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Netherlands’ Airports Switching 100% To Wind Energy
On January the 1st of 2017, Dutch National Railway company NS made a monumental step towards a world in which we no longer compromise the wellbeing of future generations for the sake of our own livelihood. NS is switching to…
Seattle to Ban Plastic Straws, Utensils at Restaurants Next Year
Starting next year, Seattle restaurants will no longer provide plastic straws and plastic utensils to its patrons after a 2010 ordinance finally takes effect. “As of July 1, 2018, food services businesses should not be providing plastic straws or utensils,”…
Alternative Energy: Residential Solar Power Systems Rising in Oklahoma
Residential solar panels are the Oklahoma energy sector’s version of Bigfoot: slowly gaining a larger following among urban dwellers but still elusive. According to data from the Solar Energy Industries Association, a national solar energy advocacy organization, residential solar photovoltaic…
ENGIE To Develop 55 Megawatt Mongolian Wind Farm With EIB Investment
French utility ENGIE has announced that it will develop and operate its first renewable energy project in Mongolia, the 55-megawatt Sainshand wind farm, which will also benefit from $120 million in financing from the European Investment Bank. Normally there’s a…
US Army To Add 1 Megawatt Energy Storage To 10 Megawatt SunPower Solar Plant
The US Army will add a 1 megawatt energy storage system to accompany its 10-megawatt SunPower-built solar PV system which recently broke ground at the Redstone Arsenal US army post in Alabama. US-based solar company SunPower revealed on Wednesday that…
Wales Recycling Rate Hits 64 Per Cent Target Three Years Early
Wales again increased its overall recycling rate last year meaning it has now reached its target of recycling 64 per cent of household waste three years ahead of schedule, the Welsh government announced yesterday. Provisional Welsh waste and recycling figures…
Almost 140 Countries Can Switch to 100 Per Cent Clean Energy
A team of US scientists have set out an ambitious roadmap they say will lead to 139 countries around the world switching to 100 per cent renewable power, a result that would limit global warming to under 1.5 degrees and…