Cameroon and Korea are currently considering to craft a strategy to develop renewable energy in the country.

Providing cheap and clean power for the areas’ population, the small power plants are stimulating income-generation activities and helping reduce poverty in the country..

The UAE can achieve energy system savings of $1.9 billion (Dh6.98 billion) annually by 2030 by producing a 10 per cent share of renewable energy in its total energy supply and almost 25 per cent in the power sector, according to a new report.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) - German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation and the Electricity Construction & Consultancy JSC No.3 are conducting surveys to assess the feasibility for the project on renewable energy in Hau Giang.

A new method could improve energy storage of everything from portable electronics to electric microgrids. Scientists have developed a new X-ray imaging technique to visualize and study the reactions in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries.

Canadian city of 600,000 people is the latest to announce it will use only green energy for electricity, transportation, heating and air conditioning within 20 years.

Nearly half (48%) of UK consumers are willing to pay more towards investment in renewable energy and tackling climate change.

“Better Buildings Challenge partners are improving their communities by cutting energy waste and reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” said Dr. David Danielson, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

A number of efforts have been made to reduce the impact of data centers, both by using renewable energy to drive them, and to improve their efficiency.

Resources and energy specialists WorleyParsons has successfully closed out two key renewable energy projects, with a third still underway, and a fourth close to completion.

The state of Maharashtra is soon expected to have a policy on energy conservation which will promote the use of power saving LED lighting and building up of renewable energy sources.

To ‘green’ schools and increase student awareness of energy savings and renewable energy, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has implemented green school model at Luong The Vinh primary school.

In recognition of the importance of saving energy, the Commercial International Bank (CIB) along with the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy launched an energy-saving initiative aims at reducing the energy consumption in the Bank’s branches, which count for more than 160 outlets across Egypt.

Superintendent of Police Ved Prakash Surya while emphasizing the need for energy conservation urged people to use renewable energy devices like solar lamps etc. He also urged the participants to spread the message of energy conservation to the children and youngsters.

IFC and OPIC, with the additional support of the Government of Canada, will help BMR Jamaica Wind Ltd to build, operate and maintain a 36.3 MW wind farm which will be the largest renewable energy project developed by the private sector in Jamaica.

A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) claims that realising the renewable energy plans of the Gulf Cooperation Council region (GCC) will result in 20% less water withdrawals in the power sector.

VCA also says that the project combines Passivhaus principles with renewable energy technologies to reduce energy usage by 50 percent.

Most of the money in commercial and residential goes to energy-efficiency upgrades, but about a quarter of commercial projects are renewable energy projects.

South Africa has a goal of having 18 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030, so projects like this are definitely steps in the right direction. If there's one thing that South Africa has lots of, it's sunlight! 45% of the total project value was spent on "local content" to help increase the positive economic impact on the area.

Researchers at Cardiff University are looking into new ways of creating a “super grid” that will allow the EU to share the energy it creates.