LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Governments’ targets and plans to speed up the use of renewable energy are set to deliver only half of the growth needed to reach a U.N. climate goal to triple capacity by 2030, a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) showed.WHY IT’S IMPORTANTThe renewable energy…

Introduction As the global community grapples with the pressing challenges of climate change and the depletion of fossil fuels, biofuels are emerging as a critical player in the renewable energy landscape. These sustainable alternatives to gasoline and diesel are derived from organic materials, offering a cleaner and more environmentally friendly…

Floating solar photovoltaic panels could supply all the electricity needs of some countries, new research has shown.The study, by researchers from Lancaster and Bangor Universities and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, aimed to calculate the global potential for deploying low-carbon floating solar arrays. The researchers calculated the daily…

Trinasolar, a global leader in smart photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage solutions, has collaborated with Kiwi Solar and Trilect to inaugurate Waikato’s first-ever agrivoltaics project. This initiative marks Trinasolar’s third venture into dual-use agricultural and solar farming in New Zealand.Spanning 6.5 hectares, the new solar farm features 5,740 modules equipped…

The dual use of land for agriculture and solar energy production, known as agrivoltaics, presents a new opportunity for farmers, but whether it makes economic sense for growers is a complex question. A new set of analytical tools developed by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and published in the Journal of…

This design replaces three large blades with 82-foot poles and 33-foot vertical wings that generate power as they move along a track.A Bill Gates-backed start-up aims to revolutionize wind energy with a new, efficient, mass-producible, and versatile design.US-based firm Airloom Energy’s innovative renewable energy technology to maximize wind power’s potential…

Solar cells may need sunlight, but they generally fare badly in the heat, operating less and less efficiently as they get hotter. Researchers led by Kasper Moth-Poulsen at the Polytechnic University of Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain have now tackled the heating that usually occurs in solar cells exposed to sunlight, by introducing…

The construction of two major clean energy projects in Shetland has generated £125m for the local islands’ economy. The scale of investment in Shetland’s supply chain comes as the projects prepare for full commercial operations to begin. SSE Renewables and SSEN Transmission developed the projects. Read the full article from…

The UK is a step closer to energy independence as the government launches a new scheme to help build energy storage infrastructure. This could see the first significant long duration energy storage (LDES) facilities in nearly 4 decades, helping to create back up renewable power and bolster the UK’s energy…

Overview Tesla Gigafactory 1, located in Sparks, Nevada, is a groundbreaking project in the realm of sustainable manufacturing and renewable energy integration. Announced in 2014 and officially opened in 2016, the Gigafactory was designed to produce batteries and electric vehicles at a scale that would significantly reduce costs and accelerate…