Tag: renewable energy

Australia leaps up global renewable energy investment rankings

Australia has leaped up the rankings of the most attractive countries for renewable energy investment, thanks to the record sums of more than $7.5 billion committed to large-scale wind and solar, not...

GE Renewable Energy To Supply 200 MW Wind Turbines To Projects In Hebei

GE Renewable Energy announced last week that it had been selected to provide nearly 200 megawatts of wind turbines to the Qiansongba and Senjitu III wind projects in the Hebei province in...

Lamesa Solar Facility in Texas Begins Commercial Operation

Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power announced the commercial operation of the 102-megawatt (MW) Lamesa Solar Facility in Dawson County, Texas. With three large-scale solar power projects operating in the state, Southern Power...

Tetra Pak Confirms a Third of its Now Power Sourced from Renewables

Tetra Pak has confirmed it now uses enough renewable power to meet a third of its total annual electricity consumption worldwide, as the company works towards its goal of sourcing all its...

Octopus Confirms £300m Close for UK Renewable Energy Fund

Fund management specialist Octopus Investments Limited has successfully closed a new £300m fund dedicated to investing in operational renewable power projects in the UK. The company announced last week that backing from an...

Historic Turkish Tomb Moved to Make Way for Hydroelectric Dam

An enormous 15th-century tomb in south-eastern Turkey has been moved to make way for a hydroelectric dam on the Tigris river. The 1,100-tonne Zeynel Bey monument was lifted whole on Friday and transported...

Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Project Gets Approved

The Public Service Commission (PSC) granted Skipjack Offshore Energy and U.S. Wind offshore wind renewable energy credits Thursday enabling them to move forward with their proposals to build 368 megawatts of offshore...

France Preps 17GW Renewables Surge, as German Records Tumble

Just days before he secured his overwhelming victory in France's presidential election, President-Elect Emmanuel Macron's plans to double France's wind and solar capacity by 2022 received a major boost. Late last week the...

San Francisco’s Rapid Transit Likely Nation’s First to Run on 100% Renewables

Taking public transportation already makes a big difference in reducing your carbon footprint. Now, the San Francisco Bay Area's rapid transit system is reducing its own carbon footprint by committing to 100...

Oman Signs Agreement For 1 Gigawatt Solar Project

Falling oil prices, international obligations to cut emissions, and a global shift toward renewable energy technologies seems to have pushed even the oil producing countries to invest heavily in clean energy sources. A...

Jamaica Is Looking To Attract $300 Million In Renewable Energy Investments

Jamaica is looking to mobilize a substantial investment into its renewable energy sector as it recognizes the global movement towards a low-carbon economy. Media reports quoting Jamaica’s Minister of Economic Growth and Job...

Hanover Becomes First New Hampshire Town to Commit to 100% Renewables

The town of Hanover, New Hampshire voted Tuesday night to establish a goal of transitioning to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050. The article approved at Tuesday's town meeting sets...

Good Energy Eyes £10m Boost from Second Corporate Bond Offer

Good Energy has launched its second corporate bond offer with the aim of raising at least £10m to support the "next phase" of the renewable energy supplier's growth. Available to all UK residents...

Australia’s Renewable Energy Target Is Within Grasping Distance

Australia’s 2020 Renewable Energy Target is potentially within grasping distance, according to the country’s Clean Energy Regulator, as long as the current pace of investment continues throughout the rest of 2017. The Australian...

RenewableUK Sets Out Manifesto for ‘Strong’ Clean Energy Sector and ‘Stable’ Policy

RenewableUK has become the latest green trade body to set out its manifesto wish-list ahead of the anticipated launch of the main party's election manifestos next week. The group, which represents over 400...

EP100: H&M Dresses for Energy-Saving Success

Fashion retail giant and US-based LED lighting manufacturer Cree have become the latest two high profile firms to pledge to double their energy productivity under the EP100 initiative. The EP100 scheme, which is led...

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