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HP Aims to Power Global Operations with 100% Renewables by 2035
HP has set a target to ensure its global operations are powered with 100% renewable electricity by 2035.It is part of the printing and personal systems manufacturer’s latest commitments to drive a...
EU Approves Lithuania’s €385m Renewable Energy Scheme
The European Commission has approved a €385 million (£333m) scheme to support electricity production from renewable energy sources in Lithuania.
The government intends to introduce the new aid scheme in May for the...
City Of Sydney Announces 100% Renewable Energy Target
The City of Sydney, on Australia’s east coast, announced last week that it intends to further cut its greenhouse gas emissions by transitioning to 100% renewable energy to meet all its electricity...
Thailand’s Renewable Future Looks Sunny with Floating Solar Plans
Thailand has unveiled plans to build the world’s largest floating solar farm.Bloomberg reports the state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is looking to build floating solar farms with a combined capacity...
Electric Vehicles Could Lower Electricity Prices
Regular readers of this column are well aware of the wonderful benefits of EV ownership. However, electric vehicles can also have a positive impact on the electric grid, serving as the perfect...
Renewables Break UK Records for Second Quarter in a Row
Government data shows clean generation made up a record 33.1% of the mix in the third quarter of 2018.Renewable energy’s share of generation has broken UK records for the second quarter in a...
‘Finally Some Good News Out of Washington’: Nation’s Capital to Go 100% Renewable by 2032
Washington, DC made history Tuesday when its council voted unanimously to transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2032, the Huffington Post reported.The commitment is part of the Clean Energy DC Omnibus Act of 2018, which...
Australian Renewables on Track for 78% by 2030 on Current Trends
If Australia maintains its current rate of solar and wind installations through the next decade, the industry could feasibly account for 78% of the country’s electricity supply along its west and east...
Global Report Highlights Australia’s Renewables Potential Amid Mixed Signals for Coal
Australia singled out for possible hydrogen boom, but also forecast to increase coal production.
Australia is singled out as a country with strong potential for new hydrogen production facilities in the latest World Energy...
UK Renewable Energy Capacity Surpasses Fossil Fuels for First Time
Renewable capacity has tripled in past five years, even faster growth than the ‘dash for gas’ of the 1990s.The capacity of renewable energy has overtaken that of fossil fuels in the UK...
New Renewables Cheaper Than Old Coal in Southeast Asia
A new analysis from independent financial think tank Carbon Tracker has concluded that it would be cheaper to build new solar PV and onshore wind capacity in Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines...
U.S. Companies Set a New Record on Renewables
Chalk up another record for renewables, this time in the United States. Local companies there added nearly 4 GW of utility-scale wind and solar capacity by August this year. In so doing,...
Blenheim Palace Goes Green with 100% Renewable Deal
The UNESCO World Heritage site will now be supplied with clean electricity from Good Energy.
Good Energy is to provide Blenheim Palace with 100% renewable power under the terms of a new deal.
The UNESCO...
A Wind Farm to Be Built in South Dakota Will Provide Renewable Energy Starting in 2020
Boston University (BU) has announced plans to buy wind energy to meet 100% of its electricity consumption.
It has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with energy company ENGIE North America, which will provide renewable electricity...
Blue Dye Could Be the Next Key to Harnessing Renewable Energy
Scientists at the University of Buffalo have discovered an adept way of storing renewable energy thanks to wastewater produced from the textile industry. Polluted water containing blue dye, chemically referred to as...
Facebook Joins 100% Renewable Energy Revolution
Facebook announced Tuesday it will slash greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent and transition global operations to 100 percent renewable energy by the end of 2020 in efforts to "help fight climate...
