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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...
Innogy to Enter US Onshore Wind Market with 2GW Deal
German energy firm Innogy SE is making its first foray into the US wind power market, with a deal to buy a 2GW portfolio of onshore wind projects from EverPower Wind Holdings...
New York Unveils Radical Plans to Decarbonise State Pension Funds
New York has yesterday unveiled major plans to divest the state's public pension fund from "significant" fossil fuel investments as part of a plan to shift the investment of public money in...
California Poised to Hit 50% Renewable Target a Full Decade Ahead of Schedule
Every year, the California Energy Commission releases its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) report, which gives details about the mix of energy experienced by all utilities within the state during the preceding 12...
Scotland promises 50 per cent clean energy by 2030 under first ever Energy Strategy
The Scottish government has unveiled sweeping new plans to scale up the use of renewable fuel in electricity, transport and heat across the country, under its first ever Energy Strategy.
The Strategy, released...
Dutch Government Confirms Zero-Subsidy Wind Farm Will Go Ahead
The Dutch government's decision to hold the first zero-subsidy auction for offshore wind has paid off, with the government announcing yesterday that bidders have come forward and the site will be developed...
Arctic Experienced 2nd Warmest Year & Lowest Winter Sea Ice Extent On Record In 2017
The Arctic region experienced its second-warmest year (by air temperature) and its lowest winter sea ice extent on record in 2017, according to the 12th edition of NOAA’s Arctic Report Card.
The peer-reviewed...
France Bans All Fossil Fuel Extraction & Fracking
This is a story that leaves people scratching their heads. The French parliament has passed a new law banning fossil fuel extraction within its borders, or in any of its territories, by...
Germany Predicted To Set Renewable Energy Record In 2017
Clean Energy Wire is reporting that renewables will account for 33% of Germany’s total electricity usage once all the numbers for 2017 are in. That’s up from 29% last year. The projections...
Brits to Throw Out 100 Million Plastic Straws and Cups this Christmas
New research has this week estimated that the British public will use almost 300 million plastic straws and cups over the festive party season, with a third of the resulting waste not...
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...
BMW Achieves Goal Of Selling 100,000 Plug-In Electric Vehicles In 2017, Company Reveals
The Germany luxury auto manufacturer BMW has achieved its goal of selling at least 100,000 plug-in electric vehicles in 2017, the company revealed in an email sent to CleanTechnica.
That means that BMW...
Vestas & Northvolt Create Wind Energy Grid Storage Partnership
Headquartered in Denmark, Vestas is the largest manufacturer of wind turbines in the world. This week, it announced the formation of a partnership with young Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt to improve the...
‘Monumental’: China Launches National Emissions Trading System
China has today announced further details of its forthcoming national emissions trading scheme (ETS), revealing the rollout will start in the energy sector before full implementation from 2020 onwards.
In a move that...
EV Charge Point Use in Scotland Surges 43 Per Cent in One Year
The use of electric vehicle charge points in Scotland has surged by nearly half in the space of a year, putting the UK region "on the cusp of a motoring revolution", according...
Toyota Sets Sights on One Million Electric Vehicle Sales by 2030
Toyota has set a bold new target to sell at least one million zero-emission cars by 2030, as it places the environment at the centre of its strategy for the coming decade.
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