Renewables
Giant Vestas wind turbine collapses in Northern Sweden
Monday, November 23, 2020, 6:55 AM MST
A 230-meter tall wind turbine built by Vestas Wind Systems A/S collapsed at a site in northern Sweden over the…
Trudeau plots road map for Canada to achieve net-zero emissions
Friday, November 20, 2020, 6:10 AM MST
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government introduced legislation setting emissions reduction targets for Canada to achieve its net-zero pledge by 2050.…
Europe seeks $940 billion boost for giant offshore wind farms
Thursday, November 19, 2020, 6:42 AM MST
The European Union wants a massive increase in offshore wind to help clean up the electricity industry and aid the…
China power giant makes foray into Mexican renewables with Zuma
Thursday, November 19, 2020, 6:35 AM MST
China’s State Power Investment Corp. is expanding in Latin America’s clean-energy market by acquiring Mexico’s largest independent renewables company. The…
Ottawa delays small nuclear reactor plan as critics decry push for new reactors
Thursday, November 19, 2020, 6:23 AM MST
Canadians will have to wait a little while longer to see the federal government's plan for the development of small…
Feds launch nuclear waste strategy review amid elusive solutions for toxic waste
Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 6:15 AM MST
The federal government has launched a new initiative aimed at finding long-term solutions for the growing quantity of radioactive waste…
Ontario Power Generation resumes planning for new nuclear reactor
Monday, November 16, 2020, 6:20 AM MST
Ontario Power Generation announced it's resuming planning activities for a new nuclear power reactor at its Darlington site on Friday.…
Work starts on biggest U.K. project to use Tesla batteries
Friday, November 13, 2020, 6:57 AM MST
Work will start this month on the biggest energy storage project in Britain to use giant Tesla Inc. batteries. The…
Tesco to buy power from three U.K. solar farms in green push
Friday, November 13, 2020, 6:53 AM MST
Tesco plc will buy power from three solar farms in the U.K. as part of the grocer’s broader effort to…
U.S. nuclear lab partnering with utility to produce hydrogen
Thursday, November 12, 2020, 6:24 AM MST
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded just under $14 million for an attempt to build a hydrogen-energy production facility…
Glass shortage threatens solar panels needed for climate fix
Thursday, November 5, 2020, 6:19 AM MST
The world’s biggest solar power company says a shortage of glass is raising costs and delaying production of new panels,…
‘Hydrogen wars’ pit Europe versus China for $700 billion business
Monday, November 2, 2020, 6:11 AM MST
Niels-Arne Baden has a problem: the factory he’s building for Green Hydrogen Systems is too small. Plans for the Denmark…
