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By Anna Skowron “Climate action does not require economic sacrifice,” wrote Rachel Kyte, then CEO of the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative (SEforAll) in September 2015. Many studies and cases show that climate action does indeed yield economic benefits (see the case of China). Going even a step further: if climate change proceeds unchecked, its…
By Lincoln Bleveans Across the world, community by community, people are building systems and societies we need to reverse the tide of catastrophic climate change with economically prosperous and equitable community-wide and industry solutions. Join veteran of the global electric power industry, Lincoln Bleveans, Stanford Universities Executive Director of Sustainability & Energy Management, as he…
By Blagojce Krivevski The Genesis X Concept, unveiled in Los Angeles, presents Genesis’ sustainable luxury in the form of an EV-based high-performance GT coupe concept car. “The car that we are unveiling today is a concept car that embodies the essential elements that Genesis pursues in its designs. Please take a moment to meet the…
By Jane Marsh 21st-century renters are looking for ways to be more sustainable and eco-friendly, but urging landlords to embrace renewable energy can be challenging. Still, solar and wind power can benefit everyone. Millions of apartment complexes still rely on the grid to keep the lights on for the tenants. However, as climate change continues…
By Renewable Energy World The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Westchester County under the Community Distributed Generation (CDG) Partnership Program are seeking developers to install solar PV and energy storage systems for more than three dozen municipalities and school districts within the county. Initial analysis shows that the program has the potential to develop…
By Chloe Cox Pakistan’s NESPAK, in a joint venture with Turkey’s DOLSAR, has won a contract for the Sustainable Hydropower Project in Uzbekistan, which involves the installation of three small hydropower plants on the Aksu River. Dr. Tahir Masood, managing director of NESPAK, said the plants will have a total capacity of 24 MW and…
By Kelsey Misbrener The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Vote Solar are calling on the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to adopt a compensation framework for future residential solar customers that promotes equity and incentivizes sustainable market growth: net billing. In joint comments filed on March 15, SEIA and Vote Solar provided a comprehensive…
By Blagojce Krivevski This month marks a major milestone in Volkswagen’s story: the arrival of the ID.4, the company’s first long-range electric SUV in dealers across America. Just as electric vehicles will transform the way we drive, Volkswagen has refreshed the way it sells vehicles to embrace a more sustainable future. From before it leaves…
By Billy Ludt Bank OZK received approval from the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to construct a solar power plant that is expected to have a generating capacity of 4.8-MWdc. The APSC approval sets in motion Bank OZK’s $6 million sustainable energy initiative to produce enough renewable energy to…
By Kelsey Misbrener Consumers Energy announced an agreement to purchase 140 MW of renewable energy from the Calhoun Solar Center. Invenergy, a Midwest-based developer and operator of sustainable energy solutions, is developing and building the project. “We are proud to team with Invenergy as we continue to create a cleaner, more sustainable energy future for…
By Amaury Laporte As policymakers consider how to revive the economy after the pandemic and accelerate the transition to sustainable clean energy, many have taken a close look at a program with a long, inspiring pedigree: conservation corps. Learn more in our latest fact sheet!https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-conservation-corps-pairing-climate-action-with-economic-opportunity Click headline for full article Read Full Article Here For…
By Renewable Energy World Company is going all-electric and funding a new Yale center for applied research focused on carbon-negative technologies. FedEx Corp. announced this week that it wants to achieve carbon-neutral operations globally by 2040. The company laid out three key areas it will focus on via a $2B investment: vehicle electrification, sustainable energy,…
By [email protected] Amid a historic economic contraction, renewable resources grew to account for one-fifth of all electricity produced in the U.S. in 2020, according to newly released data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, a coalition of clean energy, utility and natural gas companies. Record-breaking wind and solar additions…