Sentences with phrase «renewable energy capacity»

Finally, the plan calls for 100 megawatts of installed renewable energy capacity on federally subsidized housing by 2020 and a 20 percent renewable procurement target for federal buildings by that date.

In 2013,... (as well as meeting 2015 renewable capacity targets), new renewable energy capacity additions surpassed thermal installations for the first time.

If implemented, existing power plants would incur transitional compliance costs in the form of fuel and capital expenses from shifting to natural gas - fired generation and expanding renewable energy capacity.

Other studies have estimated that there was by 2015 enough renewable energy capacity to meet nearly 24 percent of global electricity demand.

Last year was a record year with a 10 % increase in renewable energy capacity coupled with a 23 % reduction in investment costs over 2015.

Already, signed contracts for nearly 5,000 megawatts of new renewable energy capacity will allow the province to meet most of its 2030 renewable energy target, 12 years early.

It is also providing O&M services for 2.5 GW of renewable energy capacity in the country.

If I summarize 2016, it's really that we see investors were able to acquire more renewable energy capacity for less money.

Another new report, the REN21 Renewables 2014 Global Status Report, shows the cost of renewable energy declined sharply while global renewable energy capacity grew 8 percent to 1,560 gigawatts (GW) in 2013.

But while India's power demand will double over the next decade, its draft National Electricity Plan (NEP) calls for rising demand to be met with 275 gigawatts (GW) total renewable energy capacity by 2027, without requiring new coal plants beyond those already under construction.

But as renewable energy capacity grows, as our ability to store energy improves, and as the grid gets smarter and we can better balance demand with supply, it's a fair bet that these records won't just come more frequently — they'll be a much smoother ride for the grid operators too.

As the costs of solar PV and wind continue to decrease, investors will keep funding more renewable energy capacity for less money, and the power markets are going to have to run to keep up».

This activity report illustrates MIGA's contribution to reduce the adverse impact of climate change by focusing on supporting green infrastructure investments in developing countries which build renewable energy capacity, encourage resource conservation and distribution efficiency, improve sanitation, and off - set greenhouse gas emissions.

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, Virginia increased its total renewable energy capacity from 14 MW at the end of 2014 to 22 MW at the end of 2015.

* France aims to increase renewable energy capacity.

Last year, China added more than a third of the global renewable energy capacity additions, the report states.

According to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) latest monthly «Energy Infrastructure Update», the US grid added more than 70 times as much renewable energy capacity as natural gas capacity.

This will give us time to build up the required renewable energy capacity to permanently cut global carbon emissions.»

The country's coal consumption has likely peaked, while renewable energy capacity has expanded significantly.

America's overall renewable energy capacity increased by 19.7 %, Germany's by 10.9 % and Britain's by only 4.8 %.

Technically sophisticated studies, such as those needed to evaluate the integration of variable renewable energy capacity in the grid, are becoming more important as the share of renewable capacity grows in the power mix.

Business Green: China confirms it is moving forward with carbon market plan as India's prime minister vows to double renewable energy capacity within four years.

Prime Minister Modi's renewable energy agenda aims to increase India's grid - tied renewable energy capacity from roughly 57 gigawatts in May 2017 to 175GW in 2022, with most of the increase coming through a major expansion in solar.

Ye Qi, a professor of environmental policy at Tsinghua University and director of the Climate Policy Initiative, both in Beijing, said China has made enormous strides over the past five years in both reducing energy intensity and developing renewable energy capacity.

«India is one of the governments around the world that agreed at the UN's COP21 meeting to a new global climate accord, and its plans to boost renewable energy capacity is very substantial,» says Andrew Salvoni, head of Morgan Stanley's green and sustainable bond syndicate desk.

This is expected to boost China's renewable energy capacity because financing from polluters can support more wind farms, hydroelectric dams and solar power plants.

China is the undisputed renewable energy leader and is responsible for 40 percent of the global renewable energy capacity growth, with solar leading the way.

«Not only will increasing the province's renewable energy capacity offer environmental and economic benefits to the province, but it will help us accomplish our goal of phasing out dirty coal - fired power by 2014.»

While a strong enabling environment alone does not guarantee investment flows at scale, countries that have developed sizeable renewable energy capacity (above 100 MW) tend to have stronger legislation in place.

This website provides an overview of CaDRE, a guide for conducting renewable energy capacity needs assessments.

Geuda Springs, Kan., August 9, 2017 — EDF Renewables (EDF RE) is proud of U.S. leadership in wind power — America's largest source of renewable energy capacity supporting over 100,000 U.S. jobs across all 50 states.

The data provided by BNEF do not indicate whether newly installed renewable energy capacity also decreased in 2017 as prices fell significantly.

India has the world's most ambitious renewable energy capacity addition programme and electric vehicles offer potential synergies with this initiative.

It will enable people all over Australia to get on with the job of building more renewable energy capacity instead of just waiting on government action.»

Separately, a report from IRENA explored how the national climate action plans put forward under the Paris Agreement are underselling the amount of renewable energy capacity many countries plan to deploy.

Official figures showed that Jordan's renewable energy capacity stood at 732 MW at the end of 2017, mostly derived from solar PV.

This buys time as the longer buildout of renewable energy capacity occurs.

Google added 842 megawatts of renewable energy capacity around the world, nearly doubling the amount of renewables it has purchased to 2 gigawatts, equivalent to taking nearly 1 million cars off the road.

«On the basis of these recommendations, the Government will support investment for up to 400MW of a diversified renewable energy capacity by providing revenue certainty through a reverse auction process, including a 100MW energy storage component, with an emphasis on supporting local jobs and benefits,» he added.

The Ohio PUC study found that renewable energy capacity reduced prices for ratepayers by between.12 percent and.52 percent.

Wyoming and North Dakota were the top two states in new renewable energy capacity planned through 2019.

By establishing a net zero balance of carbon - free energy consumption, this ZNC definition can apply to all new and existing building types including those with limited on - site renewable energy capacity, such as buildings in dense urban environments.

So China built 30 % more carbon - neutral renewable energy capacity than all of Australia's coal - fired power stations in just one year.

The TGP is a more efficient renewable energy project financing mechanism with lower transaction costs than the ITC (Investment Tax Credit) while maximizing renewable energy capacity deployments dollar for dollar.

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The government responded by setting new, ambitious annual installation targets and putting the projection to 213GW in 2020, 5 times larger than the current renewable energy capacity of the United States.

China is installing vast renewable energy capacity and moving towards limiting coal consumption due to concerns over air pollution, energy security benefits and to secure a head - start in the booming renewable energy market.

As outlined in the report, newly installed renewable energy capacity in 2014 helped the world produce 9.1 % of its electricity compared to 8.5 % in 2013.

LONDON / OSLO Chinese solar power led a record 157 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable energy capacity added worldwide last year, more than double the amount of new generation capacity from fossil fuels, a U.N. - backed report showed on Thursday.