Tag: renewable power

Google Inks Supply Deal with Largest Dutch Solar Farm

Google's global renewable energy drive has continued with a new deal to purchase renewable power from the largest solar farm in the Netherlands. Dutch clean energy specialist Enenco announced that the tech giant...

100 Multinationals Commit to 100 Per Cent Renewable Power

The RE100 initiative has confirmed that over 100 multinationals have now committed to sourcing 100 per cent renewable power, after AkzoNobel, AXA, Burberry, and Carlsberg today became the latest high profile brands...

Reports: Google Gears Up to Receive First Wind Power from Norway

Google-owner Alphabet Inc. has said it expects to begin receiving power by early September from what is expected to be Norway's largest onshore wind farm, according to reports. The US tech giant last...

Philips Lighting Flicks Switch on Gulf’s First Major Renewables Certificates Deal

Interest in securing 100 per cent renewable power has stepped up a gear in the Gulf region, with the news Philips Lighting has become the first major global corporate to purchase renewable...

Here Comes the Sun: LEON Switches to 100 Per Cent Solar Power for the Summer

Healthy fast food chain LEON has switched to sourcing 100 per cent solar power over the summer months, as part of its supply deal with Opus Energy. The company made the switch last...

Major New Irish Wind Farms Come Online

The power grid in Ireland and Northern Ireland has received a major green energy boost this week, after three wind power projects came online. Gaelectric will today officially open the Inishative and Cregganconroe...

BP: Global Carbon Emissions Flat for Third Year in a Row

Global carbon emissions remained flat for the third consecutive year during 2016, as a sharp fall in coal use, rapid growth in renewables, and energy efficiency improvements all combined to hold down...

Oil Giants Need to Invest Heavily in Renewables by 2035, Says Analysis

More than a fifth of investment by the largest oil and gas companies could be in wind and solar power in just over a decade, according to analysis of how global changes...

IRENA To Work With State Grid Of China To Accelerate Energy Transition

The International Renewable Energy Agency and the State Grid Corporation of China announced their intention last week to increase their cooperation with the intent to advance China’s energy transition. The State Grid Corporation...

DONG Energy to Power Up 2MW Battery Storage System at Burbo Bank Wind Farm

DONG Energy has unveiled plans to install a 2MW battery storage system at its existing Burbo Bank offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea by the end of the year in order...

Record Amounts of Green Energy Added to Global Grid in 2016

The world is still building new wind and solar farms at breakneck speed despite a slowdown in investment coming into the sector, new figures published today by REN21 reveal. A record 161GW of...

UK Smashes Solar Power Record

Solar power has broken records in Britain in Friday as the country basked in temperatures as high as 28 degrees. According to the National Grid solar generation hit its highest ever level in Friday,...

Unilever Confirms UK Sites Now 100 Per Cent Renewable Powered

Unilever has today become the latest high profile firm to confirm its operations are being run using renewable power, after confirming all its UK sites are sourcing 100 per cent of their...

Tetra Pak Confirms a Third of its Now Power Sourced from Renewables

Tetra Pak has confirmed it now uses enough renewable power to meet a third of its total annual electricity consumption worldwide, as the company works towards its goal of sourcing all its...

Octopus Confirms £300m Close for UK Renewable Energy Fund

Fund management specialist Octopus Investments Limited has successfully closed a new £300m fund dedicated to investing in operational renewable power projects in the UK. The company announced last week that backing from an...

EP100: H&M Dresses for Energy-Saving Success

Fashion retail giant and US-based LED lighting manufacturer Cree have become the latest two high profile firms to pledge to double their energy productivity under the EP100 initiative. The EP100 scheme, which is led...

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