Energy
General Mills Signs Wind Power Pact
Global food giant General Mills said last week it has signed a virtual 15-year power purchase agreement with Renewable Energy Systems (RES) for 100 megawatts (MW) of power from its Cactus Flats wind farm. The project will produce renewable energy…
Red States Lead on Renewables
A sweeping bipartisan bill to reform energy policies and encourage the growth of renewable energy was introduced by conservative lawmakers in the North Carolina legislature this week. The consensus bill, the result of months of negotiations, would grant utilities’ request…
Energia Opens Ireland’s Largest Ever Wind Farm in Donegal
Ireland’s largest ever windfarm officially has opened following a €145m investment by Energia at Meenadreen in south Donegal. Ireland’s leading competitive energy provider Energia will use power from Meenadreen to supply green electricity to homes and SMEs all over Ireland.…
Germany, Denmark, & Belgium Plan 5-Fold Increase In Offshore Wind Power
Germany, Denmark, and Belgium have entered into an agreement that will increase the amount of offshore wind power in the world 5-fold, from 13.8 gigawatts today to more than 60 gigawatts within 10 years. The governments of the 3 nations…
AMSTERDAM: Mobilize for a Clean, Prosperous Future
Amsterdam has ambitious aspirations to slash its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), phase out fossil fuels, and usher in a clean energy future. The city’s sustainability vision is panoramic in scope, encompassing the management of public space as well as how…
The New Colors of Solar Energy
The technology of solar energy has progressed dramatically in the last few decades, as it operates with increasing efficiency and at lower costs. But the matter of how solar panels look remains an obstacle. Most photovoltaic panels are blue or…
ISRAEL: The Revolutionary Electric Car Battery that Can Be Fully Recharged in just Five Minutes (VIDEO)
Israeli nanotech firm StoreDot has unveiled a radical ‘ultra-fast-charge’ battery it claims can bring an electric car to full charge in just five minutes – and power it for up to 300 miles. At the CUBE Tech Fair in Berlin,…