Bioliquid Rules in Italy Approved by Top EU Court
The European Court of Justice signed off Thursday on the certification scheme by which Italy regulates companies that use bioliquids for thermal energy plants.
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Scientists Blast EU Plan to Make Wood a Green Energy Source
Europe could see an increase in greenhouse gas levels over the next several decades due to a new directive that classifies wood as a renewable fuel – giant steps backward from the mandates of the Paris Climate Agreement – according to a scientific paper published Wednesday.
Read moreCalifornia Mandate for 100% Clean Energy by 2045 Signed Into Law
Countering the Trump administration’s call for more coal and oil, California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday inked legislation that requires utilities to obtain 100 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2045.
Read moreCalifornia Lawmakers Halt Controversial Energy-Grid Bill
California State Senate leader Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, said Friday night that a closely watched bill seeking to merge the state into a regional energy market with other Western states won’t be brought up for a vote in this legislative session.
Read moreDeadline for All Green Energy by 2045 Clears California Assembly
For more than a year, California lawmakers have debated Senate Bill 100, an ambitious plan that sets the goal of 100 percent clean, reliable and sustainable energy statewide by 2045. The measure passed Tuesday after overcoming a four-vote shortfall on the Assembly floor.
Read moreCalifornia Inches Closer to Joining Giant Electricity Co-Op
A California Senate panel advanced a bill Tuesday that would merge California into a regional energy market, despite environmental groups remaining split on the measure and labor groups in opposition.
Read moreCalifornia’s Controversial Energy-Grid Bill Advances
In an effort to transform California’s relationship to energy markets in the western region of the country, lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill that would merge California into a regional energy market.
Read moreBig Spending Needed to Meet UN Climate-Change Goals
Worldwide investments in renewable energy need to dramatically overtake investments in fossil fuels as early as 2025 to meet United Nations climate-change goals, according to new research.
Read moreComing ‘Carbon Bubble’ Could Wipe Trillions From Global Economy
Mass unemployment, public disenchantment with institutions, a restless body politic – these are some of the features of a brave new world that could come about if prices of fossil fuels suddenly crater due to the rapid development of renewable energy technology.
Read moreRenewable Fuels
The Renewable Fuels Association petitioned the 10th Circuit on Tuesday to review three EPA waivers from annual biofuels requirements; one of the waivers went to a company owned by billionaire Carl Icahn.
Read moreAmericans Split On Environmental Solutions, Survey Finds
A majority of Americans think the federal government is not doing enough to protect the environment, the Pew Research Center reported Monday, but preferred solutions to those problems are divided along party lines.
Read moreGlobal Spending on Solar Power Eclipsed Fossil Fuels in 2017
The outlook for renewable energy is sunny, according to a new report that shines light on international trends in energy investment and generation capacity.
Read moreBMW Plans to Build Battery Electric Minis in China
German automaker BMW says it’s in talks to build battery electric models of its Mini cars in China, which would be the first time the iconic cars have been made outside Europe.
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Oklahoma Pulling up Red Carpet Offered to Wind Industry
As Oklahoma sought to diversify its oil-and-gas powered economy in the early 2000s, policymakers rolled out the red carpet for the burgeoning wind industry, offering generous state tax incentives and access to windy, inexpensive tracts of land — but now all of that is being reconsidered.
Read moreFederal Budget, State Bills to Impact Future of Renewable Energy in Colorado
The president will release his proposed 2019 budget early next week, and many expect him to pick up where he left off last year – with hefty blows to renewable energy funding.
Read moreUS Energy Colonialism Blamed for Puerto Rico’s Post-Storm Woes
More than a century of energy colonialism by the United States has exacerbated the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s pummeling of Puerto Rico, a new study argues.
Read moreOhio Power Company Dodges $43 Million Refund to Customers
FirstEnergy does not need to refund customers $43 million for money it collected as part of a green-energy initiative to use renewable sources, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, because state law prohibits regulators from ordering a refund of charges that were set out in a rate schedule.
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EU Approves Poland’s Program to Develop Clean Energy
The European Union has approved Poland’s $11 billion plan for developing renewable-energy sources, the EU’s executive body said Wednesday.
Read moreCarmakers Join Forces in Europe to Make Electrics Widespread
A group of major automakers plans to open hundreds of fast-charging stations for electric cars in Europe in coming years and use a common plug technology in what they hope will be a big step toward mass acceptance of battery-powered vehicles.
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San Diego Ahead of Climate Action Plan Goals
While the federal government has scaled back its commitments to combating climate change, California cities are forging ahead: A new report released Wednesday shows San Diego is ahead of schedule in meeting renewable energy goals outlined in its Climate Action Plan, outpacing its own deadline to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as deadlines set by the state of California.
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