Have 10pc power from renewable energy; govt urged
Dhaka – Speakers at a discussion at Metropolitan Chamber on Wednesday urged the government to…
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Renewable energy can build prosperity in Pakistan: IRENA
IRENA assessment shows Pakistan’s abundant renewable resources can boost power generation and energy access Islamabad,…
Saudi partners with Japan’s softbank for 200 gigawatt solar power
Saudi Arabia and Japan’s SoftBank will partner to develop a massive, multi-billion-dollar solar project in…
Dhaka eyes 2000 megawatts power from renewables by 2020
Rafiqul Islam Azad Dhaka, March 16 – Bangladesh plans to generate 2,000-megawatt electricity from renewable…
With Solar Alliance time is up for shift to green energy
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Environmentalist Sajid Kamal, son of eminent poet Begum Sufia Kamal, said about…
French president pokes at Trump for leaving Paris accord
New Delhi, Mar 11 (AP/UNB) – French President Emmanuel Macron took a jibe at President…
Unlock new dynamics in renewable energy, BD President tells ISA
New Delhi, Mar 11 – President Abdul Hamid on Sunday said Bangladesh is ready to…
IRENA-ISA to accelerate solar energy deployment
Joint Declaration by the International Renewable Energy Agency and International Solar Alliance pledges close cooperation…
Citizen-generated energy enters the scene in Argentina
By Daniel Gutman Buenos Aires, Feb 24 (IPS) – The Argentine population can now generate…
US blocks Indian request for compliance panel in solar cell dispute
Geneva, 12 Feb (Kanaga Raja) – A request for establishment of a panel by India…
Solar home prog in BD suffers for lack of coordination
Sadrul Hasan, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Jan 30 – Lack of coordination among government entities…
CEE Group acquires 50th renewable energy power project
Hamburg, 24 Jnsusty (PresseBox) – The Hamburg-based CEE reaches a new milestone – with its…
Trump hits solar panels, washing machines with tariffs
Washington, Jan 23 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump on Monday approved tariffs on imported solar-energy…
Urgent action can lower water use reducing carbon emissions
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 16 Jan – A new policy brief co-authored by the International Renewable…
Sustainable energy critical for achieving Paris Climate Agreement
By Miroslav Lajčák Aby Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Jan 15 (IPS) – The Paris Agreement…
IRENA body to analyse how renewables impact geopolitics
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., 14 January — The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), has today launched…
Abu Dhabi Fund to support poverty alleviation thru renewable energy
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 13 January 2018 – Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading…
Clean energy sources manage to cut electricity bill in Chile
By Orlando Milesi Santiago, Jan 9 (IPS) – A 75 percent drop in electricity rates,…
Brazil offers to share wind energy experience
Brazil has offered to share its experience in the field of wind power with Bangladesh.…
Two BD solar firms get UN grant of 1 million dollars
Two Bangladeshi companies have gotten the $1 million 2017 UN Energy grant from the United…
At climate summit, two global energy alliances emerge
By Stella Paul Bonn, Nov 19 (IPS) – As the summit of governments known as…
Renewable energy can be strengthened in next climate talks
Nationally determined contributions under Paris Agreement must reflect growing business case and global momentum for…
Climate leadership means ending fossil-fuel production
Tzeporah Berman and Lili Fuhr Vancouver/Berlin – The end of the fossil-fuel era is on…
An urgent need to transform world’s energy systems
By António Guterres UN, Nov 1 (IPS) – When we discuss global interconnection in relation…
Malé hosts Island Renewable Energy Initiative with IRENA
Male, Maldives, 13 October — Ministers and senior officials representing 30 countries and organizations from…
The geoengineering fallacy
Barbara Unmüßig Geoengineering technologies are not yet deployable globally, but support for them is advancing…
Epic World solar car race gets underway in Australia
An epic 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across the desert heart of Australia designed to…
Solar energy is the fastest growing source of power
A report shows that solar energy was the fastest-growing source of power last year, accounting…
Nations closer to unlocking over 200GW geothermal energy
Florence, Italy, 12 Sept —Governments have agreed to work together to identify and implement measures…
Ministerial meet in Italy to scale-up geothermal energy
Government and private sector leaders assemble to unlock geothermal’s 200GW of potential Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.…