Renewables
Ontario will waste more clean electricity due to COVID 19, engineer group says
Thursday, September 3, 2020, 6:45 AM MDT
The amount of clean electricity wasted in Ontario is expected to increase significantly this year as a result of the…
Amazon buys 1,800 electric Mercedes vans in latest green effort
Friday, August 28, 2020, 6:36 AM MDT
Amazon.com Inc. is buying 1,800 electric delivery vans from Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz, the retailer’s biggest commitment to date to cut…
Wind turbine behemoth plans for future by getting into hydrogen
Friday, August 28, 2020, 6:30 AM MDT
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA has one eye on the future where its wind turbines could play a key role…
U.N. chief urges India to quickly move to clean solar power
Friday, August 28, 2020, 6:13 AM MDT
India should commit to carbon neutrality by ending fossil fuel subsidies and investing in clean solar power as it mobilizes…
Solar panel craze leaves Australia’s grid scrambling for backup
Thursday, August 27, 2020, 6:15 AM MDT
Australians’ fervent embrace of rooftop solar is forcing the grid to become more flexible. The shift has carved out daytime…
Green hydrogen set to be competitive with fossil fuels by 2040
Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 6:58 AM MDT
Hydrogen made from renewable power will compete on price with producing the gas from fossil fuels within two decades, according…
A stake in one of the world’s biggest offshore wind farms is going up for sale
Friday, August 21, 2020, 7:16 AM MDT
Swedish utility Vattenfall AB plans to sell a stake in what will be one of the largest offshore wind farms…
Advocates hope Ottawa expands, renews electric car rebate program
Friday, August 21, 2020, 6:30 AM MDT
Electric car advocates are pushing Ottawa to put more money into its zero-emission vehicle rebate program and expand it to…
World’s biggest offshore wind farm signs deal to sell power
Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 6:33 AM MDT
A giant wind farm being developed off the coast of the U.K. will sell some of its power to energy…
Massive oil refiners are turning into biofuel plants in the west
Thursday, August 13, 2020, 6:37 AM MDT
The latest sign of a worldwide energy transition: Massive oil refineries across the western U.S. are being converted into biofuel…
Alberta eyes cleaner future as hydrogen superpower
Thursday, August 13, 2020, 6:30 AM MDT
The idea of producing cleaner-burning hydrogen to rid the world of fossil fuels is gaining traction in the unlikeliest of…
Wind and solar double global share of power in five years
Thursday, August 13, 2020, 6:19 AM MDT
Wind and solar energy doubled its share of the global power mix over the last five years, moving the world…
