EU's lead climate negotiator shares Gore's optimism in Abu Dhabi
On the same day that former U.S. Vice President Al Gore expressed optimism that an agreement on greenhouse gas emissions would be reached in Paris later this year, Jake Werksman, the European Union’s lead negotiator in these negotiations, shared Gores optimism that Paris would prove successful after the failure of the last round of negotiations in Copenhagen to reach a consensus.
State of the Union: Obama shines modest light on US solar expansion
In his annual State of the Union speech delivered to Congress and the nation Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama highlighted the rapid expansion of solar power in the United States since he moved into the White House.
Grid flexibility to integrate renewables in Europe
A new study titled Managing Flexibility in European Electricity Grids by Frost and Sullivan finds that grid flexibility is crucial to integrate renewable energy sources in Europe. Technical, geographical, managerial and above all political obstacles remain though.
IHS halves five-year outlook for PV installations in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has postponed the roll-out of its renewable energy plans by eight years, now setting its its capacity target to 2040, according to reports citing Hashim Yamani, president of the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE).
Hanwha Q Cells to shutter production in Germany
The company’s German site will cease production as of March 1. The German facility has production capacities of 230 MW for cells and 130 MW for modules. Hanwha will relocate part of the fab to Malaysia, where costs are cheaper.
WFES: Gore confident of climate agreement in Paris
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore believes a global C02 emissions agreement is likely to be achieved at Paris, as a part of the UNFCC negotiations to take place in Paris later this year. Gore made his remarks while picking up the Zayed Future Energy Prize Lifetime Achievement award at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) currently underway in Abu Dhabi.
ABB and Solar Impulse form tech alliance for round-the-world-flight
Three engineers from the power and automation company will work alongside the Solar Impulse team as it embarks on its solar-powered circumnavigation of the globe.
'Six-cent energy is not the new normal'
The ultra-low LCOE agreed for the latest phase of Dubai’s 1 GW project is not typical but may point to an expectation of further falls in panel prices up to 2018.
Price volatility dogs energy leaders across the globe
World Energy Council report cites oil price plunge and falling cost of renewables as most critical issue facing energy policymakers in 2015.
Plummeting oil prices could adversely affect off-grid uptake
Falling oil prices have the potential to harm the uptake of solar-diesel hybrid systems, according to research from German consultancy firm THEnergy.
