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Biogas Cost Reductions to Boost Sustainable Transport
While most people will identify electric vehicles as a sustainable form of transport, particularly when paired with renewable electricity generation, biogas also holds great potential to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector. “In the global pursuit for…
Major Renewable Energy Projects in Africa and Asia
Five new partners joined UN Environment’s Seed Assistance Facility today, committing to invest $50 million in clean power projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. In a region like sub-Saharan Africa where, 600 million people lack access to electricity, clean energy…
China’s Premier Unveils Smog-Busting Plan to ‘Make Skies Blue Again’
The Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, has promised to step up his country’s battle against deadly smog, telling an annual political congress: “We will make our skies blue again.” China’s cities have become synonymous with choking air pollution in recent years,…
Amazon Delivers ‘Win-Win’ Solar Rooftop Drive
Amazon has opened up a new front in its renewable energy push, announcing plans to install rooftop solar arrays on 50 distribution and sorting centres worldwide by 2020. The ecommerce giant confirmed yesterday it will kick off the new investment…
Public-Owned Australian Power Grid Could Solve Energy Issues, Paper Argues
Australia’s electricity woes could be solved through a unified and publicly owned national power grid, a discussion paper has said. The paper authored by University of Queensland economist Prof John Quiggin says the creation of the national electricity market in…
Board of Directors Reviews Cost Optimization Options for 2017
The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information about Gazprom Group’s cost optimization (reduction) options for 2017. It was underscored that throughout the current year the Company would sustain its comprehensive approach to cost growth control, including by…
Banks Bags £210m for UK Treble
Banks Renewables has secured £210m in finance to support the construction of three UK wind farms totalling 151MW. The UK outfit worked with lenders Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions, Santander, ING, National Australia Bank and Rabobank to seal the funding.…