companies are doing all they can to take advantage of crowdsourcing to create a large-scale, paying consumer base. Now, solar start-up Yeloha thinks it has found a way to apply this new, social way of doing business to clean energy.
Solar energy, of course, is becoming an increasingly viable way of powering the home. Over the last decade alone, the cost of installing solar power has dropped by more than 73% according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. Residential solar costs alone have plummeted by 45% in just the last five years and there is currently enough solar electricity generated in the U.S. to run more than 4 million homes. So why are fewer than 1% of American households running on solar energy?
Yeloha Co-founder and CEO Amit Rosner says the problem is simple: access. Tiếp tục đọc “Innovation: The Uber of solar power?”
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