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Offshore Wind Power

Visa Taps Solar and Wind to Reach 100% Renewable-Electricity Goal

By purchasing 100% renewable electricity, Visa mitigates the greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity the company consumes, it says.

Why Solar Energy’s Prospects Look Bright for 2020

The global energy transition is the transformation of the world’s energy supply, away from polluting sources such as coal, oil and gas, and towards renewables.…

Thermal Coal

17 Per Cent Drop in India’s Thermal Coal Imports This Fiscal

The ports which have registered the biggest fall in the overall imports of coal, oil, gas and other mineral ores are Mormugo (-14.59%), New Mangalore (-13.51%),…

Wartsila to Switch Brazilian Power Plant to Gas

Finnish firm Wärtsilä signed a contract with Rio Amazonas Energia to convert Cristiano Rocha power plant in Manaus, Brazil, to a 100% natural gas operation.

World’s First Hydrogen-powered Domestic Boiler

In order to test the use for building heating, a pilot project started on June 25, 2019 in Rozenburg near Rotterdam in the Netherlands, in which the world’s fi…

Solar Power Panel

Lightsource BP Spends $100 million on Equipment to Fuel Solar Expansion

San Francisco-based utility-scale solar developer Lightsource BP is prepping a 4-gigawatt pipeline of projects with “solar tracking” equipment from Array Tech…

1.5 MW Wave Demo Project Presents A New Approach to Capture Energy from The Ocean

Unlike most other wave energy devices, it sits below the surface of the water, where it captures energy from the pressure of waves passing overhead.

Solar Power for Home

EDF Solar Installs 700-kW Rooftop PV Array in Spain

January 15 - Spanish firm Energia, Innovacion y Desarrollo Fotovoltaico, or EDF Solar, will install a 700.4-kWp rooftop photovoltaic (PV) system for local seafo…

Wind Farm

EDF Renewables Plans 110MW Wind Farm in Wales

Garn Fach would be capable of generating enough electricity to power around 66,000 households a year. Garn Fach would be located south of Newtown, Powys and wou…

New Diesel Cars’Pollution Spike to 1,000 Times Normal Levels in Tests

The dangerous spikes in particles can instantly stress the heart and are a result of the diesel vehicles cleaning their filters, which may occur in urban areas,…

Distributed energy

GE Wins Second Gas Turbine Order For Israeli Plant

GE said it has received an order for a second 9HA.01 heavy-duty gas turbine from Israel Electric Corp., the largest generator and supplier of electricity in Isr…

Electricity Transmission

National Grid Philippinesallots P132 Billion to Build New Power Transmission Projects

Grid operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said it is spending P132 billion to build new power transmission projects.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Researchers Develop New Batteries to Provide Over 1000km of Driving Range

A team of Australian researchers have developed new battery production methods that promise longer lasting batteries that could be used to boost the range of el…

Climate Change Could Lead to More Injuries And Deaths

Injuries like drownings, falls, and assaults could kill up to an additional 2,135 people each year in the US as climate change continues to cause unusual temper…

Solar Power for Home

Austria Pledges to Fit 1 Million Roofs With Solar By 2030

Austria’s new government has promised a 1 million photovoltaic roofing program as part of its plan to achieve climate neutrality by 2040. The country pledged t…