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Siemens Gamesa Overtakes Vestas As Leading Wind Manufacturer
Less than a year after its successful merger, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been named the leading wind manufacturer by two analyst firms, thereby dethroning Danish manufacturer Vestas. It is the time of year to be looking back on wind…
Used Electric Car Values Rose 41% In UK During Quarter 1, 2018
Average used plug-in electric vehicle resale prices rose by 41% in the UK during the first quarter of the year, the online used car service Autorola has reported. This compares to an overall used car resale price rise of 5.3%…
Siemens Gamesa Awarded 100 Megawatt Mexico Wind Project In Latest Auction
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced on Friday that it has secured a new wind turbine order in Mexico for the supply of 100 megawatts (MW) as part of the most recent renewable energy auction held in the country in November…
Catholic Institutions Mark Earth Day with Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge
The global divestment movement gained a religious following today with the announcement that 35 Catholic institutions have pledged to remove fossil fuels from their investment holdings. Humanitarian organisation Caritas Internationalis, three leading Catholic banks with balance sheets totalling around €7.5bn,…
Great Britain Goes 55 Hours Without Using Coal
In a Tweet posted on Thursday, the UK’s electricity and gas owner National Grid confirmed that Great Britain had gone over 48 hours without any coal electricity generation, which was further confirmed to play out to be nearly 55 hours…
Current Energy Plans Aren’t Enough to Meet Paris Goals, But an Amped Up Transition Is Possible
The world needs to speed up its transition to renewable energy by a factor of six if it wants to meet the goals set out in the Paris agreement to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, a new study…
Global Shipping Body Adopts 50% GHG Emissions Reduction Target
Announced last week, the United Nations International Maritime Organization has adopted a new commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the sector, seeking to peak emissions “as soon as possible” and to reduce annual emissions by at least 50% by…