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Living algae facades cover buildings, sucking in CO2 and sun to produce renewable energy. See footage on Mashable

Ford pledged that it would sell only electric cars in Europe by 2030. It will spend $1 billion to convert its manufacturing plant in Cologne, Germany to it first electric passenger vehicle facility in Europe …

A Teslarati article from January entitled “Tesla to produce $25K car as early as 2022 in Gigafactory Shanghai”  is reported as game changing where their entry-level compact EV in China will be affordable and sold …

Using green chemistry, researchers at the Institute of Bioproducts and Paper Technology at Graz University of Technology in Austria, successfully made flow batteries more sustainable by replacing the heavy metals or rare earths in the …

Article originally published by Smart Energy International Across the world, countries are facing increasing pressure to reduce the ecological imprint they leave on the planet, slow down climate change, and protect the environment for future …

Volkswagen will produce the I.D. Buzz, an electric version and seventh generation of their iconic hippy van of the 50’s and 60’s. Compared to the first VW Microbus with 30 hp in 1950, the I.D. Buzz is a 369 hp all wheel drive …

Article originally published by Renew Economy Clean Energy News and Analysis Australia’s main grid – known as the National Electricity Market – broke through the 50 per cent benchmark for renewable energy in one trading …

Givepower installed the first solar water farm that desalinates ocean water into drinking water in Kiunga, Kenya. A small fishing community of 3,500 people along the coast of the Indian Ocean, Kiunga has been experiencing a five-year drought, …

The International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2019 market report forecasts 50 percent growth in the world’s total renewable-based power between 2019- 2024. Solar PV accounts for 60 percent of that increase. While renewables will rise from 26 percent …