Solar power plant is becoming popular in six upazilas of the district as it gives uninterrupted power supply with low cost.
Category: Renewable
500,000 improved cooking stoves installed in B’desh
German Development Cooperation and the Department of Environment on Sunday celebrated theuhrawardy success of installing 500,000 Bondhu Chulas (Improved Cooking Stoves) all over Bangladesh.
Fuel-efficient 3-wheel car hits 15,000 orders
You wouldn’t think a small, green, three-wheeled vehicle would be the perfect recipe for creating a buzz in the car world.
Agreement reached on deep sea mining
Plans to open the world’s first mine in the deep ocean have moved significantly closer to becoming reality.
Govt plans solar-power plants
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed renewable energy to meet the ever increasing demand for power in Bangladesh. She also said the government had plans to install solar power plants. Austrian Ambassador to Dhaka Bernhard Wrabetz said his country was…
Solar power burns old utilities’ business models
Not only can homes with photovoltaic cells and wind turbines generate electricity, but they can also sell that juice on the backs of grids that the power companies pay to maintain. No wonder they’re asking states to tax renewables.
The world’s dumbest idea: Taxing solar energy
In a setback for the renewable energy movement, the state House in Oklahoma this week passed a bill that would levy a new fee on those who generate their own energy through solar equipment or wind turbines on their property.
‘Massive shift’ to renewable energy neeed: UN
A UN report on climate change is expected to call for a trebling of the planet’s use of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. The report is also expected to argue that the trend of increased carbon…
Wind power prospect moderately good in B’desh coast
A recent feasibility study at the country’s coastal belt has found a ‘moderately good prospect’ for wind energy. According to official sources, Indian company ReGen Powertech has been conducting the study in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar. After the collection of…
Europe’s biggest energy plant switches from coal to biomass
Britain’s largest coal-fired power station is set to become one of Europe’s biggest renewable electricity generators today, with the potential for new future generation on the site to be based on truly clean coal.
Major changes for govt renewable energy subsidies
The government is to make big changes to the way it subsidises renewable energy, it has announced.
Why are US solar stocks crashing?
Solar stocks have been pummeled over the past few weeks but investors shouldn’t be bailing on solar stocks just yet.
UK orders “crack down” on inappropriate solar PV sites
Energy Minister Greg Barker has written to every local authority in England and Wales warning them to only allow planning consent for solar PV installations where they are “sensitively placed”.
German call to ‘undo’ energy privatisation amid Berlin vote
Is the tide now turning against privatisation? In the 1990s, a wave of sell-offs swept away countless publicly owned enterprises (though privatisation’s fans would say that “enterprise” was the wrong word to describe them).
Renewable energy revolution will require better management of metals
If we are to avoid catastrophic climate change, scientists say global society will need a rapid and aggressive replacement of fossil fuel energy for renewable, such as solar, wind, geo-thermal, and tidal. While experts say a renewable revolution would not…
Mirrors finally bring winter sun to Rjukan in Norway
The people of Rjukan in Norway are celebrating the installation of giant mirrors, which have finally brought winter sunshine to their town centre.
Grid capacity worries spark UK solar farm boom
By Matt McGrath Developers are racing to install large-scale solar parks on land across the UK in unprecedented numbers.
The toilet system turning human waste into energy
Researchers at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have been working on ways to make towns and cities more sustainable by taking waste from housing and turning it into energy.
Electricity grid access preventing a community energy revolution
The Government’s plans for a revolution in community ownership of energy schemes risks stalling before it has even begun, according to new research which found many community projects are being delayed or cancelled as a result of problems obtaining a…
Wind farm ‘gravy train’ criticised by UK Conservatives
The Conservative Party has said councils in Scotland have received more than 2,500 wind farm applications in the past 18 months.
Renewables help Scotland cut record levels of emissions
New figures from the UK Government have shown that more than 10 million tonnes of CO2 emissions were displaced by renewable electricity generation in Scotland – up by almost a quarter from the previous year.
China offers tax rebates on solar power
China has offered tax rebates to manufacturers of solar power products in an attempt to prop up the struggling sector and also cut pollution levels.
UK renewable energy industry breaks generation record again
RenewableUK has welcomed new official Government statistics published this week by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) showing that the amount of electricity generated from renewable energy sources reached a new record high of 15.5% of total electricity…
Solar traffic signals help Pakistan tackle road jams
Saleem Shaikh
Largest tidal turbine project given consent
Work is to begin on the largest tidal turbine energy project in Europe after the Scottish government approved it.
Green Home initiative helps reduce UK’s energy use
Energy broker Inenco looks to expand as sale is confirmed Councils are needlessly blocking community renewable energy projects Green Open Homes scheme launches to boost energy efficiency Wednesday 11 September.
World’s largest offshore wind farm gets go ahead
British Energy Secretary Ed Davey has given the go-ahead for the world’s largest offshore wind farm after granting planning consent for the Triton Knoll project.
EU China solar panel trade war looms
The European Commission is on the verge of a trade war with China over the import of solar panels worth 21bn euros (£18bn) a year.
Alkaline batteries hold future of electric vehicle power?
From: MOVEFORWARD, Electric Forum
Turning algae into fuel
Blue-green in colour, slimy and present in seas and fresh water worldwide – the presence of microalgae is not generally met with great excitement. But this may be about to change. A team of European scientists is on a mission…