More than 500 women in eastern Indonesia are getting the chance to become social entrepreneurs distributing clean energy products to far-flung rural households, thanks to the expansion of an initiative by the non-profit organisation Kopernik. Learn more.

According to a new study by the Ministry of Environment of Japan, renewable power generation in Japan could double or triple by 2030, from about 116 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2014 to as much as 257 TWh by 2030, depending on energy policies. Learn more.

Smarts grids could help integrate renewable power generation, which currently accounts for 25% of the EU's electricity supply but could rise to 50% by 2030, and they would bring more flexibility. Smarts grids would also allow energy to flow where and when it is needed, reducing by up to 30% the infrastructure capacity needed to meet demand. Learn more.

Preliminary data released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment of New Zealand indicate that renewables contributed to 80% of power generation in New Zealand in December 2014, the highest annual share of electricity generation from renewables since 1996. Learn more.