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Cube Squares Hydro Acquisitions
Cube Hydro Carolinas has closed a deal to acquire four hydro plants totaling 215MW from Aluminium manufacturer Alcoa Corp. The four projects – High Rock, Tuckertown, Narrows and Falls – are located on the Yadkin river and are expected to…
Financial Institutions Worth $6.6 Trillion Set Standards for Financing Sustainable Development
Nearly 20 leading global banks and investors, totaling $6.6 trillion in assets, launched two weeks ago the Principles for Positive Impact Finance – a first of its kind set of criteria for investments to be considered sustainable. “The Principles are…
IBC Committees Hold Joint Meeting
Paris hosted recently a joint meeting of two Working Committees (the Modern Technologies and Prospective Oil and Gas Industry Projects Working Committee and the Information and Communications Working Committee) of the International Business Congress (IBC). The meeting was moderated by…
Renewables Dominated New U.S. Power Generation in 2016
According to the latest issue of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) monthly Energy Infrastructure Update, renewable energy dominated new U.S. electrical generation put into service during 2016. Combined, newly installed capacity from renewable sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar,…
Huge Win for Renewables in Maryland as Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto
Lawmakers in the Maryland Senate voted 32-13 Thursday to expand the state’s renewable energy target restoring the Clean Energy Jobs Act and overriding Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the measure in May of last year. The bill is now…
The EU Tackles Growing Aviation Emissions
Brussels, 3 February 2017- The Commission is amending the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) making it fit for tackling CO2 emissions from aviation. This comes following an agreement by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to stabilize international aviation emissions.…
Rising Carbon Emissions Could Kill Off Vital Corals by 2100, Study Warns
The destruction of coral reefs worldwide could accelerate as rising carbon emissions help coral-killing seaweeds grow more poisonous and take over, according to researchers. A Griffith University study on the Great Barrier Reef has shown how rising CO2 emissions trigger…