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Intersolar Europe restart 2021: solar power is becoming increasingly popular in Poland

WARSAW - Photovoltaics (PV) is booming in Poland. According to SolarPower Europe, 2.2 gigawatts (GW) of solar power was installed…

Green hydrogen, green energy: inside Brazil's $5.4bn green hydrogen plant

SAO PAULO - In March, Enegix Energy announced some of the most ambitious hydrogen plans the world has ever seen.…

Europe's largest shore power plant opens

BERLIN - In a ceremony held in Rostock-Warnemünde yesterday during Germany’s 12th National Maritime Conference, the 2,174-passenger cruise ship AIDAsol…

Solar changing shape of electricity prices in Northern Europe

BERLIN - The latest EU electricity market report has confirmed the affect deeper penetration of solar is having on power…

Six key trends that shaped Europe's electricity markets in 2020

LONDON - According to the Market Observatory for Energy DG Energy report, the COVID-19 pandemic and favorable weather conditions are…

Renewable Electricity Is Coming on Strong

VICTORIA - Fifty years ago, a gasoline company’s TV ads showed an aging wooden windmill. As the wind died, it…

Texas lawmakers propose electricity market bailout after winter storm

HOUSTON - An approximately $2.5 billion plan to bail out Texas’ distressed electricity market from the financial crisis caused by…

Within A Decade, We Will All Be Driving Electric Cars

WASHINGTON - A Bloomberg/NEF report commissioned by Transport & Environment forecasts 2027 as the year when electric vehicles will start…

Electric school buses hit the road in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Two of B.C.'s first electric school buses hit the road this week in the Sooke school district on…

CO2 output from making an electric car battery isn't equal to driving a gasoline car for 8 years

LOS ANGELES - Electric vehicles are touted as an environmentally friendly alternative to gasoline powered cars, but one Facebook post…

Electric Cooperatives, The Lone Shining Utility Star Of The Texas 2021 Winter Storm

HOUSTON - Winter Storm Uri began to hit parts of Texas on February 13, 2021 and its onslaught left close…

Ontario Teachers' Plan Acquires Brazilian Electricity Transmission Firm Evoltz

TORONTO - The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has acquired Evoltz Participações, an electricity transmission firm in Brazil, from US asset…

Biden's Climate Bet Rests on Enacting a Clean Electricity Standard

WASHINGTON - The true measure of President Biden’s climate ambition may be the clean electricity standard he tucked into his…

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