GCP INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS: The green fund with renewable flow of returns By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:15 BST, 3 October 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 3 October 2020 Income from savings and investments is in short supply as a result of widespread company dividend suspensions and low interest rates. But one … Read more
Four of the 10 cheapest energy deals are now renewable: Best tariffs revealed and all cost far less than the price cap Four of the 10 cheapest energy tariffs currently available are renewable All are £200 less than the current energy price cap, set by Ofgem The cheapest deal is a renewable tariff by Eon … Read more
Renewable biogas from COW MANURE is injected into the UK Grid for the first time to power homes and help decarbonise the gas network BioCow is a company that specialises in turning agricultural waste into energy The latest development saw the company produce biomethane for the grid They produced enough to meet the gas annual … Read more
Millions of gallons of unused beer which expired during COVID-19 lockdowns is being converted into renewable energy to power a water-treatment plant in South Australia. The country’s lockdown has forced bars and restaurants to remain closed since March, leaving massive stores of beer to expire. But instead of pouring it down the drain some breweries … Read more
Mobile giant Vodafone has brought forward its target to have its entire European network to be powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity. The telco will create a green network for customers across 11 European markets using only power from wind, solar or hydro sources by no later than July 2021. This is more than … Read more
Germany moves forward with $45billion plan to close all its coal-burning power plants by 2038 and eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 The German parliament passed a set of bills eliminating coal-power by 2038 The bills include $45billion to fund the transition to other power sources It’s part of a wider goal of eliminating … Read more
The US could run its electric grid on 100% renewable energy by 2045 without any increase in cost, according to new study A report from UC Berkeley shows the US energy grid could be fully renewable As wind and solar prices fall, transitioning won’t add any cost to consumers Transitioning could add 530,000 jobs a … Read more
Renewable energy sources accounted for the majority of power used in the US in 2019, the first time since before 1885 that coal was not the country’s main source of power A new report from the US government found renewables overtook coal in 2019 It was the first year since before 1885 that coal was … Read more
Intel says it aims to run completely on renewable energy and stop sending trash to landfills by 2030 The company released its environmental goals for the next decade Intel says it wants to rely completely on renewable energy by 2030 In the same timeline it says it wants to reduce the amount of waste it sends … Read more
Houston pledges to get 100 percent of its energy from renewable solar power, and estimates the change will save more than $65million over seven years Houston will partner with NRG Energy to get all of its energy from solar The plan will begin in July and last for five years, with two yearly extensions Houston … Read more