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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…
California Lawmakers Pass Bill for 100% Clean Energy
Lawmakers in California have voted in support of a bill to generate 100% clean energy by 2045. The approval from the California State Assembly means the bill will be sent back to the Senate for the final green light before…
Renewables Powered 88% of Brazil in June
Renewable energy generated 88% of Brazil’s entire demand in June. Clean power sources such as wind, biomass, solar and hydro accounted for 81.9% of Brazil’s installed capacity of energy generation at the time, according to a new report from the…
Renewable Energy Tariffs ‘Are Now Among Cheapest on the Market’
Renewable energy tariffs are now among the cheapest on the market. That’s according to uSwitch, which suggests the ten cheapest eco-tariffs could save homes an average of £273 compared to a big six standard tariff, up from £233 the same…
Renewable Energy Could “Effectively Be Free” by 2030, Says UBS Analyst
A research analyst at Swiss investment bank UBS believes the cost of energy renewables could be so near to zero by 2030 “it will effectively be free,” according to a projections published on Monday. If renewables could soon be cheaper…
These Massive Renewable Energy Projects Are Powering Chilean Mines
Minerals are so abundant in Chile’s northern Atacama Desert, you can get copper just by kicking the mountain—or so says one of the miners’ favorite proverbs. A century after many of the mines there were first opened, finding copper—or gold,…