Guyana’s Model Green Town reflects ambitious national plan
Bartica, Guyana, Aug 3 (IPS) – At the head of Guyana’s Essequibo River, 50 miles…
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Electric vehicles form future of auto industry
Electric cars constitute less than 0.1 percent of the vehicle market today, but the market…
Govt target to generate 2000mw power from renewable sources
The government has set a target to generate 2000 megawatts (MW) of electricity from renewable…
China’s ZTE Corp to setup solar power plant in Rangamati
Dhaka – Dhaka – State-owned Power Development Board (PDB) on Sunday signed deal with a…
Queen honours young leaders frokm Bangladesh
Her Majesty The Queen presented young people from Bangladesh with a Queen’s Young Leaders Award…
Solar tents improve nutrition in highlands villages of Bolivia
By Franz Chávez Phuyuwasi, Bolivia, Jun 7 2017 (IPS) – In this remote highlands valley…
For green energy friends and activists
We are some Bangladeshis and Bangladeshi-origin Germans currently living in different German cities and from…
Bangladesh moves to burn grain for fuel
Energy ministry officials said in a gazette notification early this year that the country will…
Sustainability train has already well and truly left the station
Climate change and risks to fossil fuel industry: sustainability train has left the station Dhaka…
Caribbean pursues green growth despite uncertain times
By Desmond Brown Bridgetown, Barbados, Apr 14 (IPS) – Barbados and its Caribbean neighbours are…
Green power: Wave of the future
By Françoise d’Estais, Angus McCrone & Ulf Moslener Paris/Frankfurt/London, Apr 6 (IPS) – The price…
Eliminating energy-related carbon emissions possible: IRENA
Decarbonisation of global energy system, led by renewables and efficiency, would create economic gains Berlin,…
Private solar mini-grids take power to 9 remote BD islands
Sadrul Hasan, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Mar 4 – Some 5,000 consumers in nine remote…
Gas price hike: BNP to stage sit-in Thursday
Dhaka – BNP is set to observe a two-hour sit-in programme on Thursday in front…
Renewable energy mission needs a robust grid network
What is the Problem? Air pollution in Delhi and metropolitan cities of India has dominated…
Liquid hydrogen may be way forward for sustainable air travel
Transport makes up around 20 percent of our energy use around the world–and that figure…
Solar-Powered Trike Ambulance In Bangladesh
by Steve Hanley A solar-powered, three-wheel ambulance may look like a crude oddity to those…
Cheap solar ambulances to speed into service in rural Bangladesh
An inexpensive, solar-powered ambulance that can fit down narrow laneways is set to hit the…
Russian nuclear energy corpn Rosaton takes up wind energy
Dhaka – Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom has approved partnership of its affiliated company…
How renewables can decarbonise energy sector, improve lives
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 15 Jan — Falling costs, driven by innovation in technology and policy,…
6m solar home system plan faces setback
Dhaka – The country’s solar home system (SHS), which is acclaimed as the world’s most…
Bangladesh joins International Solar Alliance
Bangladesh has joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA), an initiative announced by India, by signing…
Cabinet purchase body set to consider SPM project
Dhaka-The Cabinet Purchase Committee is set to consider a proposal of the Energy Division on…
$50 million for renewable energy projects in developing countries
Abu Dhabi – The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for…
Clean energy overtaking fossil fuels in 2016
Dhaka – Renewable energy resources have increasingly become mainstream sources of energy worldwide, catapulted by…
World record in non-grid power generation
Grameen Shakti (GS) has reached its first landmark of one million Solar Home Systems (SHS)…
Paris deal strong enabler for renewable energy action: IRENA
Abu Dhabi – International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Director-General Adnan Z. Amin issued the following…
Offshore wind could grow more than 650% by 2030: IRENA
Tokyo, Japan – Offshore wind power has the potential to grow from just 13 gigawatts…
Ashok Leyland launches first electric bus made in India
Dhaka – Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group on October 17 unveiled in Chennai…
Boosting renewables in cities vital to achieve dev goals: IRENA
Ecuador – Cities now have an unprecedented opportunity to transform and decarbonise their energy supply…