UK carbon emissions last year reached their lowest level since the general strikes and the Wall Street Crash of the 1920s pushed emissions to a record low. That is the conclusion of a...

Banks Renewables has secured £210m in finance to support the construction of three UK wind farms totalling 151MW. The UK outfit worked with lenders Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions, Santander, ING, National Australia...

Developer GP Joule will install Breeze wind farm management systems from Swedish company Greenbyte on its German assets. The German company will use the products to monitor, analyse and optimise its 23 wind...

China is on track to record its fourth year in a row of flat or reduced greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new analysis by Greenpeace's East Asia office. The campaign group today...

We published a report this morning that highlights how Norway is at a historic crossroads in how it manages some of its vast national wealth bound up in the Government Pension Fund...

German tech giant Siemens has topped the latest Clean 200 list of publicly traded corporations which make significant revenue from green energy, while Chinese companies continue to dominate the rankings. Revealed today, the...

Saudi Arabia has launched the first two tenders of its much-awaited 9.5GW renewable energy program. Under Round 1, the country has opened requests for qualifications for the 400MW Midyan wind farm in Al...

From being a UNESCO World Heritage Site to boasting the razor sharp peaks of the Lofoten Islands and emerald green fjords, it is easy to see why Norway is one of the...

NTR has acquired the 25MW Castlecraig wind farm in Northern Ireland from RES for its NTR Wind 1 fund. The deal, which was first revealed in the subscriber-only newsletter reNEWs, is the...

The European Union is on track to meet its renewable energy, energy efficiency, and greenhouse gas emission targets for 2020 following a 'year of delivery' across the renewables sector, according to a...

The project, which is located near Drumheller, comprises 55 GE 1.6 MW turbines and will generate 275 million kilowatt hours of electricity. IKEA Canada sustainability manager Brendan Seale said: “This investment in renewable...

The offshore wind industry has received a treble boost this week as MHI Vestas unveiled what it describes as 'the world's most powerful turbine', leading marine energy developer Atlantis Energy expanded its...

The US has given the green light to the Power Company of Wyoming’s (PWC) 1.5GW Chokecherry Sierra Madre wind farm, the first part of a two-phase 3GW development. The Federal Bureau of Land...

EDF Energy Renewables has opened a new office in Edinburgh to support the company’s growth plans in Scotland. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was present at the opening ceremony, as was EDF Energy...

Trianel Erneuerbare Energien has commissioned the 17.25MW Buchenau wind farm in Hesse in Germany. The project was developed by ABO Wind and acquired by Trianel last August. It features five Vestas V126...

IKEA has achieved zero waste status across its UK and Ireland operations alongside strong sales growth for its 'sustainable life at home products', according to its sustainability report for 2016. Published today, the...