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Enlarge / The Coradia iLint, the world’s first hydrogen multiple-unit train for regional transport, is located at Basdorf station. Thanks to its fuel cell drive, the train runs completely emission-free and quietly. The Niederbarnimer Railway aims to use this climate-friendly train on the Heidekrautbahn, thus making the non-electrified line even more environmentally friendly. (credit: Bernd […]
Just a month after Sony announced its plans to power its worldwide operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2040, the tech company has brought forward its US goal by a decade, to 2030. Sony currently sources just 25 percent of its energy in the US from renewable sources, so the decision represents an ambitious […]
The French-built Energy Observer is on a years-long, 50-country tour of the planet, spreading the gospel of fossil fuel–free ocean travel. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b36b8964263671c40ab7faf/master/pass/EnergyObserver-MAIN.jpg
Continuing a push towards renewable energy in its own buildings and those of suppliers, Apple announced today that its global facilities are now powered with 100 percent clean, renewable energy. While the company committed to 100 percent clean energy for its datacenters in 2014, today’s announcement includes everything from retail stores and…Read More
After years of chasing the dream of clean energy, Apple announced that it’s facilities are now 100 percent powered by renewable sources. That’s up from the 96 percent in 2016, according to its latest energy report. Apple claims the new milestone covers power usage in its stores, offices, data centers and co-located sites across 43 […]
Enlarge / MADISON, New York – 2015/10/11: Wind farm with autumn color. (credit: John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) On Friday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that his state would commit $ 1.4 billion to 26 renewable projects, including 22 solar farms, three wind farms, and one hydroelectric project. The outlay is a huge sum […]
Committing to renewable energy may be a bit of a publicity stunt, but it’s one that’s good for the environment and has positive effects. Today, T-Mobile joined the ranks of companies that have made that pledge, committing to 100 percent renewable electricity by 2021. It also joined RE100, the global initiative of companies that have […]
Renewable energy played an important role in the US last year… although you might not want to cheer too loudly. Data from both the Rhodium Group and the Energy Information Administration shows that solar and wind power represented 94.7 percent of the net new electricity capacity (15.8GW out of 16.7GW) added in 2017. However, that’s […]
– Cow poop and chicken droppings? You might not expect to find those among the fuel sources automakers are tinkering with. But BMW is among a number of automakers harnessing the power of biowaste—not to power its cars, but the factories that build them. – The Bavarian carmaker’s Rosslyn factory near Pretoria, South Africa, gets […]
Published time: 6 Nov, 2017 08:47 If there’s one success story being written in India, it’s that of renewable energy. By the government’s own reckoning, despite India’s energy needs likely to double over the next seven years (going by the current rate of economic growth), the nation is likely to meet two-fifths of its electricity […]
