Tag: renewable energy

Jaguar Land Rover Revs Up 100 Per Cent Renewables Deal with EDF

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has become the latest high profile firm to confirm it will source all its power from renewable sources, having last week inked a major long term purchase agreement...

India’s Solar Power Generation Capacity Crosses 10,000 MW In Less Than 3 Years

India’s solar power generation capacity, that stood at 3000 megawatts (MW) in 2014, has registered a three fold rise in just three years. The country now has an installed capacity of generating...

Scotland Grants Planning Approval for 50MW Floating Offshore Wind Farm

The Scottish government yesterday granted planning permission for a new 50MW floating offshore wind farm around 15km off the coast of Aberdeen, marking a significant step forward for the nascent clean energy...

Tesla Powers Up Pioneering Hawaii Solar Storage Project

Tesla has reportedly completed its first major solar storage project since its $2bn acquisition of SolarCity, underlining the electric vehicle giant's plans to become a major player in the wider clean tech...

California Generates Enough Solar Power to Meet Half Its Energy Needs

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) took a shot at Sec. of Energy Rick Perry, former Republican governor of Texas. Remarking on Perry's view of Texas as an energy powerhouse, Brown said, "We've...

‘First-Of-A-Kind’ $3bn Green Capital Note Issued by Crédit Agricole

New York investors Mariner Investment Group have this week purchased a "first-of-a-kind" Green Capital Note from French Bank Crédit Agricole CIB, taking on the portfolio risk of a range of the bank's...

Wind Generates Enough Electricity to Power 24 Million Homes

All of the new wind farms built over the past few years are making an impact: New data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration finds the country generated more than 5.5 percent...

Climate Change Impacts are Already Hitting us, Say Europeans

The citizens of four major European countries think the impacts of climate change such as severe floods and storms are already affecting them, according to a major new polling study. The research dispels...

New Report on Renewable and Geothermal Energy in Latin America

In a recent report on the renewable energy market in Latin America, IRENA provides a good overview on the important role in specific countries in Central America and Mexico. In a report published...

Zero-Carbon Home Generates Income by Making More Energy than it Needs

The home of the future could slash your utility bills and generate enough money to help pay the mortgage. UK firm Koru Architects designed and built one such house, named the Lloyd...

Amazon Delivers ‘Win-Win’ Solar Rooftop Drive

Amazon has opened up a new front in its renewable energy push, announcing plans to install rooftop solar arrays on 50 distribution and sorting centres worldwide by 2020. The ecommerce giant confirmed yesterday...

Unilever Chooses Unisun for Renewable Energy Projects Across Asia

China-based renewables firm Unisun Energy Group and consumer goods provider Unilever North Asia are partnering on a 13.4MW distributed generation solar PV project in China’s Anhui Province. Based around the Renaissance Hotel in...

Climate Scientists Say Likelihood of Extreme Summers Surging Due to Global Warming

New South Wales, which has just experienced its hottest summer on record, is 50 times more likely to experience another similarly hot summer and 10 times more likely to experience extremely hot...

Australia Could Achieve 100 pct Renewable Energy with Hydro Storage: Research

Pumped hydro power, where water is pumped uphill and stored to generate hydroelectric electricity on demand, could help transform Australian into a 100 percent green energy nation, according to researchers at the...

Oregon Set to Get 56 Megawatt Solar Power Plant, Expected to be State’s Largest

Construction has commenced on a 56 megawatt (MW) solar plant in Oregon. The Gala Solar Power Plant, in Crook County, is expected to be the largest operating facility in the state, sustainable...

Uganda is Set to Increase Renewable Energy Projects

Last week, the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Norwegian power company, W. Giertsen Energy Solutions for the development of renewable energy projects. Under the...

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