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Building Energy Acquires 4energia
Building Energy, an Italian multinational that operates as a Global Integrated IPP in the renewable energy industry, has signed a purchase agreement to acquire 4energia, an independent energy trader founded to buy electric power from small and medium scale plants…
Stuttgart (Germany) to Begin Selective Banning of Diesel Cars during High-Pollution Periods in 2018
The city of Stuttgart in Germany will be home to occasional selective bans of diesel cars during periods of high pollution beginning in 2018, going by a recent announcement from state officials in Baden-Württemberg. The intent of the selective-ban introduction…
DfT Eyes EV Charge Point Boost and New Rules for Insuring Self-Driving Cars
Insurance rules for self-driving cars and measures to improve the provision of electric vehicle charge points have been set out by the government in a new Bill aimed at making the UK a “world leader” in clean transport technologies. Published…
IEEFA Norway: Why the World’s Biggest Sovereign Wealth Fund Should Invest in Global Renewable Energy Infrastructure
We published a report this morning that highlights how Norway is at a historic crossroads in how it manages some of its vast national wealth bound up in the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). Indeed, GPFG is facing an unusually…
ECRB Sets Out Its Priority Action Plan for the Next 12 Months
Today, the Energy Community Regulatory Board (ECRB) published its 2017 Work Programme. The work programme builds on the ECRB’s successful regulatory cooperation in the areas of wholesale and retail gas and electricity markets. It also reflects the ECRB’s new tasks…
This Danish School Has Installed The World’s Largest Solar Facade
A new building in Copenhagen is covered by 12,000 colourful solar tiles, making it one of the largest building-integrated solar power plants in Denmark. The tiles completely cover the building and will provide it with 300 MWh of electricity per…
Competition Launched to Find Innovative Solutions for Greener Cities
IoT for Greener Cities is a new challenge launched as an initiative of the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum. It targets finding and developing cutting-edge technologies, based on the Internet of Things (IoT) and other IT innovations,…