Solar
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AustraliaCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasSolar
57% of Australians See Direct Effects of Bushfires as Power Grid Faces Peak Cooling Demand
With more than half the population directly affected by raging bushfires, a record-hot summer is producing frequent power outages on an electricity grid powered ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetySolarTransit
Nottingham Delivers Home Comfort, Rooftop Solar in Drive to Be UK’s First Carbon-Neutral City
Nottingham, England is setting out to transform housing, transportation, energy use, and waste management in a bid to become the country’s first carbon-neutral city ... -
AsiaAustraliaBioenergyBrazilCarbon-Free TransitionChinaDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydroIndiaPathways to 1.5SolarSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWind
Mixed Results for 2019 Show Slight Rise in Renewable Energy Investment
World renewable energy investment hit US$282.2 billion last year, slightly higher than 2018’s total of $280.2 billion, with investment declining in China but hitting ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesElectricity GridJobsSolarSub-National Governments
High-Fives in PEI After Officials Announce $68-Million Solar+Storage Project
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna and Egmont MP Bobby Morrissey shared a “small victorious high-five” in Summerside, PEI last week after announcing construction of a ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHydroSolarSouth & Central AmericaUnited StatesWind
TerraForm Buyout Would Lift Toronto-Based Brookfield Renewable’s Asset Base to 22 Gigawatts
Toronto-based Brookfield Renewable Partners is pitching a US$1.5-billion offer to buy out the remaining shares of TerraForm Power Inc., a move that would boost ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionCoalEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHydroJobsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasShale & FrackingSoil & Natural SequestrationSolarUnited StatesWind
Fracking Undercuts Colorado Coal Community’s Shift to Organic Farming, Renewables, Tourism
A rural Colorado community that turned to organic farming, renewable energy, and tourism to help it break its dependence on coal mining is now ... -
Utility-Scale Solar to Add 140 GW of New Capacity This Year
Electricity grids around the world are expected to add 140 gigawatts of new photovoltaic solar capacity this year, a 15% increase over 2019, according ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasShale & FrackingSolarUnited StatesWind
‘Good News-Bad News’ Report Shows U.S. Emissions Down 2% in 2019
The United States saw its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decline last year, according to new analysis last week by the New York-based Rhodium Group, ... -
Surging Canadian Renewables Stocks Deliver ‘Pleasant Side Benefit’ to Ethical Investors
Shares in three Canadian renewable energy companies surged in 2019, producing a “pleasant side benefit” to investors who may have signed on for the ...
