Americas

May 15, 2020 0

US Interior department approves plan for the largest solar project in U.S. history

The Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the approval of a proposal to construct and operate the largest solar project in U.S. history. […]

May 15, 2020 0

General Motors to purchase 100 MW of solar energy to power Spring Hill

General Motors’ (GM) Spring Hill Manufacturing plant is expected to be powered by 100% solar energy by late 2022. The green tariff agreement with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will supply […]

April 22, 2020 0

U.N. chief says there’s a bigger threat than coronavirus

The U.S. is the world’s second-biggest fossil fuel subsidizer, according to a 2019 International Monetary Fund report. Guterres is expected to say: “Fossil fuel subsidies must end, and polluters must […]

April 6, 2020 0

Under cover of pandemic, fossil fuel interests unleash lobbying frenzy

Thousands of Americans are dying, millions have filed for unemployment, and frontline health care workers are risking their lives as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the U.S. In the midst […]

March 13, 2020 0

EIA: Coal’s share of U.S. electric generation will fall to 21% this year

S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): Coal production and generation are expected to drop again in 2020 before stabilizing for the near-term, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected in its […]

March 13, 2020 0

Clearway closes financing for 192MW Rosamond Central solar project

Clearway completed debt financing for Rosamond Central solar project. Credit: “Chelsea”. Clearway Energy Group has completed debt financing for the construction of its 192MW Rosamond Central solar project in California’s […]

March 12, 2020 0

PepsiCo updates sustainable palm oil policy to close supplier loophole

Environmental activists have welcomed food and beverage giant PepsiCo’s move to update its palm oil sustainability policy, following years of pressure over a supply chain tainted by deforestation, peatland conversion, […]

March 3, 2020 0

Wind has overtaken the top position for renewable generation in the U.S., EIA says

In 2019, annual wind generation in the U.S. exceeded conventional hydroelectric generation for the first time, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Electric Power Monthly. This means wind is […]

February 19, 2020 0

US state of Minnesota gets $2.3 billion boost from ethanol in 2018

Minnesota’s ethanol industry contributed $2.31 billion (€2.14 billion) to the US state’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, a new study from ABF Economics has found. Throughout 2018, Minnesota’s ethanol […]

February 5, 2020 0

Record sales of 15% ethanol blended fuel in US in 2019, says RFA

New analysis from the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has revealed that around 500 million gallons of E15, a blend of 15% ethanol fuel, were sold across the US I 2019, […]