WPPI Energy to Buy Electricity from Illinois Wind Farm
Sun Prairie-based power company WPPI Energy says it will purchase all the electricity generated from a proposed Illinois wind farm for the next 22 years. Chicago-based renewable energy developer Invenergy plans to build the 53-turbine Bishop Hill 3 wind farm,…
Kwara to Deploy Solar Energy to Villages
Kwara State government is to deploy solar energy systems to villages, small scale businesses and key government establishments to boost electricity supply and enhance economy activities in the state. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, who disclosed this when he received National President,…
Norway’s Arctic Oil & Gas Exploration Plans Stand In The Way Of Achieving Paris Climate Goals, Report Argues
While Norway has something of a reputation internationally as being “progressive” and “green,” the country’s well fed economy and society is largely the result of a highly productive fossil fuel extraction industry. In other words, the relatively aggressive electric vehicle…
Palm Oil Free Certification Programme Launches in UK and Australia
A major new certification programme has launched with a view to validating consumer goods products that make no use of palm oil. Unveiled to coincide with this week’s World Orang-utan Day, the new labelling scheme is now in operation in…
Ratings Agency Says India Needs To Do More To Achieve 175 Gigawatts Renewables Target
Delay in payments from utilities, non-compliance with renewable energy procurement targets, and non-availability of transmission infrastructure for power injection are some of the major issues Indian renewable energy developers are facing. These must be addressed on an urgent basis if…
Extreme Heatwaves With “Apparent Temperatures” As High As 55° Celsius To Regularly Affect Much Of World (With 4° Celsius Of Warming Over Pre-Industrial Levels)
If global temperatures rise 4° Celsius over pre-industrial levels, then extreme heatwaves with “apparent temperatures” peaking at over 55° Celsius will begin to regularly affect many densely populated parts of the world, according to a new study from the European…
Reusable Carbon Nanotube & Quartz Fiber Water Filter Removes 99% Of Heavy Metals
Researchers at Rice University have developed a simple water filtration material so effective that a single gram of it can treat up to 83,000 liters of contaminated water, after which it can be washed with vinegar and reused. After a…