Opinion:
¶ A Green Revolution Starts with Partnerships • A lot of proposals have been put forth on how to jump-start a green world economy. And history has proved that public-private partnerships don’t just increase access to funding for startups, but they also incentivize dialogue, cooperation and new ideas. [Triple Pundit]
Image: Floris Oosterveld
¶ Renewables riding momentum into 2016 • The worldwide move toward cleaner energy continued to gain momentum in 2015. Actions at the state, national and international level are all sending an undeniable message that the rise of clean energy is here to stay. Montana is an exception. [The Bozeman Daily Chronicle]
¶ Government takes backward view over renewable energy • In the aftermath of the UN Paris Climate Conference, it is extraordinarily sad that, in the face of the threat of significant climate change, the UK’s Government is showing such poverty of ambition about renewable energy sources. [shropshirestar.com]
Turbines in a windfarm
World:
¶ The electricity provision of Sri Lanka will reach 100% by January 31, Power and Renewable Energy Ministry sources said. The target would be achieved through a program bringing electricity to 200,000 households of low income earners who cannot afford electricity. [The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka]
¶ Wind and solar power are set for a construction boom in spite of a glut of cheap fossil fuels. Orders for 2016 solar and wind are up sharply, from the United States to China to the developing economies of Africa and Latin America, all in defiance of stubbornly low prices for coal and natural gas. [Dallas Morning News]
Photovoltaic power panels stand at Abaste’s El Bonillo Solar Plant while wind turbines spin at a wind farm on the background.
¶ The past year has been a good one for renewable microgrids. There has been significant growth in the deployment, implementation and interest in renewable microgrids globally. Importantly, this growth seems set to continue into 2016.The regions with the fastest growth are North America and Asia. [Energy Collective]
¶ This month, the government of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh government will float global tenders to select a developer for a 750-MW solar power station. Spread over nearly 1,500 hectares and start generating power by 2017, it will be the world’s largest solar power plant at a single location. [Hindustan Times]
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US:
¶ In Oregon, the Eugene Water & Electric Board, preparing for a major shift in how it will serve customers, is developing small microgrids as a two-year test project. The project will test how electricity from solar panels and stored in large batteries can keep vital systems operating in emergencies. [The Register-Guard]
¶ Pacific Gas & Electric’s Diablo Canyon plant, located in California on the Pacific coastline in San Luis Obispo County, will have its original 40-year federal licenses for the plant’s two units expire in 2024 and 2025. PG&E has been dithering over whether to pursue license extensions for the plant. [Los Angeles Times]
PG&E’S Diablo Canyon nuclear plant on the San Luis Obispo County coast is three miles from a quake fault. (Michael A. Mariant / AP)
¶ Pennsylvania is widely considered to have one of the most advanced markets for electric retailers, with a nationwide retail market study in July ranking the Commonwealth second only to Texas. Pennsylvania deregulated power generation in the 1990s, but there are still hiccups in the system. [PowerSource]
¶ In Colorado, Boulder County’s government mandated that licensed cannabis growers use 100% renewable energy starting in 2015. Most growers were unable to meet that requirement, so the county created an alternative, a fund growers pay into, largely used to educate growers on energy usage. [Al Jazeera America]
geoharvey 
January 3, 2016 at 2:11 pm
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