Renewable Energy

The Best Option for Airlines to Shrink Their Carbon Footprint

October 23, 2019 Anand Gupta

Airlines are uniquely limited in their climate pollution mitigation options. But there is a good way forward, the authors write. The airline industry has committed to curbing emissions growth to zero by the end of 2020. That’s no small task. Emissions from the sector are rising rapidly. The International Civil Aviation Organization anticipates that in […]

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Billion gallons of water is saved by replacing coal with gas or renewable energy sources: Study

October 23, 2019 Anand Gupta

A research has found that the transition from coal to natural gas in the US electricity sector is reducing the industry’s water use. It is helping in saving water and contributing to reducing water scarcity. For every megawatt of electricity produced using natural gas instead of coal, the water withdrawn from rivers and groundwater drops […]

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UK Generates More Electricity From Renewable Sources Than Fossil Fuels For The First Time

October 19, 2019 Anand Gupta

For the first time in the UK, renewable energy has overtaken fossil fuels as a source of energy for homes and businesses during the last quarter. The record was set during the third quarter of 2019 after the renewable energy sources were able to provide 40% of the energy. The climate website Carbon Brief carried […]

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Equinor Gives Nod to 88MW Floating Wind Farm

October 12, 2019 Anand Gupta

Norwegian oil giant further cements position as leading floating wind developer with 11-turbine project near offshore oil fields. Norwegian oil giant Equinor and a group of partners have greenlighted an 88-megawatt floating offshore wind farm, set for completion in 2022. The Hywind Tampen project will serve five oil and gas platforms in Norway’s part of […]

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Dominion Energy is Leading the Transition to Clean Energy, CEO Says in New Report

October 11, 2019 Anand Gupta

Sustainability Report Confronts Challenge of Climate Change, Defines Strategy to Combat It – Details Company’s Actions on Environmental Stewardship, Community Service, Diversity and More RICHMOND, Va. : Dominion Energy today released its annual Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility report, which reviews the company’s progress on environmental and social responsibility and operational initiatives in 2018 and establishes […]

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Bentley becomes UK’s first carbon-neutral luxury car factory

October 5, 2019 Anand Gupta

Bentley Motors has announced that it has achieved carbon neutral certification for its factory headquarters in Crewe, England. It marks an important step on its journey to become the world’s most sustainable luxury automotive manufacturer. The certification from the Carbon Trust, which confirms that the company meets the internationally recognised PAS 2060 standard for carbon neutrality, […]

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Billionaires Stewart And Lynda Resnick Donate $750 Million To Caltech For Climate Change Research

September 30, 2019 Anand Gupta

Stewart and Lynda Resnic, the billionaire owners of Fiji Water have made a record-breaking $750 million donation towards research programs for climate change. The donation is currently the largest ever made towards a research program and the second-largest donation ever to an academic institution in the United States of America. Lynda and Stewart are the […]

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German climate plan envisages more investment, renewables growth

September 28, 2019 Anand Gupta

BERLIN : Investment by German industry should rise by an extra 9.3 billion euros ($10.19 billion) to 2030 under the government’s climate plan, boosting total economic output by half a percentage point, according to a draft seen by Reuters on Thursday. The plan, implementing the landmark climate deal reached by coalition parties last week, envisages […]

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Solar power to drive renewable energy investments to $2.6 trn by 2019 end: Report

September 17, 2019 Anand Gupta

Capacity investment in renewable energy in developing countries ($147.1 billion) outweighed those in developed countries ($125.8 billion) in 2018 for the fourth consecutive year, finds the UN report Solar power, which has seen a significant increase in capacity investments in the last decade, is set to drive the global investment in new renewable energy capacity […]

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DNV GL: Flexibility is the key as shipping transitions to a lower carbon future

September 12, 2019 Anand Gupta

DNV GL – Maritime has released the third edition of its Maritime Forecast to 2050 at London International Shipping Week 2019 (LISW). The Maritime Forecast examines the future of the shipping industry in a rapidly changing global energy landscape. This year’s report focusses on the challenge of reducing the carbon intensity of the global fleet […]

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