Becky Beetz, Author at Renew Economy

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Toshiba reorganising to focus on energy, storage amid major losses
Toshiba to place emphasis on its energy and storage businesses, as latest earnings results show catastrophic losses.
Becky Beetz

Feb 5, 2016

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Tesla’s Elon Musk confirms Powerwall 2.0 is on the way
Elon Musk has confirmed Tesla will bring out a new version of its Powerwall home energy storage battery system this year.
Becky Beetz

Feb 3, 2016

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Djibouti announces 300MW solar project as part of 100% renewable plan
The African country of Djibouti has a goal to procure 100% of its energy from renewables.
Becky Beetz

Jan 22, 2016

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Partial victory for UK solar industry, huge job losses still expected
The U.K. Government has set the new solar PV tariffs. Representing a partial victory, cuts will not be severe as anticipated, but job losses still expected.
Becky Beetz

Dec 18, 2015

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Dow, DuPont to combine, will become “technology leader” in solar PV materials
The Dow Chemical Company and DuPont have unveiled their US$130 billion “merger of equals” plan.
Becky Beetz

Dec 16, 2015

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Emerging markets attract most renewables investment
New renewables investment in 2014 in 55 developing world nations reached US$126 billion, over half of which went to emerging markets.
Becky Beetz

Nov 24, 2015

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Germany: Renewables likely to cover 33% of 2015 gross power consumption
Renewable energy is set to cover around 33% of Germany’s gross energy demands this year, or 193 billion kWh. PV and wind are the main contributors.
Becky Beetz

Nov 4, 2015

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GE creates $1 billion energy startup, 200 new jobs
GE has bundled its LED, solar, energy storage and electric vehicle businesses into an over US$1 billion new startup.
Becky Beetz

Oct 9, 2015

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LCOE for renewables decreases, fossil fuels see increase
The generating cost comparison between renewable energies and fossil fuels is narrowing, with 2015 recording a “significant shift,” says BNEF.
Becky Beetz

Oct 7, 2015

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Renewables could meet 22% of Africa’s energy needs by 2030
IRENA says renewable energies could meet 22% of Africa’s energy needs by 2030. Cumulative solar PV capacity has the potential to reach 55 GW.
Becky Beetz

Oct 6, 2015

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Utility-scale battery storage to reach 12 GW by 2024
Utility-scale grid connected battery storage is set to reach up to 12 GW by 2024, while annual revenues will grow to around US$8.44 billion.
Becky Beetz

Sep 18, 2015

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Fraunhofer debuts world record 25.1% efficient TOPCon solar cell
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has achieved an efficiency of 25.1% on a both sides-contacted silicon solar cell.
Becky Beetz

Sep 16, 2015

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