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Germany Sets New Renewable Energy Record
Germany has broken another renewable energy record, with clean power providing a third of of the country’s electricity in 2017. Preliminary data from the Association of Energy and Water Industries show that renewable electricity generation grew to a record 33…
Northborough-Southborough Public Schools Investigate the Use of Solar Energy
Since July 2016, the Northborough-Southborough Public School system has been investigating the feasibility of solar energy within their district. “We have moved forward in a very collaborative way with our town,” shared Superintendent Christine Johnson. The towns and the three…
South Korea Aim: 5 Times More Solar Energy Generation By 2030
The government of South Korea has unveiled new plans for the country to boost its solar energy generation 5 times over by 2030, as revealed by the country’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy. The news follows on earlier campaign…
100% Renewable Energy Worldwide Isn’t Just Possible—It’s Also More Cost-Effective
Transitioning the world to 100 percent renewable electricity isn’t just some environmentalist pipe dream—it’s “feasible at every hour throughout the year” and is more cost-effective than the current system, which largely relies on fossil fuels and nuclear energy, a new…
California Poised to Hit 50% Renewable Target a Full Decade Ahead of Schedule
Every year, the California Energy Commission releases its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) report, which gives details about the mix of energy experienced by all utilities within the state during the preceding 12 months. The report for this year, released in…
Scotland promises 50 per cent clean energy by 2030 under first ever Energy Strategy
The Scottish government has unveiled sweeping new plans to scale up the use of renewable fuel in electricity, transport and heat across the country, under its first ever Energy Strategy. The Strategy, released yesterday, sets a new target for at…
Germany Predicted To Set Renewable Energy Record In 2017
Clean Energy Wire is reporting that renewables will account for 33% of Germany’s total electricity usage once all the numbers for 2017 are in. That’s up from 29% last year. The projections are from the German Association of Energy and…