[ad_1] “This is far more challenging than the traditional approach of matching energy usage with renewable energy,” Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in a blog post. As of today, Google is the 1st major company to eliminate our entire carbon legacy, including before we became carbon neutral in 2007. We’re also proud that […]
Category: renewable energy
Facebook used 86 percent renewable energy in 2019
[ad_1] Facebook says its Menlo Park headquarters is 100 percent supported by renewable energy, and it diverts 90 percent of its waste away from landfills through recycling and composting. Four of Facebook’s US data center buildings earned LEED Gold certification, and one building in Sweden earned LEED Platinum certification, the highest rating possible. In the […]
Tesla’s solar panels are now more efficient and affordable
[ad_1] Tesla doesn’t just make cars. The company also engineers, manufactures and installs solar panels — both the traditional kind and modules that look like ordinary roof tiles. And while the latter seems like it could be a path to more mainstream adoption of renewable energy, the former is still the go-to solution for the […]
UK’s biggest solar plant gets the go-ahead for development
[ad_1] Those opposed to the plant, including member of Parliament Helen Whatley, have voiced concern for the possible “industrialization” of the countryside. “We’re not talking about a few fields — this would destroy an entire landscape. I want to see us reach net-zero by 2050, but this should not come at any cost,” Whatley told […]
Clear skies and social distancing help Europe shatter solar energy records
[ad_1] “This is an astonishing feat and indicates only the beginning of what the industry is capable of,” said Dr Nina Skorupska, CEO of REA, a UK trade association for renewable energy and clean technology. As Bloomberg reports, Germany set a 24-hour record of 32.23 gigawatts on the same day. Spain, meanwhile, peaked with 6.34 […]
Oil giant BP plans to be carbon neutral by 2050
[ad_1] As part of the plan, BP said it would reorganize into a more “focused” structure that includes four groups (such as Gas & Low Carbon Energy and Innovation & Engineering) and integrators that promote sustainability and emissions reductions. Company chief Bernard Looney (who only took the job earlier in February) wasn’t shy about the […]
Rain may soon be an effective source of renewable energy
[ad_1] The new design mates an aluminum electrode with an indium tin oxide electrode layered with PTFE, a material with a “quasi-permanent” electric charge. When a drop hits the PTFE/tin surface, it bridges the two electrodes and creates a closed-loop circuit. That helps fully release any stored charges. The technology could handle sustained rainfall, too. […]
Amazon plans three solar power projects in the US and Spain
[ad_1] The trio will help power Amazon Web Services data centers and, in Spain, Amazon’s European fulfillment network (read: warehouses). Amazon didn’t have a time frame for when the facilities would be ready. These efforts nudge Amazon closer to its goal of running entirely on renewable energy by 2030. The company also sent a not-so-subtle […]
Tesla and Walmart settle lawsuit over solar panel fires
[ad_1] Walmart declined to detail the terms of the settlement, although it did confirm to Engadget that the solar panels would remain. We’ve asked Tesla and will let you know if there’s a response. Given that Walmart had originally asked its energy partner to pay for removing panels from all 240 stores, this is arguably […]
The UK likely got more power from renewables than fossil fuels last quarter
[ad_1] According to the analysis, from July through September, renewables generated 29.5 terawatt hours (TWh) while fossil fuels generated 29.1 TWh. As Gizmodo points out, a 0.4 TWh may sound small but it represents the electricity used by hundreds of thousands of customers. For context, in the third quarter of 2009, the UK generated twice […]