renewable energy

Apple has announced that over 110 manufacturing partners from its production line will be adopting 100% renewable energy, and investing in nearly 8GW of clean energy. The realization of these promises will reduce over 15 million tons of carbon dioxide emission each year, which equals a decrement of 3.4 million units of vehicles on the road. ...  more

The seeking for a more stable power generation system and energy configuration has become a major topic amidst the exacerbating status of extreme weather under global warming. US multinational conglomerate General Electric Company (GE) has proposed the three major concerns on energy of “reliability, cost, and eco-friendliness”, and believes that natural gas-hydrogen combined units and blue hydrogen are excellent options in energy transition in the midst of the global wave of energy transformation. ...  more

Google announced in September 2020 that the company will aim to provide power for data centers and offices through carbon free electricity in 2030, and although no details have surfaced as of now, Google is now working with the Midwest Renewable Energy Tacking System (M-RETS) on researching and developing purchase models for green electricity that are more complex, so as to inspect and compare the renewable energy certificates and power consumption on an hourly basis that will strengthen carbon emission measures. ...  more

Being the state with the most expensive energy due to the dependency on imported fuels in the past, Hawaii had long begun implementing renewable energy in order to achieve autonomous provision of energy and a reduction in energy expenditure, and even proposed the target of adopting 100% renewable energy by 2045 during 2015 under the increasing popularity of green energy, which although derived a substantial amount of doubts back then, is now steadily accomplished. ...  more

According to reports from websites that cover news on renewable energies, the Bulgarian government has just announced its intention to raise the installed capacity for renewable generation by 2.5GW to a total 4.8GW by 2024. Solar PV is expected to account for the majority of the installation growth, followed by wind power. ...  more

The energy transformation of Taiwan has invigorated development in renewable energy, energy storage system, and power grid upgrade, and renewable energy has become a cross-field industry after the induction of information and communication technology, though this wave of “new revolution” also indicates that the power market would require additional cross-field talents in order to maintain the sustainability of the industry. ...  more

Amazon announced days ago that it will be establishing 26 large-scale public solar and wind power plants in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Sweden, UK, and within the US, totaling 127 green energy development projects, which means that Amazon will replace Google as the largest green electricity purchasing enterprise in the world. ...  more

Fast food leader McDonald’s is one of the participants in renewable energy transactions that are becoming increasingly common for global enterprises, and has purchased more than 1GW of renewable energy capacity, as well as added 3 virtual power purchase agreements (VPPA) totaling 750MW, which include 2 wind power plants and 1 solar power plant. ...  more

The future of coal-fired power is looking bleaker than ever in the face of the current trend of reduced carbon emissions. Case in point, Japan-based industrial equipment manufacturer Toshiba has announced that it will stop all its future constructions of coal-fired power plants and refuse all client orders for said plants while stepping up its renewable energy strategy. ...  more