The US imposed 30% import duty on solar cells and modules for four years early this year. The tariff will be decreased 5% each year and will reach 15% after four years. The domestic solar industry has already opposed the tariffs, warning of severe consequence to the industry. Since its imposition, solar energy companies cancelled

Environmental friendly policies are diversifying the global energy mix and helping renewable to increase its market share. The shift towards renewable is relatively faster in developed markets where environmental regulations are strict and incentives are higher. Solar power is one of the growing and emerging energy sectors which has been benefiting significantly from current legislation

The UK firm Highview Power launched the world’s first gird scale Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) plant, with 5MW/15MWh energy storage capacity at Bury, UK. The LAES plant is developed in partnership with recycling and renewable energy company Viridor with over £8 million (~$10.6 million) funding from the UK government. The plant is a pilot

GGF announced to provide about $37.6 million to Serbia for developing large scale wind power plants to help diversify the country energy sector and reduce emissions. The funds will co-finance the 42 MW Alibunar wind farm and the 158 MW Čibuk 1 wind farm. It is expected that these projects will reduce the emissions by

Power outages are very common in South Asia, particularly in small cities and rural areas. It is caused due to insufficient power generation capacity, poorly managed infrastructure and underfunded electricity generation capacity. The inconsistency and the lack of a serious government action plan also compounded the situation. Some countries do not have clear long-term policies