No Events
Search results for:renewable energy source
If you did not find the result you were looking for, try using other words
Visa & Daiwa House Commit To 100% Renewable Electricity, Join RE100
Two big names have announced their commitments to using 100% renewable electricity across their operations, digital payments giant Visa and Japan’s largest homebuilder Daiwa House Industry, both of which have also committed...
Microsoft Inks First Asia Renewables Deal in Sunseap Rooftop Solar Tie-Up
Microsoft has signed its first renewables deal in Asia, inking an agreement with Singaporean solar firm Sunseap to buy all the electricity from a new 60MW rooftop solar project.
The deal, announced yesterday,...
Pattern Energy Acquires 206 Megawatts of Japanese Renewable Energy Projects
California-based independent power company Pattern Energy announced this week that it had acquired 206 megawatts worth of Japanese renewable energy projects and has made a move to acquire controlling interest of Japanese...
More Than 100 Cities Now Mostly Powered by Renewable Energy, Data Shows
The number of cities reporting they are predominantly powered by clean energy has more than doubled since 2015, as momentum builds for cities around the world to switch from fossil fuels to...
South Korea Strengthens Grid to Take On More Renewables
South Korea took action this month to strengthen its grid in preparation for a major boost in renewable energy generation.
At the beginning of the month, the state-owned Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco)...
Task Force Echoes Foreign Minister’s Calls to Back Renewables Over Coal, Nuclear
An energy task force advising Japan's foreign minister has proposed boosting renewable energy and shifting away from coal-fired and nuclear power at home, arguing the country's energy policies are outdated and undermine...
PG&E Meets California’s 2020 Renewables Goal 3 Years Early
California utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co (PG&E), part of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), announced on Tuesday that it has achieved its home state’s 2020 renewable energy goal three years ahead of schedule.
The...
IRENA: EU can Double Renewables by 2030 and Unlock €368bn Investment
The European Union is capable of doubling the share of renewables in its energy mix to 34 per cent by 2030, delivering deep emissions cuts and economic growth across the continent in...
Mexico Becomes 30th International Energy Agency Member Country
Mexico was officially welcomed as the 30th International Energy Agency member country on February 17, making it the first member from Latin America and helping to increase the impact of the Agency...
IKEA Urges Clean Energy Switch with Customer Tariff Offer
IKEA is urging customers to switch to clean energy by offering a 100 per cent renewables tariff deal it claims could potentially save households more than £300 a year on their electricity...
US Renewables Account For 18% Of Energy Mix, Hot On The Heels Of Nuclear
Renewable energy deployment grew at a near-record pace in 2017, increasing by 14% to account for 18% of total US electricity generation, double its contribution a decade ago, and bringing it hot...
Arizona Could Implement Huge Energy Storage Mandate, Aim For 80% Renewables By 2050
As US president Donald Trump throws his support behind “beautiful clean coal,” the American state of Arizona — a Republican Party stronghold — is poised to take the lead on energy storage...
MidAmerican Energy Completes Beaver Creek & Prairie Wind Farms In Iowa Totaling 338 Megawatts
MidAmerican Energy Company announced this week that it had completed two new wind farms in the state of Iowa totalling 338 megawatts, both of which are part of the mammoth 2 gigawatt...
Heineken Sets New Renewables Goal, as Carlsberg Downs its CO2 Levels
The global brewing industry is racing to up its climate ambition, with rivals Heineken and Carlsberg both separately announcing progress towards emissions and renewable energy goals.
Heineken yesterday unveiled its 'Drop the C'...
Government Paves Way for More Renewable Energy Auctions in South Africa
More renewable energy tenders can now be expected in South Africa as the government approved an application by national utility Eskom to procure additional renewable energy.
Nearly three years after the South African...
Stanford Engineers: Here’s How 139 Countries Can Avoid Blackouts With 100% Clean Energy
Renewable energy solutions are often hindered by the inconsistencies of power produced by wind, water and sunlight and the continuously fluctuating demand for energy. New research by Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor...
