Japan is pushing forward with plans for 47 new coal power plants, despite falling coal use across the G7, setting itself at odds with its economic brethren. A new report published earlier this month by climate diplomacy and energy policy analysts E3G includes its latest G7 coal scorecard, which shows clearly … [continued]
More cities in the UK should be granted the enhanced powers allowing for the ban of highly polluting vehicles from city centers — powers being granted to London, Nottingham, Derby, Birmingham, and Southampton — according to the UK’s Commons Environment Committee. The committee argues that such powers are necessary to tackle poor air … [continued]
The owner of London Taxi Company, the manufacturer of London’s iconic black cabs, has raised $400 million in new funding through a green bonds sale, according to recent reports. These new funds will reportedly be used to electrify the company’s fleet offerings — specifically, the development of the recently revealed hybrid … [continued]
The UK-based electric vehicle charging station firm POD Point has been named as an approved supplier of home charging solutions for Nissan GB, according to an email sent to EV Obsession and CleanTechnica. The new partnership means that buyers of new electric vehicles from Nissan will have a direct and … [continued]
The global solar market has begun to show signs of a major shift, after adding 55 GW in 2015, according to new figures published by GTM Research. According to the company’s Global Solar Demand Monitor report for the second quarter, despite the record year the global solar industry had in 2015, … [continued]
Co-developers Masdar, Statoil, and Statkraft have secured £1.3 billion in project financing for the 402 MW Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. The developers of what will be one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms on completion announced the limited recourse financing for the project earlier this month. The £1.3 billion long-term financing … [continued]
For one week, between May 3 and May 9, more electricity was generated by solar energy than coal in the UK. In April of this year, the same was true for two days, but not for a full week. On the two days in April, coal generated 3% of electricity, but solar generated … [continued]
New figures released this week in the UK show wind generated more electricity than coal for the first time ever. According to statistics released by the UK’s electricity and gas utility National Grid, and published by independent data analysts EnAppSys, wind generated 2,290 gigawatt hours (GWh) in the UK in April, while coal … [continued]
The UK-based company Dyson could follow in Tesla’s footsteps with regard to rapid growth in the electric vehicle sector, according to a professor of energy storage at Warwick University’s manufacturing group. We’ve previously reported on the growing evidence Dyson is working on an electric vehicle (EV), and that the UK … [continued]
LG Electronics recently released the LG NeON 2 BiFacial solar module — its first bifacial solar module — into the UK market. The new LG NeON 2 BiFacial solar module is rated at an output of 375 W. The module utilizes a silver anodized aluminum frame in order to reflect incident … [continued]
