**Algeria is full of renewable energy promise. Host to significant hydrocarbon resources, the country is also looking to play a role in Africa’s energy transition, largely thanks to its photovoltaic potential. ** A land full of solar-powered promise In the Sahara desert, in the Laghouat region, 240,000 solar panels make up the El Kheneg solar […]
Electricity generation from fossil fuels would have risen by four percent if not for boosts in wind, solar and hydropower as the world’s energy demand grew in the first half of 2022, a study found Wednesday. Renewable energy sources are seen as crucial in global efforts to combat climate change, with huge falls in the […]
Blockade by Israel since 2007, the Gaza Strip only has electricity for 12 hours a day on average – less when the conflict escalates. So, in recent years, people throughout the Palestinian enclave have turned to solar energy to power their businesses and homes. Yasser al-Hajj, who owns a sea fish farm and restaurant, installed […]
Palestinians living in the Israeli-blockaded enclave of Gaza have long endured an unstable and costly electricity supply, so Yasser al-Hajj found a different way: solar power. Looking at the rows of photo-voltaic panels at his beachfront fish farm and seafood restaurant, The Sailor, he said the investment he made six years ago had more than […]
German energy firm RWE AG said Saturday it had signed a purchase agreement for the Clean Energy Business affiliate of New York-based Con Edison, a deal valued at $6.8 billion that would significantly boost its US renewables portfolio. RWE is one of Germany’s main energy providers, with production historically linked to coal, which placed it […]
In rural America, shoulder-high corn is increasingly competing with a new cash crop: solar energy. Acres of solar panels shine brightly in fields along interstates and rural roads, signaling a shift in how America’s agricultural country generates revenue. The need for a happy marriage between these old and new industries has inspired an explosion of […]
