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Climate Change Minister: Clean Growth Plan Coming this Autumn
The government’s long-awaited Clean Growth Plan will finally be made public after the summer recess, according to newly appointed Climate Change Minister Claire Perry. Perry, who replaced Nick Hurd at the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) earlier…
Moixa Powers Up Plans for 100,000 Battery Virtual Power Plant
UK-based energy storage and smart grid specialist Moixa will today announce it has secured £2.5m in new investment in support of its plans to build a ‘virtual power plant’ based on 100,000 domestic batteries. The announcement will be made at…
Onshore Wind Delivers Almost a Quarter of Northern Ireland’s Power
Onshore wind capacity in Northern Ireland has passed the 1GW mark and is providing nearly a quarter of the country’s power, according to the latest generation figures from NI Electricity Networks. Following the opening of a number of new onshore…
118 U.S. Mayors Endorse 100% Renewable Energy Goals
The Sierra Club released a new analysis Friday that found that transitioning all 1,400+ U.S. Conference of Mayors member-cities to 100 percent clean and renewable electricity will significantly reduce electric sector carbon pollution nationwide and help the U.S. towards meeting…
World’s Biggest Coal Company Closes 37 Mines as Solar Prices Plummet
The rapid growth in renewable energy continues to put a dent in the demand for coal. Coal India, the world’s biggest coal mining company and producer of 82 percent of the country’s coal, announced the closure of 37 mines that…
EDF Renewable Energy Signs Wind & Solar PPAs To Supply 600 Megawatts
Energy company EDF Renewable Energy has this week reportedly signed two separate Power Purchase Agreements for solar and wind energy projects that together total 600 megawatts. On Wednesday, US independent power producer EDF Renewable Energy announced that it had signed…
World Bank Commits $54.4 Million To Reliable Electricity & Renewables In Mongolia
The World Bank announced last week that it would contribute $54.4 million in financing to help the Mongolian government address important electricity reliability issues while also supporting the development of the country’s first large-scale solar PV power plant. The landlocked…