renewable electricity
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 2016-17. The non-profit initiative, which calls on businesses…
100% Renewable Energy Worldwide Isn’t Just Possible—It’s Also More Cost-Effective
Transitioning the world to 100 percent renewable electricity isn’t just some environmentalist pipe dream—it’s “feasible at every hour throughout the year” and is more cost-effective than the current system, which largely relies on fossil fuels and nuclear energy, a new…
Macquarie Sells Off Solar Assets to Canada’s Fiera Infrastructure
Australian bank Macquarie has sold a 41MW bundle of solar assets to Canada’s Fiera Infrastructure, a subsidiary of investment giant Fiera Capital Corporation, for an undisclosed sum. The deal, announced yesterday, sees Macquarie hand over a set solar assets which…
One Planet Summit: Schneider Electric and EDF sign up to green goals
Two of France’s largest companies yesterday promised to deliver major cuts to their carbon footprint and shift to greener transport technologies, ahead of the One Planet Summit in Paris today. EDF and Schneider Electric, which together boast combined revenues of…
Carlsberg Launches Its First Carbon-Neutral Brewery In Sweden
Global brewing company Carlsberg Group has this week announced the launch of its first carbon-neutral brewery in Sweden which is now powered 100% by renewable electricity. Carlsberg Sverige’s (Carlsberg Sweden) brewery in Falkenberg, Sweden — which produces beer, soft drinks,…
California To Meet 2030 Renewable Energy Targets By 2020
A new report from the California Public Utilities Commission has concluded that the state’s major utilities have already met or will all soon exceed the state’s 2020 renewable energy target of 33%, and will likely meet the 2030 target of…
Kellogg, Estée Lauder, and DBS Bank Join Growing Ranks of RE100 Clean Power Initiative
The global RE100 initiative has added yet more high profile companies to its ranks this week, after Kellogg Company, Estée Lauder, DBS Bank, and Clif Bar & Company all pledged to source 100 per cent of their power from renewable…