Falling Costs and Tech Innovations Will Drive Offshore Wind Power Boom
Tokyo, Japan, 31 October 2016 – Offshore wind power has the potential to grow from just 13 gigawatts (GW) in 2015, to 100 GW in 2030, according to new analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Innovation Outlook: Offshore Wind, launched today at the World Wind Energy Conference in Tokyo, provides an overview of the future developments that will drive the offshore wind power boom, including technology advancements and further cost declines. “Offshore wind power is poised...
Boosting Renewables in Cities is Vital to Achieve Climate and Development Goals
Quito, Ecuador, 18 October 2016 – Cities now have an unprecedented opportunity to transform and decarbonise their energy supply and use, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable Energy in Cities, released today on the sidelines of the Habitat III Conference in Quito, estimates energy use in 3,649 cities and explores their potential to scale-up renewable energy by 2030. It finds that while there is no one-size fits all solution, every city has ma...
An Innovative Solution to Become “Energy Positive”
Oslo, Norway – Using the system for Guarantees of Origin (GO) and an innovative financing model companies now can become energy positive; creating more renewable energy than they consume. This is the ECOHZ GO2 solution. ECOHZ, a provider of global renewable energy solutions, is now launching two product options GO² United and GO² Signature to allow for both collaborative and exclusive strategies to become energy positive. “GO² United and GO² Signature help companies produce new renewable ener...
Off-Grid Renewables Offer Unprecedented Opportunity to Achieve 100% Energy Access
Nairobi, Kenya, 30 September 2016 – More than 500 participants gathered in Nairobi today for the opening of the third International Off-Grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC). Organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the conference aims to boost electricity access through the development of off-grid renewables. Today, roughly 15 per cent of the world’s population lives without electricity, but off-grid solutions can provide an estimated 60 per cent of the additional gene...
Black & Veatch Takes on Innovative South African Waste-to-Energy Project
Johannesburg, South Africa/Overland Park, Kansas – Black & Veatch was selected by MBHE African Power (PTY) Ltd, a local renewable energy developer, to provide technical assistance for the country’s first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant. The energy plant will be located in the Drakenstein Municipality, near Wellington in the Western Cape. The energy plant will contribute 10 megawatts to the nation's power grid – enough to power more than 10,000 South African homes. “This landmark project will p...
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