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Primrose Solar Divests Entire Portfolio of UK Solar Farms
Renewable energy developer Primrose Solar has now divested its entire portfolio of solar farms, having announced the sale of its five remaining UK solar assets yesterday. The 80MW transaction has seen infrastructure investor Equitix acquire five sites from Primose Solar,…
Las Vegas Now Runs Completely on Renewable Energy
From street lights to city parks, community centers and fire stations, all Las Vegas city-run spots are now powered entirely by renewable energy, making it the largest in the U.S. to use such sources. “We are now one of the…
Invest in EU: EUR 438 Million to Support Renewable Energy in Belgium
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will support the construction of the Norther wind farm off the Belgian coast with a loan of EUR 438 million. Half of this amount will be guaranteed under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI),…
BlueLA Expands French Electric-Car Sharing Service to California
First there was AutoLib, a French electric-car sharing service operated by the Bolloré Group. Then came BlueIndy, the first U.S. franchise of the service, which put the same BlueCars onto the streets of Indianapolis. Now Bolloré is expanding its car-sharing…
Nissan LEAF Confirmed as UK’s Fastest Growing Small Family Car
The Nissan LEAF is the UK’s fastest growing small family car, the automaker said this week, with sales of the all-electric vehicle (EV) last month reaching over double their November 2015 levels. According to Nissan, sales of the LEAF accounted…
Kansas University Students Build Net-Zero Home with LEED Platinum and Passive House Certification
Most school projects don’t move past campus grounds, but that’s not the case for the works of Kansas University’s (KU) Studio 804. Every year, students of the graduate level architecture studio design and build sustainable structures, which include the recently…
India Predicts It Will Exceed Paris Renewable Energy Target by Half
The Indian government has forecast that it will exceed the renewable energy targets set in Paris last year by nearly half and do so three years ahead of schedule. The prediction, announced this week in a draft 10-year energy blueprint…