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December 19, 2022
EU November PPA signings top the year, monthly prices up 7.4%
Pexapark, a Swiss renewable energy investment and consulting firm, said in a recent report on European PPAs that renewables “are the absolute winners of 2022 and the years to come in an environment of crisis and difficulties.”
December 14, 2022EU strikes deal to tax carbon on imports
The European Union took a step forward to imposing a carbon tax on imports of energy-intensive goods such as steel and cement after striking a deal with EU members on Tuesday.
December 13, 2022Stellantis inks second largest corporate PPA ever for 400 MW of solar
Automaker Stellantis signed the second largest corporate power purchase agreement on record today to procure 400 MW of new solar development in Michigan under DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower program.
December 08, 2022Carbon footprints of Bitcoin mining surge 126-fold in five years
Emissions from mining cryptocurrencies have skyrocketed, researchers reported in Scientific Reports. The carbon footprint of mining one Bitcoin multiplied 126 times from 2016 to 2021. In that window, Bitcoin mining caused an estimated $12 billion in globa
December 07, 2022IEA predicts renewables to dominate electricity generation by 2025
Global renewable energy capacity will soar by around 75% in the next five years, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Tuesday, citing energy security concerns as a key reason.
December 06, 2022Qatar World Cup criticized for its gigantic carbon footprint
The FIFA 2022 World Cup is currently underway in Qatar, a small desert nation with the highest carbon emissions per capita in the world and generates most of its revenue from the extraction and sale of oil.
December 05, 2022Soaring GO prices to drive renewable energy development
Debate over the best way to buy renewable energy has been heating up recently as strong demand has pushed European Guarantee of Origin (GO) certificates to all-time high prices.
December 02, 2022Study finds way to generate chemicals from captured carbon dioxide
Scientists at the University of Surrey have developed a new technology to convert CO2 captured from the atmosphere into useful chemicals such as carbon monoxide and synthetic natural gas.
December 01, 2022Almost 23% of US electricity came from renewables in 2022
US renewable energy sources provided almost 23% of the nation's electrical
generation during the first three-quarters of 2022, according to a review by
the SUN DAY Campaign of data released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
November 30, 2022generation during the first three-quarters of 2022, according to a review by
the SUN DAY Campaign of data released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
EU readies carbon removal certification mechanism to help tackle climate change
The European Commission is set to propose a scheme to certify removals of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as part of the efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century, according to a leaked proposal seen by EURACTIV.