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Charlottesville Wins Award for Solar Energy Efforts
The city of Charlottesville just received a big award for being solar-power friendly and it’s the first city to get the recognition in the state. The city now has a designation as “SolSmart Bronze.” The award is an achievement that…
Energy UK Calls on Government to Deliver ‘Low Carbon Future’
The energy industry has today stepped up calls for a major overhaul of the UK’s energy policy regime in order to ensure carbon targets are met “at least cost to consumers”. Trade body Energy UK has published a major new…
Albuquerque Investing $25 Million in Solar Panels for City Buildings
The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is about to start putting its money where its mouth is. The City Council unanimously passed a resolution last year calling for the city to get 25% of its energy from solar by 2025.…
Solar Deployment Nosedives as Feed-In Tariff Cuts Begin to Bite
Solar deployment across the UK has suffered a sharp slowdown in the wake of cuts to Feed-in Tariff (FiT) incentives, according to new analysis of government figures from the Solar Trade Association (STA). Deployment data from the first quarter of…
Scientists Say Only 10 Years Left to Save the Planet
The planet, as we know it, has been given a deadline: 10 years. According to the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, if humans don’t reduce greenhouse gas emissions drastically and maintain carbon sinks, like forests, then the results will…
World’s Biggest Oil Exporter Sets Ambitious Renewable Energy Goal
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude oil exporter, is launching an ambitious renewable energy program to transform its power sector. The kingdom is pledging between $30-$50 billion to develop 30 solar and wind projects over the next 10 years to…
Report: Onshore Wind Now So Cheap it Could Go ‘Subsidy-Free’
Onshore wind is now cheap enough to deliver power to UK consumers without subsidy, according to a report released today by management consultancy Baringa Partners. Commissioned by Scottish Renewables, the report finds the government could deliver 1GW of new onshore…