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New York Governor Cuomo Signs Energy Storage Deployment Program
New York has now become the fourth US state to introduce energy storage targets and mandates through its state legislature after Governor Andrew Cuomo approved a bill to develop an Energy Storage Deployment Program and to implement an energy storage…
Boston City Council Approves Plastic Bag Ban
You might want to bring a tote if you plan on shopping in Beantown next year. Boston City Council voted 12-0 on Wednesday to ban single-use plastic bags across the Massachusetts capital. The measure now heads to Mayor Marty Walsh,…
SOLAR IMPULSE: A Plane That Went around the World Only by Using Solar Power
Tour the planet by plane without consuming a liter of fuel? Everyone would say it was impossible. But not two enthusiasts, fans of flying and renewable energy sources – Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg On March 9, 2015, ABB, a leader…
Solar To Reach Tipping Point In 2018 & Save 80% In Developing World
A new report from London-based development company Crown Agents has concluded that 2018 will be the year solar hits its commercial tipping point, resulting in a dramatic drop-off in price and making the technology viable for a billion people, and…
Food Waste: East of England Co-Op Becomes First UK Supermarket to Sell Food After ‘Best Before’ Date
A group of Co-Op stores will become the first UK supermarket to sell food past its ‘Best Before’ dates in a drive to cut food waste. Shoppers at East of England Co-Op stores in East Anglia will be able to…
‘Buried in marshes’: sea-level rise could destroy historic sites on US east coast
New research shows by the end of the century an increase in sea level will threaten the White House, early colonial settlements and other historic places. Large tracts of America’s east coast heritage are at risk from being wiped out…
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Siemens Team up on Hybrid Airplane
Automakers are scrambling to add hybrid powertrains to more cars in an effort to meet stricter global emissions standards. But cars aren’t the only vehicles burning a lot of fossil fuels. Airbus, Rolls-Royce (the aircraft engine manufacturer, not the car…