Category Archives: Energy Minister

Brazil grows 8.4 GW of installed energy capacity in 2023

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Now.Solar

Brazil expanded its installed capacity of electrical energy by 8.4 gigawatts (GW) in 2023, and new plants from renewable wind and solar sources correspond to 90.4% of the growth, the Ministry of Mines and Energy reported this Tuesday. According to … Continue reading →

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Siemens Energy Considering New Turbine Design to Improve Wind Energy Business

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Now.Solar

Siemens Energy AG is exploring the possibility of developing a new turbine to replace a system that has caused significant financial losses for its wind energy business. The company is looking for ways to shore up its beleaguered wind energy … Continue reading →

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Siemens Gamesa Planning New Onshore Wind Turbine Platform Following Technical Issues

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Now.Solar

Siemens Gamesa, a leading renewable energy company, is said to be contemplating the development of a fresh onshore wind turbine platform. This decision comes after the company experienced significant technical issues with its existing flagship models, the 4.X and 5.X … Continue reading →

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Exploring a New Era at ACP’s Energy Storage Policy Forum

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Now.Solar

It’s that time of the year again: the Energy Storage Policy Forum (ESPF) is almost here! As thousands of power sector policy professionals descend on Washington, D.C. this February, I’m excited to plan the second annual Policy Forum under the banner of … Continue reading →

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LiFE lessons from India The benefits of advancing the Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) initiative throughthe G20

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Now.Solar

Introduction In November 2021 at COP26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India announced the launch of the Lifestyles for Environment (LiFE) initiative, which aims to promote more environmentally responsible consumption and behaviour worldwide. In today’s context of the global energy … Continue reading →

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Boosting Efficiency Delivering affordability, security and jobs in Latin America

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Now.Solar

The first fuelEnergy efficiency improvements have delivered big savings – and provide big opportunities Today the world is facing an energy crisis within a broader climate emergency. The crisis comes on the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic, already volatile energy … Continue reading →

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Decarbonisation Pathways for Southeast Asia

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Now.Solar

Executive summaryThe International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Institute of Energy Economic, Japan (IEEJ) have developed and published long-term decarbonisation pathways for Southeast Asia and Indonesia. This paper provides a comparison of modelling approaches, quantitative drivers, and results from the … Continue reading →

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Financing Clean Energy in Africa

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Now.Solar

Foreword Energy is central to Africa’s future development, and Africa in turn will play an increasingly important role in shaping global energy trends. How these roles play out in practice will depend in large part on investment, particularly in affordable, … Continue reading →

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Analysis of the relevance of deploying Smart ReadinessIndicator (SRI) in India

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Now.Solar

IntroductionThe European Union (EU) – India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership1 (CECP) was agreed at the EU-India Summit on 30th March 2016. The aim of this partnership is to reinforce cooperation on clean energy and implementation of the Paris Agreement … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 brings ‘indefinite’ delays for Brazil’s solar-friendly auctions

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Now.Solar

The global COVID-19 crisis has pushed gigawatts-worth of solar bids into administrative limbo in one of Latin America’s most buoyant markets, with tenders cancelled without new dates yet in sight.Brazil is to “indefinitely postpone” a host of solar-friendly auctions including … Continue reading →

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Renewable energy and climate pledges: Five years after the Paris Agreement

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Now.Solar

With the adoption of the Paris Agreement on 12 December 2015, nearly all countries around the world agreed to keep the rise in the average global temperature well below 2 degrees Celsius (°C) this century compared to pre-industrial levels, and … Continue reading →

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Quality infrastructure for smart mini-grids

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Now.Solar

Advancing electricity access and enhancing livelihoods for islandsand remote communities Renewable mini-grids, which combine loads and renewable energy resources, are seeing growing motivation for their deployment, driven by the many benefits these integrated energy infrastructures can bring to key market … Continue reading →

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Free passage for green power soon

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Ritesh Pothan

The government will allow free transmission of power from renewable sources and may also move to double the number of solar parks in the country to 50, power, coal and renewable energy minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. “We are … Continue reading →

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Sunrise sector steers ahead

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Ritesh Pothan

It is the country’s biggest initiative to make the most of sunny days. Initiated as part of the National Action Plan on Climate Change, the Solar Mission has propelled the country to new heights as far as clean energy is … Continue reading →

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Punjab now approves net metering for Solar – targets 100 MW

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

India’s Punjab state approved a policy allowing businesses and households to earn credits for solar power produced on rooftops as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to accelerate installations to combat blackouts. The state cabinet passed a net-metering policy that’s expected … Continue reading →

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