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MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Wind and solar power could meet 80 percent of US demand for electricity, as long as improvements are made in transmission and storage, researchers said Tuesday. Until a few years ago, these renewable energy sources were thought to be capable of supplying only about 20-30 percent of US needs, according to the report in the journal Energy and Environmental Science. Currently, the United States gets about two-thirds of its electricity […]
by Megha Bahree Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Solar power prices in India have hit rock bottom, but it is not all good news for the electricity-starved country as the phenomenon has hit investor confidence and threatens the country’s effort to push its green credentials. Cut-throat competition has driven prices down to unsustainable levels, undermining the booming sector’s viability, according to experts. After the United States withdrew from the Paris climate deal last week, […]
A 40-meter long photovoltaic computer which provides clean water, while generating electricity to recharge external devices, has been designed by an Italian company for use in the developing world.
Desolenator, a U.K.-based water desalination start-up, aims to give families in deprived countries the ability to turn salt water and contaminated water into pure drinking water. Their water desalination unit, expected to cost around $500 USD, uses solar energy to produce some 15 litres of water a day. The company says the technology has the potential to provide water independence for up to a billion people living in areas where clean water is scarce; using […]
Power rates will go up by as much as 4 centavos per kilowatthour next year. This was announced by Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Executive Director Saturnino Juan after the ERC approved the feed-in-tariff allowance or “fit-all” for renewable energy projects. The so-called fit-all is given to renewable energy players as incentive to invest in more expensive sectors. The renewable energy players are solar, wind, biomass and hydropower companies. Under the “fit-all” system, renewable energy companies […]
