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Duke Energy Behind North Carolina’s Proposed Solar Policy Change
Alongside Highway 401 in northern North Carolina is a 21st-century twist on a classic rural scene. A few miles outside of Roxboro, sheep graze among 5,000 panels at the Person County Solar Park, keeping the grass tidy on the rural…
NextEnergy Invests in ‘Subsidy-Free’ UK Solar Projects
In what could prove to be a major turning point for the UK’s embattled solar market, NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd (NESF) has this week announced it has acquired a portfolio of projects it intends to develop “without subsidies”. The company…
Oil Giants Need to Invest Heavily in Renewables by 2035, Says Analysis
More than a fifth of investment by the largest oil and gas companies could be in wind and solar power in just over a decade, according to analysis of how global changes in energy will reshape the sector. Slowing demand…
LEGO Builds Bolder Climate Targets
The LEGO Group today announced new 2020 targets to further reduce its manufacturing and supply chain greenhouse gas emissions as part of an extended partnership with environmental campaign group WWF. The Danish toy giant said it is aiming to further…
In Germany, Solar Panels are Transforming Home Life and Offering Energy Independence
In Germany, something of an energy transition is taking place. In 2016, renewables made up 29 percent of gross electricity generation, with wind power, biomass and solar photovoltaics leading the way. Now, a number of German households are looking to…
Record Amounts of Green Energy Added to Global Grid in 2016
The world is still building new wind and solar farms at breakneck speed despite a slowdown in investment coming into the sector, new figures published today by REN21 reveal. A record 161GW of new clean energy capacity was added to…
IEA: World Can Reach ‘Net Zero’ Emissions by 2060 to Meet Paris Climate Goals
Global emissions can be pushed down to “net zero” by 2060 to meet the climate goals of the Paris agreement, said the International Energy Agency (IEA). For the first time, the 29-member intergovernmental group’s annual Energy Technology Perspectives report, the…