UK invested $23.4m in renewables in 2015

The UK invested $23.4 billion (£16bn) in renewables in 2015. That’s a 24% growth which makes the country the “strongest” market for green projects, according to a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Around $15 billion (£10.3bn) was invested in wind projects and $4.9 billion (£3.3bn) in solar, it added. The report also stated […]

Nepal’s first wind-solar power system installed

Nepal has had its first mini wind-solar hybrid power system installed last month. Dhaubadi, Nepal’s first ‘renewable energy village’, has installed two sets of 5 kW wind turbines as part of pilot project with the financial and technical support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The electricity from the mini-grid for about 50 households means […]