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EDF Banks Oklahoma Wind
Allianz and MUFG have together invested tax equity in EDF Renewable Energy’s 225MW Great Western wind farm in Oklahoma. The project is located in Ellis and Woodward Counties, about 200km northwest of Oklahoma City. Allianz Capital Partners head of renewables…
Asia’s First Hybrid Electric Ferry Sets Sail
The first hybrid electric ferry in Asia has set sail in the Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung, in the first stage of a plan to clean up the city’s marine transport sector with electric ship technology. Finnish electric shipmaker Visedo worked…
Railsponsible Becomes a Member of the 10YFP Sustainable Public Procurement Program Led by UNEP
Railsponsible, a non-profit business organisation formed by seven companies in the rail industry: Alstom, Bombardier Transportation, SNCF, Deutsche Bahn, Knorr Bremse, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) and SKF, becomes the 109th partner of the 10YFP Sustainable Public Procurement Program led by the…
Solar-Power System Could Provide Clean Drinking Water in Rural India for the First Time
A solar-powered purification system could slake the thirsts of rural India with clean drinking water for the first time. This would be no ordinary feat. Tens of millions of people in India lack access to potable water, and roughly 600,000…
Deutsche Bank Vows to End New Coal Lending, in Line with Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement and the global divestment campaign has secured one of its biggest victories to date, after banking giant Deutsche Bank announced it would halt investment in new coal projects in line with its commitment to the international climate…
Cities in Transition
The EUROCITIES Knowledge Society Forum (KSF) and the Green Digital Charter (GDC) jointly hosted the conference ‘Cities in transition – the role of digital in shaping our future cities’ on 25 January 2017. The event, held in the Microsoft Innovation…
Report: Electric Cars in Pole Position to Dominate Green Car Market
Electric cars are set to dominate the fast-expanding ultra-low emission vehicle (ULEV) market in the coming decades, with hydrogen vehicles unlikely to play a major role prior to 2050. That is the conclusion of a new update from the UK’s…