By Kelsey Misbrener Sungrow announced that it reached a 100-GW shipment milestone at a press conference, demonstrating Sungrow’s commitment in sustainable development and efforts in supporting global decarbonizing economies as the first company ever to hit this particular record. The last 1 MW of the 100 GW was shipped to a 200-MW project, which is…
By ISEP Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), Government of India (GOI) launched the Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) program and approved a central financial assistance (CFA) package of $ 6.8 billion in February 2019. The program aims to add a solar capacity of 25.75 GW by…
By Ryan Hagen Why Sustainable Investing is a No-Brainer. And How to do it. The fossil fuel industry is massively overvalued in the stock market.And financial leaders are slowly starting to wake up to this reality. They’ve calculated the industry will have trillions of dollars in stranded assets.At this point, calling fossil fuels a risky…
By Michael Mazengarb Sustainable farmers Bimblebox launches legal challenge to Clive Palmer’s Galilee Coal project in a new test of environmental laws. The post Environmental groups try to stop Clive Palmer’s massive Galilee coal mine appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By National Wind Watch The replacement of fossil and nuclear energy sources for electricity production by renewables such as wind, sun, water and biomass is a cornerstone of Germany’s energy policy. Amongst these, wind energy production is the most important component. However, energy production from wind is not necessarily ecologically sustainable. It requires relatively large…
By [email protected] The largest natural-gas infrastructure firm in Europe has launched a new hydrogen business and increased its financing for low-carbon projects. Snam, which runs the Italian gas grid and is active in France, Greece and the U.K., has pledged to direct 20 percent of its annual investments into sustainable projects by 2023 via its…
By ISEP Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy For years, household electrification has been the holy grail of energy access. Dozens and dozens of studies begin by noting the tragedy of a billion people without electricity at home. Researchers then go on to analyze barriers to household electrification – be it through grid extension or with…
By Kelsey Misbrener Building on its legacy as a leader in sustainable business practices, today Sprint announced new corporate environmental goals. Among them is a commitment to source 100% renewable electricity across its entire operations — all retail stores, offices, call centers, and network sites — by 2025. Sprint also re-committed to responsibly reuse or…
By Kelly Pickerel Namastè Solar is close to completing a 779-kW rooftop array for the Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) in downtown Denver. The system, which is the largest single-roof array in downtown Denver (according to Xcel Energy), is atop the Auraria Sustainable Campus Program’s (ASCP) library and will provide two-thirds of the building’s electricity…
By Michael Mazengarb UNSW research shows Australia is missing opportunities for sustainable growth by failing to meet Sustainable Development Goals. The post Australia fails on Sustainable Developent Goals, will miss targets and benefits appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By ISEP Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy The second of MIT’s six Climate Action Symposia, Challenges of Climate Policy, was held on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Topics included:1) societal impacts and policy challenges of climate change;2) adaptations that could limit economic damages and national security risks; and3) potential solutions to overcome domestic and international political…
By mmillikin Volvo Buses has received the largest single order yet for electric buses in Europe. Volvo Buses will deliver 157 electric articulated buses to Transdev starting in 2020. The buses will operate on a number of routes in Gothenburg. With their introduction, emissions and noise will be significantly reduced, and the electric buses will…
By [email protected] (Byron Hurd) Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles has finally found a suitor—and in it, a partner in mobility and electrification. FCA and France’s Groupe PSA (which operates the Citroën, DS, Opel/Vauxhall and Peugeot brands) announced Thursday that they have reached an agreement to merge operations, creating the fourth-largest automaker in the world with an… Read Full…
By Blagojce Krivevski The unique combination of intelligent all-wheel drive BMW xDrive and cutting-edge BMW eDrive technology makes for sustainable driving pleasure in another BMW model. The new BMW X3 xDrive30e is already the third Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) in the brand’s current model range to feature a plug-in hybrid drive and power transmission to…
By National Wind Watch Your article on wind energy – “Powerhouse” (Oct. 27) – failed to mention two important statistics. According to “Subsidy Tracker,” Invenergy has received subsidies of $41,223,979 from 10 state/local grants and $531,915,559 from nine federal grants since 2010. Sound sustainable? Terry Anderson Bozeman Read Full Article Here For more great articles:…