Renewable Energy Archives|Renewable energy sources

Renewable Energy

World’s first ‘solar panel road’ opens in France

Forget solar roofs. The world’s first solar road is here, in the small village of Tourouvre-au-Perche in Normandy, France. The 1km road was opened a week...

admin - December 31, 2016

Renewable Energy

Seven Pacific islands transition to renewable energy

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved funding to support a proposed Asian Development Bank (ADB) programme that will assist seven Pacific island countries...

admin - December 19, 2016

Renewable Energy

Solar-panel roads to be built on four continents

Electric avenues that can transmit the sun’s energy onto power grids may be coming to a city near you. A subsidiary of Bouygues SA has designed rugged...

admin - December 18, 2016

Renewable Energy

Developing countries lead clean energy drive

Developing countries have made unprecedented pledges to consume more clean energy tomorrow even as they are leading the way today with record new wind...

admin - December 18, 2016

Renewable Energy

U.S. builds first offshore wind farm

America's first offshore wind farm has commenced commercial operations and is now sending electricity to New England's grid, it was announced on Monday, December...

admin - December 14, 2016

Renewable Energy

East Africa’s largest solar plant commences operations in Uganda

Made up of 32,680 photovoltaic panels, the new 10 megawatt facility is the country’s first grid-connected solar plant and will generate clean, low-carbon, sustainable...

admin - December 12, 2016

Renewable Energy

Google targets 100% renewable energy in 2017

Google, a trendsetter in the field of corporate purchases of wind and solar energy, made a striking proclamation Tuesday, December 6, 2016 – it forecasts that,...

admin - December 8, 2016

Renewable Energy

UN to cut environmental impact of peace operations

Underscoring the importance of environmental protection and management in the work of peacekeeping missions, the United Nations Department of Field Support (DFS) has launched...

admin - December 3, 2016

1...134135136...151 Page 135 of 151