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East Africa’s Biggest Renewable Power Projects Face Land Challenges

Maina Waruru

March 22, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Huge strides made in East Africa in generation of renewable energy could be in jeopardy, thanks to disputes over land that are stalling progress. Full Article

What to Do With China's Trash? Burn It.

Renewable Energy World Editors

March 22, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Waste-to-energy is an important emerging industry in China, where, according to this article, garbage is growing at a rate of 6.1 percent per year. Full Article

Statoil Launches Batwind: Battery Storage for Offshore Wind Energy

PennWell Editors

March 23, 2016 | Post Your Comment

A new battery storage solution for offshore wind energy will be piloted in the world’s first floating wind farm, the Hywind pilot park off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Full Article

ACP Invests in Pair of Scottish Small Hydro Plants

Michael Harris

March 21, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Renewable energy generator Albion Community Power has committed US$7.2 million to help develop a pair of small hydropower plants to be located in the Scottish Highlands. Full Article

Berlin & The Energiewende: ESCP Europe Electric Vehicle Road Trip – Day 4

ESCP Europe business school

March 24, 2016 | Post Your Comment

After sleeping and meeting up for breakfast, we quickly realised there was a serious problem: Aurora was low on energy, plus the cold night had robbed the car of an additional 10km... Full Article

South Carolina Governor Approves Tax Credits for Geothermal Heating-Cooling Systems

Renewable Energy World Editors

March 23, 2016 | Post Your Comment

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley recently signed a law that gives tax credits for geothermal system installations in the state. Full Article

Will Utilities Price Community Solar Subscriptions Fairly?

Susan Kraemer, Correspondent

March 23, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Utility-sponsored community solar gardens offer real benefits to the grid, especially when the utility has a say in where to site the project, because they can be sited where they are... Full Article

Funding the Risks of New Solar PV Technology and Recycling

Ben Robinson

March 24, 2016 | Post Your Comment

The transition from fossil fuels to renewable, sustainable energy is proving to be slow but gradual, and this is in large part due to the stumbling blocks that face the green energy... Full Article

US Considers 800-MW Floating Wind Farm in California

Brian Eckhouse

March 24, 2016 | Post Your Comment

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is evaluating a proposal for the first offshore wind project in California. Full Article

How Much Noise Would a Wind Farm Make if a Wind Farm Could Make Noise?

Jennifer Runyon

March 24, 2016 | Post Your Comment

That’s the question that researchers in Australia are trying to answer with a new $2.2 M study funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Full Article