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U.S. Companies Set a New Record on Renewables
Chalk up another record for renewables, this time in the United States. Local companies there added nearly 4 GW of utility-scale wind and solar capacity by August this year. In so doing, the companies have broken the former annual record,…
German Energy Secretary Backs Forest Clearance to Build Coal Mine
Controversial plans to chop down a German forest to build a vast coal mine should proceed because Germany needs the polluting fuel to keep the lights on, according to the chief of the country’s state secretary for energy. Dozens of treehouses built…
Blenheim Palace Goes Green with 100% Renewable Deal
The UNESCO World Heritage site will now be supplied with clean electricity from Good Energy. Good Energy is to provide Blenheim Palace with 100% renewable power under the terms of a new deal. The UNESCO World Heritage site says the move…
Europe ‘Could Cut Energy-Related CO2 Emissions by 90% Before 2050’
Europe could cut energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by 90% by 2050, if it implements ambitious renewables-based electrification plans. That’s according to a new report from WindEurope, which says Europe should transition its industrial processes, buildings and transport to using clean…
A Wind Farm to Be Built in South Dakota Will Provide Renewable Energy Starting in 2020
Boston University (BU) has announced plans to buy wind energy to meet 100% of its electricity consumption. It has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with energy company ENGIE North America, which will provide renewable electricity from a wind farm in South Dakota…
Blue Dye Could Be the Next Key to Harnessing Renewable Energy
Scientists at the University of Buffalo have discovered an adept way of storing renewable energy thanks to wastewater produced from the textile industry. Polluted water containing blue dye, chemically referred to as methylene blue, has been found to have electrical…
Facebook Joins 100% Renewable Energy Revolution
Facebook announced Tuesday it will slash greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent and transition global operations to 100 percent renewable energy by the end of 2020 in efforts to “help fight climate change.” Similarly, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted over…