Two Venezuelan mechanics have assembled a mini car that runs on electricity and solar energy. Jose, 43, and Augusto, 61, say their invention is based on the body of an old golf cart. The Venezuelan innovators said they are tired of queues at gas stations and constant blackouts. “Solar energy or renewable energy is the …
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An additional 2.5 gigawatts of solar-powered generating capacity will be commissioned this year in Taiwan, Wan Mehua, Minister of Economy of the island said, Focus Taiwan reported. Discussions on the development of renewable energy in Taiwan were held as part of a report on the work to reach zero emissions in 2050 by the island’s …
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is ready to support Egypt in its quest to decommission 5GW of its obsolete gas-fired power plants in 2023 and finance the construction of new wind farms. “The EBRD will raise up to $300 million in sovereign financing for projects that include creating an enabling environment to …
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South Korean company Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) announced plans to reduce investment in renewable energy sources, Yonhap reported. KEPCO plans to reduce investments in renewable energy over the next five years amid a deteriorating financial situation. Six KEPCO subsidiaries, including Korea Energy and Korea East-West Power, will cut their investments in renewable energy by …
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By 2030 there will be about $180 billion in additional investments in renewable energy in the United States. A separate Rystad Energy research group predicts that even more will be directed to this sector. They give a figure of 270 billion dollars. Such investments will lead to the creation of hundreds of thousands of new …
The Tokyo government intends to make it mandatory to install solar panels to generate electricity in all new buildings, including individual residential buildings, Japanese media reported. The measure, expected to start in April 2023, is aimed at a significant reduction in the use of mineral fuels in the area of the Japanese capital. The plans …
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A team of US scientists has made a breakthrough in developing perovskite photovoltaic cells. The unique architecture delivers a proven performance increase of up to 24% in sunlight. This is the highest figure for devices of this type – in addition, after 2400 hours of operation at 55 degrees Celsius, the efficiency remained at 87% …
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Hydrogen has great potential as a clean fuel: it is plentiful (especially in water), does not pollute the atmosphere, and can be used to store energy. One problem is that it is still difficult and expensive to obtain it on an industrial scale, and perhaps Australian scientists have now come up with a solution. Clean …
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European governments are burning wood and destroying forests in the name of clean energy, The New York Times reported. In the north of Romania, the roads are littered with felled trees – once they were part of one of the largest and most valuable European massifs. At the factories, the logs are ground into pellets, …
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Researchers found that due to climate change, a shortage of renewable energy sources, such as biofuels, wood, and waste, may begin in the upcoming period due to reduced yields because of droughts, fires and heat, Nature reports. Scientists from the UK, Spain, and China have shown that rising temperatures can reduce crop yields due to …
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