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International

Beyond Platinum to LEED Zero

Posted on May 1, 2019

The world’s first LEED Zero building was certified by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). Beyond LEED Platinum, LEED Zero, is achieved when a project team can document, by gathering and submitting a year of data, …

Posted in International, Newsletter Blog Post

LEGO Surpasses 100%, Continues Renewable Energy Building Blocks

Posted on April 1, 2019

LEGO used 360 Gigawatt-hours of electricity to produce 75 billion LEGO bricks in 2016; and, in 2017 the company produced them with 100 percent renewable energy, reaching their goal three years early. Since 2012, LEGO has supported …

Posted in International, Newsletter Blog Post

Renewable Hydrogen – An Economic Game-Changer

Posted on March 1, 2019

A Scottish think tank released a preliminary report entitled ‘Hydrogen Scotland: A Route to Export Powerhouse’ that highlights producing hydrogen from renewables, storing and transporting it to become an export powerhouse. Renewable hydrogen refers to the production of hydrogen …

Posted in International, Newsletter Blog Post

Germany to Phase-Out Coal by 2038

Posted on January 1, 2019

A government commission in Germany announced that the country will meet its 2030 and 2050 climate commitments (55 and 80 percent CO2 reductions below 1990 levels) through a shutdown of all 84 coal-fired power plants …

Posted in International, Newsletter Blog Post

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rising in Wisconsin and US

Posted on January 1, 2019

Wisconsin’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by five percent in 2017 putting Wisconsin as 12th nationally in carbon intensity of its electricity. New US Energy Information Administration statistics show  Wisconsin utilities’ coal-fired energy generation was up about 7.5 percent …

Posted in International, Newsletter Blog Post

Gov. Wolf’s Unprecedented Executive Order Puts Climate and Clean Energy on Front-Burner

Posted on January 1, 2019

Article originally published by NRDC Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf today [January 8, 2019] announced an unprecedented executive order that puts climate change on the front-burner and protects the health of Pennsylvanians. For the first time …

Posted in International, Newsletter Blog Post, Policy

Big Oil Green Spending

Posted on November 1, 2018

Reports show that top, publicly listed oil and gas companies around the world spent around one percent ($2.6 billion) of their combined 2018 budgets on clean energy. While they have nearly doubled wind, solar, and battery …

Posted in International, Newsletter Blog Post

First Solar Recycling Plant Opens in France

Posted on July 1, 2018

Europe’s first solar panel recycling plant was opened in France by Veolia, a water and waste company. The company has contracted to recycle 1,300 tons of crystalline solar panels in 2018, virtually all of the …

Posted in International, Newsletter Blog Post

UW students to install solar panels in Puerto Rico

Posted on April 1, 2018

Article originally published by CBS 58 A group of at least 30 students from University of Wisconsin-Madison has started Solar Para Niños, a project to implement solar energy in Puerto Rico. The students plan to …

Posted in International, Local Stories, Newsletter Blog Post

Wisconsin’s First IKEA Rooftop Solar Supports 100% by 2020 Goal

Posted on April 1, 2018

IKEA Group plans to produce as much renewable energy as it consumes by 2020 globally, a goal it has achieved already in its Nordic stores. The first IkEA store in Wisconsin, that will open mid-May …

Posted in International, Newsletter Blog Post
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