Tag Archives: rural electrification

The economics of wind and photovoltaics (PV) demand massive investments in integration now

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Now.Solar

The expansion of renewable energy and electrification is growing rapidly in many parts of the world as momentum behind the global energy transition gathers pace. While the renewable energy technologies driving this change are well-known and, in many cases, cost … Continue reading →

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NDCs IN 2020 Advancing renewables in the power sector and beyond

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Now.Solar

STRENGTHENING PLEDGES IN 2020 In December 2015, virtually all Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) agreed to limit the rise in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius (°C), and ideally 1.5°C, … Continue reading →

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NET ZERO PATHWAYS FOR CITIES: THE CASE STUDY OF WUZHONG DISTRICT, SUZHOU, CHINA

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Now.Solar

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced, at the 75th United Nations General Assembly, that China will aim to peak carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. At the national level, China has … Continue reading →

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Where the sun shines brighter for rural hamlets in India

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

One may rue the fact that things have slowed down a lot in the country’s solar programme — what with there being no dawn for the National Solar Mission’s Phase II and several State programmes being in a limbo — … Continue reading →

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