Other renewables

BMW have unveiled a new electric Mini at its Cowley factory, Oxfordshire, UK, The Guardian reports.

Reuters is reporting that although solar power is the fastest growing source of electricity generation, equipment prices have fallen in recent years in the face of Chinese competition and increased production.

Approval has been given to a BGS application to sink 50 boreholes as part of research into harnessing underground heat and steam power, according to BBC News.

Anesco has completed work on a 20 MW battery storage project in the North West of the UK, taking the company’s storage portfolio to 147 MW.

ENGIE, the energy and service company, has confirmed that the first phases of its refurbishment work at Ffestiniog Power Station have been completed.

The two companies have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to develop a number of significant wave energy projects off the coasts of the UK and Ireland.

Forbes has reported that renewable energy sources have surpassed coal for the first time in the US since the inception of the US electrical power system in the nation’s monthly electricity generation mix.

The National Trust is set to sell all of its £1 billion fossil fuel assets, saying it no longer wants to be invested in companies that are not contributing to the effort to tackle climate change.

Jaguar Land Rover is investing hundreds of millions of pounds to build a range of electric vehicles at its Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham, BBC News reports.

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. has announced that it completed the sale of substantially all assets of REG Life Sciences’ to Genomatica on 2 May 2019.

RTE is reporting that the energy company Energia has announced a €3 billion investment in renewable energy generation in Ireland over the next 5 years. It will create 200 direct jobs and 3000–5000 construction jobs.

Frontier Markets is helping to achieve the goal of supplying clean and renewable energy to millions of citizens in the western state of Rajasthan.

Total has started up production at the La Me`de biorefinery in southeastern France, with the first batches of biofuel coming off the line.

E.ON says there is no extra cost to its customers as energy suppliers face growing pressure to go fully green, Sky News reports

A new paper from the Renewable Energy Association (REA) suggests bioenergy paired with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technologies has the potential to play a critical role in meeting the UK’s net zero ambitions.