Solar
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2020, July, 2, 11:45:00
U.S. NONFOSSIL SOURCES: 20%
About 20% of U.S. energy consumption in 2019 came from sources other than fossil fuels
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2020, July, 2, 11:05:00
UZBEKISTAN'S RENEWABLE ENERGY GOAL
Uzbekistan set an ambitious goal of reaching 3 GW wind and 5 GW solar power capacities by 2030. In light of recent developments, these goals look quite achievable.
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2020, June, 25, 13:35:00
SOLAR POWER FOR INDIA
The state-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has received bids for a total capacity of 4.35 GW
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2020, June, 25, 13:30:00
SOLAR POWER FOR TURKEY
Turkey’s Ministry of Energy has recently announced plans of launching a 1 GW solar tender under the national Yeka (Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynak Alanları) renewable energy program.
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2020, June, 24, 12:15:00
CHINA'S RENEWABLE INVESTMENT $13 BLN
China plans to increase the share of renewables (including hydro) in the power mix to 28.2% in 2020 and the share of renewables (excluding hydro) is expected to reach 10.8%.
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2020, June, 18, 11:00:00
SOLAR POWER DECREASES
Due to the extended lockdown of the global economy, the solar market will experience a contraction in 2020 with its base-case scenario predicting 112 GW of new capacity instead of the 144 GW projected in last year's forecast.
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2020, June, 17, 12:20:00
U.S. SOLAR SALES RISE
Of the top 25 solar power generating facilities in the US, 15 are located in California, four in Arizona, four in Nevada and two in Texas. Four of the top five solar facilities by sales volumes reported to FERC are located in California, while one is in Arizona.
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2020, June, 11, 09:45:00
U.S. SOLAR POWER UP
The U.S. solar industry will install 18 gigawatts this year, enough to power more than 3 million homes,
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2020, June, 4, 11:30:00
U.S. RENEWABLES INITIATIVE
Ten countries, including Canada, Australia and Brazil, joined the United States last year to form the Energy Resource Governance Initiative, or ERGI,
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2020, June, 4, 11:05:00
ISRAEL SOLAR INVESTMENT $23 BLN
Israel's government proposed to invest ILS6.5bn (US$1.9bn) to instal of 2 GW of additional solar power capacity.
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2020, May, 28, 11:20:00
AUSTRALIA'S SOLAR AND BATTERY MICRO-GRIDS
“Stand-alone power systems, which are usually a combination of solar, batteries and a back-up generator, are getting cheaper and more sophisticated. In contrast, supplying customers using poles and wires in remote areas can be very costly.”
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2020, May, 13, 12:50:00
CHINA'S ENERGY WILL DOUBLE
China generates more electricity than Europe and the USA combined and China will double again in twenty years.
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2020, May, 12, 14:10:00
EXCEEDING U.S. RENEWABLES
renewable energy in the United States could exceed coal on an annual basis for the first time this year,
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2020, May, 8, 11:35:00
INDIA'S SOLAR POWER UP 28%
Solar power was responsible for 3.6% of the India’s overall power production in fiscal 2019/20,
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2020, May, 6, 12:20:00
2020: ENERGY DEMAND WILL DOWN 6%
Energy demand will fall 6% in 2020 – seven times the decline after the 2008 global financial crisis