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Australian Government Walks Away From Clean Energy Target
Australia’s Federal Government this week announced a new energy policy that walks away from introducing a post-2020 Clean Energy Target of 42% in favor of a National Energy Guarantee that puts the...
Lancaster (California) Is “Solar Power Capital Of The Universe”
Lancaster, California, produces more solar power per capita than any other city in the state. Devastated by the recession of 2009, when unemployment rose to 17%, the city has made its commitment...
US Solar Increased 4,500% & Wind 350% Over 10 Years, Claims NRDC
The US National Resources Defense Council claims that the country’s solar energy capacity increased by 4,500% between 2006 and 2016, while the country’s wind capacity increased by 350%.
The National Resources Defense Council’s...
States Lead the Way on Energy Efficiency as Feds Falter
A recent report card of state energy efficiency policies and programs shows that even in this era of partisan divide, blue and red states alike are embracing smarter energy use as a...
Australia Needs 75% Renewable Electricity By 2030 To Meet Paris Commitments
A new major report has concluded that Australia needs between 66% and 75% renewable energy for electricity generation by 2030 in order to meet its Paris Climate Agreement commitments, or face delaying...
Anesco to Cut Ribbon on ‘UK’s First Subsidy-Free Solar Farm’
A renewable energy project in Bedfordshire described as the UK's first solar farm to be built without government subsidy will be officially opened later today by Climate Change Minister Claire Perry.
The 10MW...
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...
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...
Dubai Awards $3.9 Billion Solar Energy Contract to Shanghai Electric, ACWA Power
Dubai's state energy utility awarded a $3.9 billion contract to build and run a 700 megawatt solar power plant to a consortium comprising Shanghai Electric and Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power, the government...
JTC Calls Tender to Install Movable Solar Panels on Jurong Island
Government agency JTC Corporation has called a tender for installation of solar panels on a 3.9-hectare vacant plot of land on Jurong Island - in a first-of-its kind project in Singapore.
Solar panels...
Santa Fe Aiming for 100% Renewable Energy by 2025
New Mexico's capital has joined the growing movement of U.S. cities committing to 100 percent renewable energy.
On Wednesday, Santa Fe's City Council unanimously adopted Mayor Javier Gonzales' resolution directing City Manager Brian...
How Model Grace Mahary is Bringing Renewable Energy to Impoverished Communities Across Africa
As one of the most in-demand faces in modelling, she scores regular gigs for the likes of Givenchy and Chanel, in addition to having walked down that coveted Victoria’s Secret runway. But...
9 States Embrace Clean Energy, Agree to Cut Power Plant Emissions an Extra 30%
Nine Republican and Democratic Northeast and Mid-Atlantic governors committed to further cut pollution Wednesday through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
The proposed changes to the RGGI program, reached after more than 20...
Almost 140 Countries Can Switch to 100 Per Cent Clean Energy
A team of US scientists have set out an ambitious roadmap they say will lead to 139 countries around the world switching to 100 per cent renewable power, a result that would...
Green Light for Scotland’s Largest Solar Farm
A Scottish council has this week granted planning permission for what would be the country's largest solar farm, a 20MW project near Urquhart in Morayshire, Northern Scotland.
The solar farm is set to...
Orlando Becomes 40th City to Commit to 100% Renewable Energy
The Orlando City Commission unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday establishing a goal to move Orlando to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050. Orlando is now the largest city in Florida...
