College Seeks Investment in Solar Energy
The Federal Government has been urged to invest more in solar energy to meet up with the electricity challenges. At the End of the Year/Graduation of ABITECH Engineering College in Ikorodu, Timothy Obano, the Chief Executive Officer, said the potential…
Vattenfall First to Confirm Zero-Subsidy Bid in Dutch Wind Auction
The Netherlands has at least one ‘subsidy-free’ bidder for its offshore wind auction after Swedish utility Vattenfall confirmed on Friday its entry to the fray. Vattenfall is the first developer to confirm its bid for the zero-subsidy auction, the first…
Jet Fuel Made From Sugar Cane? It’s Not a Flight of Fancy
The aviation industry produces 2 percent of global human-induced carbon dioxide emissions. This share may seem relatively small – for perspective, electricity generation and home heating account for more than 40 percent – but aviation is one of the world’s…
World’s First ‘Negative Emissions’ Power Plant Opens in Iceland
In October, the nation flipped the switch on the world’s first power plant that eliminates more CO2 than it produces. The pilot program, which is operated by Climeworks, can remove an estimated 50 metric tons of CO2 from the air each…
Tata Power Launches India’s First Solar Carport
Indian companies continue to push for innovation with an endeavor to meet the highly ambitious renewable energy target set by the government. The conducive policy and regulatory regime for the development of renewable energy in the country has reaped the…
Changes to National Monuments Could Benefit the Fossil Fuel Industry
On December 4, President Donald Trump announced plans to drastically reduce the size of two national monuments in Utah. “Some people think the natural resources of Utah should be controlled by a small handful of very distant bureaucrats located in…
Alberta (Tar Sands Capital Of The World) Invests In 600 MW Of Wind Power
Bill McKibben calls the Alberta tar sands a “carbon bomb.” Not only does it require huge quantities of energy to separate the oil from the sands, the oil produced creates more carbon emissions than other types of oil. Think of…