green energy

As the leader in aggressive implementation of carbon reduction economy, the EU adheres to the philosophy of greening, even amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic, by drafting a post-pandemic economic revitalization program, and claims to conform to a “green recovery”, which signals that greening will be executed alongside the revitalization program. ...  more

The cost of solar and wind power has fallen steeply in recent years. On a broader scale, the International Renewable Energy Agency, or IRENA, indicates that the installation cost of green energy is, on the whole, declining year over year, with land-based wind power expected to reach US$0.043/kWh and solar power reaching $0.039/kWh in 2021. These rates are 18% and 42% lower than 2019 figures, respectively. ...  more

Taiwan’s government-run utility Taipower announced on May 6 that it has been granted the license to operate as a retailer of renewable electricity. This development is expected to give a major boost to the island’s green energy market. ...  more

Wind power accounts for nearly 50% of all electricity in Denmark, which leads the world in wind power per capita. Now Denmark is looking to develop another type of green energy – hydrogen energy. The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities is set to invest DKK 128 million (~NT$570 million) in the construction of two large-scale electrolysis plants, in hopes that the country’s surplus of green energy can be used to facilitate hydrogen production. ...  more

Wind power accounts for nearly 50% of all electricity in Denmark, which leads the world in wind power per capita. Now Denmark is looking to develop another type of green energy – hydrogen energy. The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities is set to invest DKK 128 million (~NT$570 million) in the construction of two large-scale electrolysis plants, in hopes that the country’s surplus of green energy can be used to facilitate hydrogen production. ...  more

Solar installations are on the rise in Taiwan. According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, for the past 10 years, solar energy has grown by an average of 89.6% per year. It became a major source of green energy in the first 10 months of this year with 3.42 billion kWh generated, accounting for 26.3% of total green energy and taking second place only to hydropower. ...  more

To intensify the promotion of green energy in Japan, the Fukushima government will subsidize the building of 11 PV power stations and 10 wind farms in the region, which will cost a total of NT 83.4 billion. ...  more

Google on Sept. 20 unveiled a renewable-energy investment plan at an unprecedented scale which involves 18 transactions in PV power and wind power worldwide. The total capacity of the project is estimated at around 1.6 GW (1,600 MW). ...  more

India is estimated to have installed an additional 8-8.5 GW of green power capacity during FY 2018-2019, after installing 12 GW in FY 2017-2018; Of the latter amount, approximately 9 GW are for PV power, 2 GW are for wind power, and 1 GW are for other renewable-energy powers, according to the market information body ICRA. ...  more