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Heineken Sets New Renewables Goal, as Carlsberg Downs its CO2 Levels

The global brewing industry is racing to up its climate ambition, with rivals Heineken and Carlsberg both separately announcing progress towards emissions and renewable energy goals. Heineken yesterday unveiled its 'Drop the C'...

Stanford Engineers: Here’s How 139 Countries Can Avoid Blackouts With 100% Clean Energy

Renewable energy solutions are often hindered by the inconsistencies of power produced by wind, water and sunlight and the continuously fluctuating demand for energy. New research by Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor...

Solar Energy Corp. Of India Announces 2 Gigawatt Tender

On the heels of the wind energy auctions held by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) last year, the agency has launched a solar power tender as well. The SECI has floated...

Renewables Push Low Carbon Sources to Almost 55 Per Cent of UK Power Mix

The UK's renewables sector continued to perform strongly during the third quarter of last year, according to new official data that shows how increased capacity and availability helped push its share of...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

PwC Pledges to Use 100 Per Cent Renewable Electricity by 2022

PwC has today pledged to switch to 100 per cent renewable power and step up efforts to further reduce its carbon footprint, after confirming it has surpassed all its current climate-related targets. The...

Budweiser Now Brews US Beer with 100 Per Cent Renewable Electricity

All Budweiser beers made in the US are now brewed with 100 per cent renewable electricity, the beer brand said today - its first market to complete the shift to green power. From...

RE100: Corporates Scale Up Renewables Use in Spite of Policy Barriers

The march towards 100 per cent renewable electricity among global corporates continues apace, with the RE100 campaign today reporting significant increases in the proportion of clean energy sourced by its members in...

Masdar Expands Renewables Portfolio Amid Flurry of Solar Deals Across Middle East

As clean energy firm Masdar unveiled a raft of deals aimed at expanding its renewables portfolio internationally, a flurry of wind and solar investments this week further served to highlight the Middle...

Shell Continues Renewable Investment Spree With UK Solar PPA

Shell has continued its recent investment spree in the clean energy sector this week, announcing a Power Purchase Agreement in England which will make it the single off-taker from the largest solar...

Worldwide Clean Energy Investments Hit $333.5 Billion Last Year

Global investment in renewable energy hit $333.5 billion in 2018, the second-highest on record, according to a new analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). That's a 3 percent jump from 2016 and...

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