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Global briefing: General Motors plans $2.3bn investment in giant battery factory
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Lightsource BP inks solar brick factory deal
Developer to provide solar power direct to Ibstock Brick in deal that should provide factory with around 30 per cent of its annual power demand
Hybrid solar tech firm secures £5m investment boost
Naked Energy says its Virtu systems converts more of the sun's power into heat and power than its rivals
Octopus Renewables confirms £250m IPO plan
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc publishes Prospectus for proposed LSE floatation
Target's target: Retail giant meets US solar goal ahead of schedule
Company says solar can meet up to 40 per cent of power needs across its property estate
Labour, Lib Dems, and Greens go head to head with fresh wave of 'climate emergency' pledges
Labour announces major solar roll out plan for libraries and communities, as Lib Dems pledge £100bn to tackling 'climate emergency' and Greens propose Universal Basic Income
City hall: London zero carbon building rules are delivering carbon cuts
EXCLUSIVE: Green building targets for the capital are driving developers to invest in low carbon homes and technologies, City Hall figures indicate
Summer delivers low carbon power record as fossil fuel generation falls
Renewables and nuclear provided record 51 per cent of UK electricity from June to August 2019 thanks to high wind speeds and wet weather
BNEF: Plummeting renewables costs give solar and wind cost parity in key markets
Analyst confirms new wind and solar plants now at cost parity with wholesale prices in California, China, and parts of Europe
IEA: Solar set for 'spectacular' growth over next five years
New forecasts from International Energy Agency suggest world will add 1,200GW of new renewables capacity by 2024
Global Briefing: Equinor spends big on floating wind to power oil and gas rig
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Report: Solar surge to lead to huge fall in cost of renewables
The cost of renewable technologies will be slashed over the next few decades, according to Norwegian renewable energy giant Statkraft
Solar slump: UK adds just 7.5MW of new capacity in July
Official figures show UK solar sector added less power capacity than one large wind turbine last month
Planning for a successful, subsidy-free future
Thrive Renewables' Matthew Clayton has three ways the UK can offer a brighter future for renewables
There is good news for the green economy
Despite a turbulent summer, we shouldn't lose faith in our ability to tackle the climate crisis, argues Green MEP Molly Scott Cato
Hyundai launches solar powered car in Korea
Sonata Hybrid features optional PV panels on the roof that could provide up to 800 miles of free driving a year
Diageo uncorks £180m of green energy funding for Africa
Drinks giant to invest in biomass boilers, water recovery equipment and solar arrays across 11 African plants in largest green investment for a decade
What would a net zero emission, 100 per cent renewables world look like - and how do we get there?
Authors of a new paper arguing that 100 per cent renewable, zero carbon transport and energy worldwide is not only feasible but cheaper than fossil fuels explain their thinking to BusinessesGreen
Reports: Portugal solar auction attracts record low bids
Bids to build utility-scale solar projects in the country have come in as low as €20/MWh, which would deliver some of the lowest priced power in the world to date
Smart grid comes to life with AI-powered solar forecasts
National Grid has teamed up with the Alan Turing Institute to use machine learning to more accurately predict generation levels from wind and solar technology
Global solar installations to hit record high in 2019
Global solar PV installations will rise 17.5 per cent to hit 114.5GW in 2019, according to analyst house Wood Mackenzie
UK power system produced record low CO2 emissions at end of June
Sunny, windy conditions on June 30 saw renewables supply more than half of UK's electricity, data commissioned by Drax shows
Global briefing: New York executes America's largest offshore wind agreement
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European renewables outstrip fossil fuels for second year running
Renewables produced more power than fossil fuels in first six months of 2018 and 2019, according to analysts EnAppSys
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