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Public Support for Renewables Climbs to 79 Per Cent
Public support for renewables has climbed year-on-year, according to the latest government survey on attitudes to energy and climate issues. Asked if they supported or opposed the use of renewable energy, 49 per cent of respondent said they supported it…
Spanish Energy Regulator Rejects Government Push For Coal Power Subsidies
The US is not the only country where powerful coal interests are pressuring the government to give favorable treatment to coal fired electrical generating plants. Spain has a long history of burning coal to make electricity, much of it mined…
Solar Energy Can Create More Good Jobs
Iowa is known across the country as a leader in renewable energy, including ethanol, biodiesel and wind. These industries are built on Iowa’s natural resources and benefit Iowans through lower energy costs, increased crop values and new jobs. In 2016…
T-Mobile Announces Commitment To 100% Renewable Electricity, Joins RE100
T-Mobile US has announced its intention this week to go 100% renewable electricity by 2021 and has backed its commitments by announcing a Power Purchase Agreement for 160 megawatts from the Solomon Forks Wind Project in Kansas. Announced on Monday,…
Report: EU Renewables Beat Coal Power for the First Time
New EU renewables generation increased sharply in 2017, but the lion’s share of these gains were shouldered by the UK and Germany, demonstrating the “uneven” nature of energy sector decarbonisation across Europe. That was the main conclusion of a new…
Fotowatio Reports Major Advances In Renewable Energy Markets In Chile & Mexico
The start of 2018 brought significantly positive developments for the Madrid-based Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, as it reported major developments from renewable energy markets in Mexico and Chile. Chile recently held an auction for the supply of 2,200 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of…
EIA Expects Wind Energy To Surpass Hydro In 2019
The US Energy Information Administration has this week predicted that electricity generated from wind energy will surpass that from hydroelectricity, the previously-dominant renewable energy source in the US. According to the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook published this week by the…