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Lobby group CEO Walburga Hemetsberger says the plans announced by commission president Ursula von der Leyen this week should place the European solar industry front and center. January 16, 2020Max Hall With European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen having outlined her ambition to spend at least €1 trillion on the next stage of Europe’s […]
The corporate renewable procurements disclosed in the fourth quarter of 2019 were remarkable for being unremarkable. After two blockbuster quarters of contracts for solar, wind and other renewables — more than 2.8 gigawatts in Q2 and 4.1 GW in Q3 — the largest 12 corporate deals from U.S. companies between October and December pegged a […]
IKEA and Unilever are among the early testers of a new tool by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) that will help companies answer questions about their circularity efforts. Is circularity at the core of the company’s strategy? Is it developing circular products or services? Does it have the right staff to transition toward circularity? These […]
This article is adapted from GreenBiz’s newsletter VERGE Weekly, running Wednesdays. Subscribe here. I’m finding it difficult to write, let alone think, about much other than the climate catastrophe ripping its way across Australia right now. It’s literally raining fire (and vegetables); a billion or so animals have been killed or displaced, reports estimate; carbon dioxide […]
With a new decade comes a new era of sustainability leadership. The 2020s herald a pivotal chance to deliver on our great climate, environment and development challenges, and the scale and pace of change will require truly transformative thinking. We will need to move beyond efficiency and doing less harm, and base strategies on new […]
A few weeks ago I walked into a bar in San Jose, California. The power in my neighborhood had just been restored after being shut off for two days by a PG&E-instituted series of rolling blackouts to minimize the risk of their aging power lines being knocked down by windy conditions and potentially sparking another […]
In the seas above Scandinavia, there is a point where the Arctic Ocean collides with the warmer, saltier waters of the Atlantic. This Arctic region – known as the Barents Sea – has undergone rapid change in recent decades. Air temperatures here have risen at more than four times the global average rate since the […]
Cars Published on January 16th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan January 16th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan Steve Hanley wrote an article yesterday titled, “Volkswagen Will Be World’s Largest EV Manufacturer By 2030, Claims New Report.” It was based on a report from an independent analyst who thinks Volkswagen could become the world’s EV top dog […]
Batteries Published on January 16th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider January 16th, 2020 by Johnna Crider Renew Economy reports that Neoen, a French renewable energy developer, is hoping to have the additional capacity at Tesla’s big battery in South Australia online in March. This is already the largest lithium-ion battery on the planet and Neon […]
A massive hybrid solar-wind farm is in the works for South Australia, with Spanish company Iberdrola committing more than $500 million to the development. The construction will fall under the responsibility of Irish firm DP Energy. The funding boost comes as a major step forward for the project, which has seen recent delays. New analysis […]