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Why Cities are Outpacing Countries in the Race to Curb Climate Change
Cities from Oslo to Sydney are setting goals to curb climate change that exceed national targets, causing tensions with central governments about who controls policy over green energy and transport and construction. More than 2,500 cities have issued plans to…
El Salvador Signs Contracts for Four PV Projects at $51.48/MWh
El Salvador’s power distributors have this week signed contracts for the winning projects in the country’s renewable energy auction, which was held by the government in January. Among the projects are four PV plants with a combined capacity of 119.9…
Vattenfall Vows to Step Up Renewables Investment
Vattenfall has confirmed plans to extend one of its Scottish wind farms, just days after the Swedish energy giant announced it is looking to invest nearly $2bn in wind projects over the coming year. Renews reported that the company is…
Tesla, Nissan, and Siemens Sound Alarm Over Europe’s EV Infrastructure
A partnership of electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, NGOs, and energy trade bodies have called on EU member states to rapidly accelerate the roll out of electric car and rail infrastructure in order to better support Europe’s low emission transport sectors.…
25 US Cities Commit to 100 Per Cent Renewable Power
There are now 25 cities and towns in the US committed to sourcing 100 per cent of their power from renewables, after Madison in Wisconsin and Abita Springs in Louisiana both agreed last week to draw up plans to reach…
Here Comes the First Hydrogen Filling Station (PHOTO)
Installed in its new premises, Swiss Hydrogen SA recently inaugurated the first hydrogen station in Freiburg and unveiled the “Hy-Rex 10”, a 100% zero-free of CO2 emission range extender for electric vehicles. Swiss Hydrogen SA, together with BlueFACTORY Freiburg-Freiburg, gathered…
World Abandoning Coal in Dramatic Style Raises Hope of Avoiding Dangerous Global Warming, Says Report
As Donald Trump pledges to put coal miners back to work in the United States, the rest of the world appears to have suddenly started moving in the opposite direction, abandoning the dirtiest of fossil fuels after 10 years of…