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32nd Annual International Coastal Cleanup Gets Hundreds Of Thousands Of Volunteers Involved Worldwide
The 32nd annual International Coastal Cleanup took place on September 16. Promoted by the Ocean Conservancy, the coastal cleanup began with a small group of volunteers in Texas in 1986 and has...
Renewable Energy Sources To Account For 85% Of Global Electricity Production By 2050
Renewable energy sources will provide 85% of global electricity production in 2050, led by solar PV and onshore wind, according to a new report published this month.
Electricity consumption will be the largest...
EU Commission ‘Limiting Focus’ of Chemicals and Waste Roadmap
The European Commission’s roadmap on chemicals, products and waste legislation should concentrate on resolving policy conflicts, says the European Engineering Industries Association, Orgalime.
There is a "limiting" of focus to how to reduce...
Kimberly-Clark to Power Mills with Wind Energy
Kimberly-Clark Corporation has made a major commitment to renewable energy with agreements to annually purchase approximately 245 MW of electricity from two new wind power projects in Texas and Oklahoma. The renewable...
New Study: Global Warming Limit Can Still Be Achieved
Scientists in the UK have good news for the 195 nations that pledged to limit global warming to well below 2°C: it can be done. The ideal limit of no more than...
China’s Longi Plans 500 Megawatt Solar Fab In India
Identifying the huge opportunity available in the Indian solar power market, Chinese cell and module manufacturer Longi Green Energy Technology has announced plans to set up a fabrication unit in India. Construction...
Dubai Awards 700 Megawatt Solar CSP Contract For Mammoth Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
The Gulf emirate of Dubai announced on Saturday the contract for the mammoth Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, a 700 megawatt solar CSP extension awarded to a consortium made up...
More Than 300 Companies Have Set Ambitious Science-Based Climate Targets
More than 300 companies worldwide have now committed to setting ambitious Science Based Targets to reduce emissions, with more than 90 new companies joining this year alone, which also now includes 50...
Total steps up green push with EREN RE and Greenflex deals
Oil giant Total has today further strengthened its expanding portfolio of clean tech interests through major investments in two of Europe's leading green businesses.
The company announced it is to acquire energy efficiency...
Montana Quadruples Solar Energy Capacity in One Year
The state quadrupled its solar energy production over the past year, according to an announcement by Lt. Gov Mike Cooney on Friday.
Montana was producing 6.6 megawatts of installed capacity a year ago....
Saudi Arabia plans to launch nuclear power tender next month
Saudi Arabia is expected to launch a tender process for its first nuclear reactors as early as next month and will reach out to potential vendors from countries including South Korea, France...
Report: Closing Coal Plants Would Save US $10bn a Year
Energy consumers in the US could be paying an extra $10bn a year by 2021 to prop up ageing coal power plants, according to a new study which argues cheap gas and...
Delphis Unveils World’s First Packaging Made Entirely from Recycled Plastic
A British cleaning products firm, Delphis Eco, has this week revealed what it claims to be the world's first plastic packaging made entirely from post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic.
The new recycled bottle, which...
UK: Government Confirms 2020 Renewable Fuels Target
The government has this week confirmed it will raise the target for renewable fuel use in the UK transport sector to 9.75 per cent, a move hailed by the industry as a...
Scotland Breaks Another Wind Power Record
Scotland is celebrating yet another record-breaking month for wind power, new figures show.
Scottish wind turbines provided 846,942 megawatt hours of electricity to the National Grid, enough to supply the power needs of...
Upper Merion Township Receives ‘SolSmart Bronze’ Award for Advancing Solar Energy Growth
Upper Merion Township was recently awarded a bronze designation for taking important first steps to encourage solar energy growth by SolSmart, a program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative.
As...
