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Britain reaches two weeks without coal power, for the first time since 1880s

Jun 2, 2019

Great Britain has gone over two weeks without using coal power, for the first time since the 1880s, according to BBC News. During the same month, Britain also broke its previous record for the use of solar powe...

Researchers make breakthrough toward cheap, efficient organic solar cells

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Aug 12, 2018

Environment, Innovation, Science

Researchers in China have made progress toward a new, cheaper approach to producing solar panels, according to BBC News. While solar panels conventionally rely on pricier, yet efficient, silicon, the new approa...

World’s largest solar energy park to open in Egypt next year

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Aug 2, 2018

Environment, Science, World

The largest solar power project in the world will go online next year in the Egyptian desert, in a reversal for a nation that has long depended on cheap, subsidized fossil fuels, according to the LA Times. Egyp...

California to require solar panels on new buildings starting in 2020

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May 10, 2018

Environment, Policy, Science

California has approved the country’s first mandate for new homes to include solar panels, taking effect for new houses and low-rise apartment buildings in 2020, according to The Guardian. According to Rober...

Wind and solar made up 98 percent of new power generation in the US this year

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Apr 28, 2018

Environment, Science

A groundbreaking 98 percent of new power generation in the US in January and February came from solar and wind power, according to the most recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) report. In the firs...

2017 saw solar energy jobs decline for the first time in seven years

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Feb 17, 2018

Environment, Science

In 2017, jobs in the solar energy industry declined for the first time in 7 years, according to data from the annual census of the Solar Foundation. A total of nearly 10,000 jobs were lost, representing 4 perc...

Wind power overtakes hydro as leading renewable energy source in US

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Jan 29, 2018

Environment, Science

In a marker for the success of renewable energy in the US, wind power is now projected to surpass hydroelectric as the primary source for the nation’s renewable power, according to an announcement last week fro...

UK government details plans for phasing out coal power

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Jan 7, 2018

Environment, Policy, Science, World

The UK government detailed plans Friday for its phase-out of coal power, which include closing down one of the eight remaining power plants this year, with most of the rest forecasted to close by 2022. Unless t...

2017 was the best year on record for renewable energy in the UK

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Dec 30, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

Data from the UK’s National Grid showed that 2017 was the nation’s most environmentally friendly year on record when it comes to power and electricity generation. Thirteen clean energy records were broken over ...

New South Korean administration outlines plans for energy policy reversal

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Jul 3, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

South Korean President Moon Jae-in won the May election promising to reduce the nation’s reliance on coal and nuclear power. Recently, Moon has clarified the details of his plan, which will entail the phasing o...

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