SDME is a partnership between DEWA and the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy with the US Department of Energy. Dubai, UAE : The Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) organised by Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) supports Dubai’s ambitions to reach first place worldwide and maintain a globally leading position in sustainability, competitiveness and green […]
Spain’s Carbon Emissions Fell Below 1990 Levels For The First Time in 2020
Spain’s carbon emissions fell below 1990 levels last year, helped by more renewable energy, a drop in coal-fired power and an economy slowed by the pandemic, a statement released by the environment ministry said on Thursday. Carbon emissions fell 13.7% in Spain in 2020 from 2019 levels to 272 million tons, about 6.4% less than […]
How negative emissions can help organizations meet their climate goals
As governments and businesses take up the urgent task of reducing carbon emissions, they should also consider another essential means of limiting the rise in global temperatures: removing carbon from the atmosphere through the creation of negative emissions. As is now well known, keeping warming below 1.5°C by stemming the buildup of atmospheric CO2 is […]
Lifetime Carbon Emissions of Electric Vehicles Versus Gasoline Cars
Data generated by an Argonne National Laboratory model was analyzed in a media report to determine at what point a typical electric vehicle (EV) becomes cleaner than an equivalent gasoline car in terms of its lifetime carbon footprint. Based on a series of assumptions, the data showed that a Tesla Model 3 in the United […]
The Best Way to Judge Any Green Energy Policy
Instead of asking questions about cost or reliability, look at what special-interest groups are saying. Energy policy is often judged by three criteria: cost, reliability and effect on carbon emissions. That makes good sense, but I would like to suggest an alternative approach: Ask which green energy policies can get the support of most special-interest […]
BL Agro Helps Improve Air Quality Index By 88%
Installs air purifiers in partnership with Pure Skies Manufacturing Plant Operates 100% On Solar Power First Plant To Reduce Carbon Emissions NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh : On World Environment Day, BL Agro, INR 2500 crore edible oils and food products company said to have the only manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh, which operates on 100% solar […]
Blink to Expand EV Charging Station Network Following $221.3M Stock Offering
Blink Charging Co. plans to expand its network of electric vehicle charging stations using cash from a January stock offering that raised about $221.4 million, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Shares closed at $34.64 on Wednesday, having surged to around $60 from about $9 following the election of President Biden, who […]
Next Bahrain Formula One Race to be Solar Powered
MANAMA: A major solar project at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) that could power the 2022 Formula 1 Grand Prix is set to begin soon. BIC yesterday announced the launch of an international public tender for the development of the solar farm at the circuit. A Request for Proposal has been issued via the Government Tender […]
Refugee Crisis, Green Energy, and Climate Responsibility
In the second half of 2017, the government did something unprecedented in response to an unprecedented situation—it sheltered about 750,000 Rohingyas fleeing from a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing” by the Myanmar army. Our response to this humanitarian crisis had serious environmental and ecological consequences. We, however, could see three stages of development to make […]
Giza and Juwi Strike Gold With Solar Farm Contracts in Egypt
The companies will build a solar farm and battery energy storage system at the Sukari Gold Mine, reducing carbon emissions by more than 60,000 tonnes per year Giza Systems and juwi have secured contracts from Centamin to build a 36MW solar farm and 7.5MW battery energy storage system at the Sukari Gold Mine in Egypt. […]