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Reports: Beijing Sets New Goal to Slash Coal Use 30 Per Cent this Year
China's war on smog has stepped up another gear with reports suggesting Beijing is planning to cut coal use by a further 30 per cent across the capital this year.
The official Xinhua...
Indian Point, Closest Nuclear Plant to New York City, Set to Retire by 2021
In January 2017, Entergy Nuclear and the state of New York reached an agreement to retire the two nuclear reactors at the Indian Point Energy Center, located in Buchanan, New York, about...
Making Freshwater from the Sun
To reduce the use of non-renewable groundwater and still meet growing water needs, the production of desalinated seawater in the MENA region is projected to be 13 times higher in 2040 compared...
Coal Demand Growth to Stall as Appetite Wanes, According to IEA
BEIJING — Growth in global coal demand will stall over the next five years as the appetite for the fuel wanes and other energy sources gain ground, according to the latest coal...
Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Gets Green Light
New York State made clean energy history today when the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) approved a contract for the nation's largest offshore wind project, which will be located in the waters...
The World Economic Forum Focus on Climate Change
The World Economic Forum is devoting 15 sessions of its 2017 annual meeting to climate change, and nine more to clean energy - the most ever on the issues.
It reflects how much...
Climate Change: 90% of Rural Australians Say their Lives are Already Affected
Ninety per cent of people living in rural and regional Australia believe they are already experiencing the impacts of climate change and 46% believe coal-fired power stations should be phased out, according...
National Grid Invests $100m in US Solar Partnership with Sunrun
National Grid has invested $100m in a partnership venture with US solar firm Sunrun aimed at boosting the growth of the household solar rooftop market in the US.
Announced yesterday, the partnership includes...
MidAmerican Adds 551MW in Iowa
MidAmerican Energy has commissioned two wind farms in Iowa that total 551MW. The 301MW Ida Grove and 250MW O’Brien developments make up the utility’s Wind X project. Mortenson was the general contractor...
Wind Farms Deliver all Scotland’s Power for Four Straight Days
The recent flurry of UK wind power records continued today, as analysts confirmed Scotland generated power equivalent to the country's entire electricity demand on four consecutive days late last year.
WWF Scotland, drawing...
£6.5m Boost for Orkney Campus
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Orkney Islands Council (OIC) are to create a £6.5m R&D centre in Stromness to support marine renewables activity.
The two organisations have formed a partnership to create...
Ghatkopar Building Goes Solar, to Save Rs1.65 Lakh on Power Bills
A residential building has become the first in Ghatkopar to use solar energy to meet their electricity needs.
The 15-storey Shivshakti Heights, located near the railway station, has got a 9.135 kilowatt (kW)...
France Officially Opens World’s First Solar Panel Road
France’s Minister of Environment Ségolène Royal has officially opened the world’s first solar road this week with one kilometer and 2,880 solar panels in Tourouvre-au-Perche. Now the country is waiting to see...
Harworth Seals Deal for New 5MW Solar Farm in Yorkshire
UK developer Harworth is expanding its clean energy portfolio with the announcement yesterday that a deal to build a new 5MW solar farm in North Yorkshire has been signed off.
Kellingley Solar Farm,...
Roxann Laird is the Power-Gen 2016 Woman of the Year
On Tuesday during the Power Generation Week keynote session, Southern Company’s Roxann Laird was named the 2016 Power-Gen Woman of the Year. The other two finalists for the award were Sheri Blauweikel...
America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Goes Online
With the flip of a switch Monday, the country's first offshore wind power project began commercial operations. That's something to celebrate—and it's only the beginning for this abundant energy resource!
Developed by U.S.-based...