Giant Motors in developing an electric vehicle prototype currently with plans to market it in 2018. The vehicle is being designed as an electric taxi to help reduce air pollution in Mexico City. According to Forbes …
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China Cancels Plans to Build Over 100 Coal Plants
China’s National Energy Administration has made the announcement to cancel the construction of 103 coal-fired power plants throughout the country. The coal projects, which were planned or under construction, would have added 120 gigawatts of …
Hydroelectric Dams: An Increasing Source of Methane Emissions
Twenty-five percent more methane is being released from reservoirs than previously thought, according to a study published in BioScience, October 5, 2016. “The construction and operation of over 1 million dams globally (Lehner et al. 2011) has provided …
Scientists May Have Solved a Key Mystery About the World’s Methane Emissions
Article originally published by The Washington Post New research has added yet another layer to a major scientific debate about our global emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that is second only to carbon …
Solar Power at Airports
Airports around the world are generating solar electricity utilizing the land around their runways and terminal roof space. The energy produced from these solar energy systems is used to power the airport itself or sold …
IEW Raises its Five-Year Renewable Growth Forecast as 2015 Marks Record Year
Graphic taken directly from IEA.
Climate Accord Gets Critical Signatories: Net Zero Carbon Building Certifications Advance
The first international accord on climate change, the Paris agreement, was ratified by the European Union, Canada, India, Nepal, Malta, and other countries in October. The US and China ratified in September. The deal, which needed …
Scotland: A Wind Energy Power House
Wind turbines produced 106% of the electricity needed by every home and business in Scotland for the first time on August 7, reported World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Scotland. They generated 39,545 MWh of electricity to the …
Solar Impulse 2 nails world’s first solar-powered flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Article originally published by Inhabitat The experimental solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 made history early this morning (June 23) when it touched down in Seville, Spain after a three-day nonstop flight from New York City. The landing …
France Requires Green Roofs on New Buildings
France recently passed a law that all new buildings built in commercial zones must be partially covered in either plants or solar panels, having their roofs be Green roofs. To read more.