One Million Clean Cookstoves Cut CO2 Emissions, Fuel Costs
Social enterprise Envirofit tallies up the benefits created by its sale of one million clean cookstoves in the developing world.
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Lower Austria Claims 100% Renewable Electricity
Lower Austria, the largest of Austria’s nine states, has announced it now generates 100% of its electricity from renewable sources. Located on the Danube River, Europe’s second largest river, has considerably aided this claim, as some 63% of the region’s electricity generation comes from hydroelectric mechanisms that are located on the … [continued]
Infrastructure Needed For 100% Renewable Electricity In Europe — New Study Explores The Question
Originally published on Solar Love. To reduce contributors to climate change and grow worldwide renewable electricity use, having the proper infrastructure in place is critical ingredient. Due to increasing environmental concerns, numerous studies report on the best ways to reduce GHG emissions. One of the most effective actions that can … [continued]
Ergon’s Renewable Energy Tender Swamped By 2,000MW Of Proposals
Originally published on RenewEconomy On Tuesday we brought you a story of the huge response to the tenders being held by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and Ergon Energy for large scale renewable energy tenders – or just solar in the case of ARENA. Turns out the response was even … [continued]
US Large-Scale Renewables Account For More Than 60% Of New Capacity
New figures reveal that US utility-scale renewable energy projects accounted for more than 60% of new energy capacity installed throughout the first three quarters of 2015. In new figures released by the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in its monthly Energy Infrastructure Update (PDF), it was revealed that renewable energy sources — including … [continued]
Huuuuuuuuge New Thermal Hydrolysis System For DC Wastewater Is World’s Hugest
Despite the climate deniers in Congress, the US capital city has a $470 million advanced wastewater treatment system that generates renewable energy.
Portable Anaerobic Digestion Unit Ready For Demonstration
The HORSE, a portable anaerobic digestion machine that creates energy & fertilizer, is ready for the demonstration phase, and is raising funds for that.
Recycling Coffee Grounds Into Home Heating Pellets
London startup Bio-bean’s first offering will involve recycling coffee grounds from local coffee shops into biomass pellets for home heating.
Renewables Covered 80% Of German Electricity Demand One Afternoon Last Month
The end of August brought about an encouraging event for Germany’s renewables industry, when for several hours on Sunday, August 23, some 80% of Germany’s electricity demand was met by renewable resources. The large output of renewable energy occurred between noon and the early afternoon. Wind and solar power generation contributed … [continued]
World’s Largest Producer Of Industrial Enzymes Comes Out Swinging For Biofuel (CT Exclusive Interview)
Ahead of the COP 21 climate talks in Paris, the company Novozymes advocates for biofuel and calls for “aggressive numbers” to reduce carbon emissions.
