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US Renewables Grew 10% In 1st Half Of 2017
Renewable energy sources in the United States grew by another 10% in the first half of 2017, according to new figures published by the country’s Energy Information Administration and highlighted by Ken Bossong’s Sun Day Campaign. The US Energy Information…
Procter & Gamble Plans to Help Wash Away Plastic Pollution with New Fairy Liquid Bottle
Washing up liquid brand Fairy Liquid is hoping to clean up the world’s oceans with the unveiling today of its new recycled plastic bottle, made with 10 per cent ocean plastic. The Fairy Oceans Plastic Bottles, developed in partnership with…
ABB Powers Up Largest Solar Power Plant In South America
ABB is on the move. The Swedish company has recently expanded into the US by purchasing GE’s Industrial Solutions division, announced a new EV charger with up to 350 kW of power, and agreed to build the largest lithium ion…
World’s First Technology To Measure Electricity Grid Stability Announced
Reactive Technology and the UK’s grid operator National Grid have this week announced the completion of the world’s first technology which is able to continuously measure and monitor an electricity grid’s stability, or system inertia. UK-based environmental engineering company Reactive…
Solar Technology Hits Historic ‘New Era’
Solar power was the fastest-growing source of new energy in 2016, surpassing the net growth of all other energy sources including coal, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA report found new solar capacity…
MEPs Urge EU to Ratchet Up Climate Target
Lawmakers in the European Parliament have agreed a new resolution urging EU leaders to set out a 2050 net zero emissions target for the bloc by 2020. In a vote on Wednesday, ahead of the UN’s COP23 meeting in Bonn…
China Is Showing the World What Renewable Energy Dominance Looks Like
The growth of solar energy continues to outpace forecasts and this growth, according to a report published Wednesday by the International Energy Agency, (IEA) “is a China story.” While China today is far and away the global leader in solar…