Four Cape Verde islands have just been granted funding to build Africa’s first giant wind farm. The project is being considered a model for other African countries. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and African Development Bank (AfDB) agreed last week…
October Top News: Giant Penguins, Solar Planes that Fly for Years, Europe’s Clean Energy Progress, Obama’s Clean Energy Push, Peak Oil/Peak Coal/Peak Etc.
Wow, it’s harder to pick out the “must-share” news stories than I realized. Well, here are the news stories I wrote about in the past week or so that I thought it would be a crime not to mention here…
Green Business Blog Carnival #18
The Green Business Blog Carnival comes to EcoLocalizer! Following up on Green Business Blog Carnival post #17 on Cleantechnica (which featured a couple posts from EcoLocalizer), here’s the next edition of the Carnival for your reading pleasure. The first ride.. er, post…
“Sustainable Stoke” to Become UK’s Greenest City?
About a week ago, energy giant E.ON signed a £2.3 million ($3.65 million) renewable energy/energy efficiency deal with the city of Stoke in the UK. This deal comes as part of Stoke’s efforts to become the UK’s “first sustainable city”…
Largest Offshore Wind Farm in World Completed in UK
Since I’m on a renewable energy in Europe kick this week, thought I’d share one more piece of good news. The largest offshore wind farm in the world was launched in the UK last week. This $1.2 billion wind farm,…
Denmark & Germany Next to Announce Big Renewable Energy Targets & Possibilities
Yes, more European countries are showing that they are very serious about addressing climate change, while the U.S. does,.. well,.. not much. It was just the other I wrote about Northern Ireland and Scotland‘s big renewable energy targets. I’ve got…
Building Occupants Must Work Together to Be Net Zero
This is an interesting project. A project in Portland, Oregon — Eco Flats — will rely on its occupants to keep it at net zero (meaning, zero electricity use from the grid). The 20,000-square-foot mixed-use development (that’s a mouthful, eh?) “will use…
Floating Nuclear Power Plants in Arctic? 100% Safe Russia Says
Floating nuclear power plants in the Arctic? Apparently, Russia is building them. And, luckily, there is nothing to worry about. “We can absolutely guarantee the safety of our units one hundred percent, all risks are absolutely ruled out,” a Russian spokesman…
Scotland Aiming for 100% Clean Energy by 2025
Update: Scotland’s 100% renewable electricity target has now been moved up to 2020. While the U.S. may aim for a 15% Renewable Energy Standard by 2021, and Northern Ireland has just confirmed a much stronger target of 40% renewable energy…
Northern Ireland Plans to Hit 40% Renewable Energy by 2020
While the U.S. Congress is looking to set a low bar of 15% renewable energy by 2021, Northern Ireland is looking to do much more, aiming for 40% renewable energy by 2020. Northern Ireland’s Assembly government approved this target yesterday. The…