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28 April 2014 The New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has agreed to expand NY-Sun's initiative throughout the state with around $1bn (€723m) in incentives for new solar power projects. The NY-Sun programme provides long-term funding that will increase existing businesses and attract new investments to New York from international solar companies for greater economic growth of the state.

Looking back, I feel a strong wish for a new start. This year, I want to make my home better. I think about smart home upgrades to give my space a fresh feel. Every change I make makes my home more welcoming. It's not just about looks. It's about feeling cozy and organized. You don't have to spend a lot to make big changes. Even small updates can make a big difference. They help us feel more connected and happy. Let's start 2024 with a home that feels just right.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) in the US has approved a $590m (€482.1m) electric transmission project that will assist in enhancing the Houston region's import capacity from other parts of the state.

24 April 2014 US-based Moundsville Power will build a new 549MW natural-gas-fired combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) in Moundsville, US. Construction of the approximately $615m plant is expected to begin in mid-2015 on a 37-acre portion of the former Allied chemical plant site, which is now owned by Honeywell.

From concentrated solar power to floating wind turbines and from printable organic solar cells to biomass gasification, power-technology.com picks six of the most promising new green power technologies. Concentrating solar power technology Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology involving the use of mirrors to focus sunlight onto a receiver that captures and converts the solar energy into heat for electricity generation has been in use since 1980s.

Renewable energy now forms one-third of the world's total energy capacity, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The agency found that 171GW of renewable energy was added to the global system in 2018, with an annual increase of 7.9%. Two-thirds of new power generation capacity added in 2018 came from renewables.

These tubes, developed by Naked Energy, in Guildford,England, are a kind of hybrid solar-energy contraption that make more efficient use of the sun's energy to produce both electricity and hot water.

"Far North Queensland fears power price hike"

According to a new market research report, “Solar Power Market by PV, CSP Technologies by Installations, Price, Cost, Trade Trends & Global Forecasts (2011 – 2016)”, global solar

Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) is developing the new 1,250MW Port Everglades Next Generation Clean Energy Centre (PEEC) to replace the existing Port Everglades power plant of the 1960s. FPL demolished the Port Everglades power plant in 2013 and plans to begin construction of the new $1bn combined-cycle power plant in the second quarter of 2014.

The University of Toronto Edward S Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering researchers in Canada have developed and demonstrated a new class of solar-sensitive nanoparticle.

Areva has begun operations at its molten salt energy storage demonstration plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

As the utilities industry enters a new era, gender diversity will be key to providing new perspectives and ideas. So why are women still so under-represented? Key female industry figures, including the first female chair of the World Energy Council, discuss the problem of gender diversity in utilities.

Mill Creek onshore wind farm is a 60MW renewable power project being built in Ohariu Valley near Wellington, New Zealand. Construction started in January 2013 and commercial operation started in September 2014.

In the battle to reduce energy poverty, the opportunities that satellite imaging data offers could be key to shining a light on wasteful inefficiencies. Andy Tunnicliffe speaks to E.ON to find out more about a project to use space-based technology to improve energy efficiency.

A host of new technologies have been inspired by the natural world, as designers increasingly look to biomimicry when to creating new ideas for wind turbines, solar cells and hydropower. So could nature hold the answer to unlocking renewable energy?

India to build world's largest solar power project spread across 23,000 acres, expected to generate around 6,000 million units of electricity annually.