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IKEA Unpacks Textile Waste with Fabric Collection Pilot
IKEA has become the latest retail giant to try and tackle the UK’s growing pile of fabric waste with a new pilot scheme to collect old textiles in store for reuse, repair and recycling. The Swedish retailer’s Cardiff store has…
German and Italian Firms Join Forces on Hydrogen Bus Development
A group of German and Italian public transit companies are seeking tenders for the development of 63 hydrogen fuel cell buses as part of an EU-funded low emission transport project to help boost urban air quality. The joint procurement process…
Tanzania to Open Renewable Energy Technology Training Centre
Following a study revealing that renewable energy, particularly solar, is dominating rural Tanzania, there are now plans to open a training centre. The director of the Innovative Technology and Energy Centre (ITEC), Dr Herb Rhee, has announced plans to open…
The First Large-Scale Solar Farm Built in Australia Will Soon Quadruple in Size
The Greenough River solar farm in Western Australia, the first large-scale solar farm in the country, plans to quadruple in size from 10MW to 40MW. The plans by co-owners Synergy, the government-owned generator and retailer, and US energy giant General…
Chinese Company Offers Free Wind Power Training for Coal Miners in Wyoming
When we think of coal country in the United States, we think of West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. But Wyoming is where the majority of American coal comes from. In fact, the Cowboy State, as it calls itself, produces four…
Portland (Oregon) Commits to 100% Renewable Electricity by 2035, 100% Renewable Energy by 2050
The City of Portland, Oregon, and Multnomah County have locked in a commitment to obtaining 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2035 as the latest #CommitTo100 city to join the pledge. Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune shared…
UK Smashes Solar Power Record
Solar power has broken records in Britain in Friday as the country basked in temperatures as high as 28 degrees. According to the National Grid solar generation hit its highest ever level in Friday, delivering 8.7GW, the equivalent of 24.3 per…