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‘The Beginning of the End of Coal’: Chile Unveils Coal Phase Out Plan
The global push to phase out unabated coal power chalked up a major victory this week, as Chile announced it would ban the development of new coal power plants without carbon capture...
Report: Small Modular Reactors Vital for Low-Carbon Transition
The government should press ahead with plans to develop small-scale nuclear technology, according to a new Policy Exchange report which argues nuclear power will be vital for achieving a fully decarbonised electricity...
Green Tech Will Be Everywhere in 2018: Politics Cannot Stop the Revolution
In 2017, clean power gathered unprecedented momentum. Multiple automakers launched entire families of electric vehicles (EVs), including the most exciting one yet, Tesla's Model 3. With climate change problems mounting, national and local...
World’s First ‘Negative Emissions’ Power Plant Opens in Iceland
In October, the nation flipped the switch on the world’s first power plant that eliminates more CO2 than it produces. The pilot program, which is operated by Climeworks, can remove an estimated 50...
Construction Begins On Australia’s $160 Million Kennedy Energy Park
Construction has begun on the first phase of Kennedy Energy Park, Australia’s first utility-scale wind, solar, and storage hybrid project which, once all phases are complete, could boast a capacity of up...
November Winds Provided Three Quarters of Scotland’s Power Needs, Data Shows
Strong November winds helped generate more than three quarters of Scotland's electricity needs for the month, once again demonstrating the "success story" of the renewables sector north of the border.
Data released today...
Endangered Species? Ecotricity Flicks Switch on New English Onshore Wind Farm
Ecotricity has officially switched on its Alveston onshore wind farm in Gloucestershire, warning the 6.9MW project could be one of the last of its kind to be built in England.
More than a...
Australia Can Meet CO2 Emissions Target By 2030 With Renewables At Zero Net Cost
The Australian National University has published a new study which shows that Australia can meet its 2030 carbon emissions target of reducing emissions by 26-28% by 2030 by replacing all coal-fired power...
Tipping Point: How Renewables Could Dominate UK and German Power Grids Within a Decade
A series of economic 'tipping points' could lead to a surge in renewables deployment in the UK and Germany over the next decade, paving the way for the countries to rely entirely...
Renewables Provided 44.1% Of Germany’s Electricity In October
Germany added 2.3 gigawatts of new onshore wind capacity in the first half of 2017. Though it failed to meet the target last year, the Renewable Energy Act set an annual target...
SunPower To Supply 505 Megawatts In First & Second Round Of French Tenders For Solar Projects
One of the world’s leading solar manufacturers, SunPower, has revealed this week that it will provide 505 megawatts worth of products in the first and second round of French energy regulator CRE’s...
Coal Is Going Down, Even Without the Clean Power Plan
Last Monday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced he will repeal the Obama administration's regulation to curb power plant carbon emissions, telling coal miners in Kentucky that "the war on...
Siemens Gamesa Awarded Service Agreement For UK’s 504 Megawatt Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm
Newly-formed Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has announced that it has been awarded an extension to its service agreement for the 504 megawatt Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm in the UK.
Service agreements may...
The National Clean Energy Week Began in Washington
The first National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) began on Thuesday in Washington, D.C., with an official welcome reception hosted at Google’s headquarters.
This week was conceived with the goal of advancing support of...
Duke Energy Nixes Nuclear, Will Amp Up Solar Power Plants In Florida
Nuclear power in the US took another hit last week, as Duke Energy announced it is abandoning plans for the Levy Nuclear Project and will build more solar power plants within the...
Norway’s Arctic Oil & Gas Exploration Plans Stand In The Way Of Achieving Paris Climate Goals, Report Argues
While Norway has something of a reputation internationally as being “progressive” and “green,” the country’s well fed economy and society is largely the result of a highly productive fossil fuel extraction industry.
In...
