Forbes In 2017, Watch Out For These 5 New Renewable Energy ChampionsForbesBy 2020, China plans to meet 27% of its total power output through renewable energy. By 2050, the economic giant wants to take that figure up to 80%. But China is not the only one inexorably marching towards a green future. In 2017 watch […]

USA TODAY Las Vegas now runs completely on renewable energyUSA TODAYFrom street lights to city parks, community centers and fire stations, all Las Vegas city-run spots are now powered entirely by renewable energy, making it the largest in the U.S. to use such sources. "We are now one of the few cities of the world […]

Electrek Electrek morning green energy brief: Solar better energy investment than Oil, prices falling in India, biggest …Electrek[Editor's note: We're trying a new morning green energy briefing which should deliver every day at 9am ET. Please comment below]. Solar power now has a better “Energy Returned on Energy Invested” than oil – The amount of […]

Newsweek Trump Mocks Renewable Energy But Required It on Hotel ProjectNewsweekThis story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At a rally in Pennsylvania in August, Donald … and more » Brought to you by Google News. Read the rest of the article here

Mother Jones Trump Hates Renewable Energy—Unless It's Powering One of His Hot New HotelsMother Jones"Ivanka was the one that wanted the 100 percent green requirement," said Bill Cannon, who helped broker the deal when he worked as a senior vice president for Choice Energy Services, a Houston-based energy advisory and brokerage firm. (Ivanka Trump … Brought […]

US News Money Bill Gates Talked Green Energy to TrumpUS News MoneyThe billionaire did note after the call that green technology would likely face heavy cuts, but was still upbeat about the future. "I do think the most bipartisan piece of energy policy has been a commitment to energy R&D," Gates said. Wind and solar […]

Bloomberg Bill Gates Pushes Green Energy on Call With Trump, While Building $1 Billion FundBloombergThese comments from Gates came during an interview on Monday about a new investment fund he and other billionaires started called Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Gates has tapped his vast network of technology and energy bigwigs to raise more than $1 …Bill Gates […]

Business Insider Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and other investors are launching a $1 billion green energy fundBusiness InsiderBill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and a consortium of high-profile investors are backing a new $1 billion (£790 million) venture fund that will invest in clean energy technology. It's called Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), and it has a broad […]

Cryogenic storage offers hope for renewable energy – BBC NewsBBC NewsThe world's largest cold energy storage plant, which can act like a giant battery for renewable energy, is being commissioned at a site near Manchester. and more » Brought to you by Google News. Read the rest of the article here

BBC News Cryogenic storage offers hope for renewable energyBBC NewsThe world's largest cold energy storage plant is being commissioned at a site near Manchester. The cryogenic energy facility stores power from renewables or off-peak generation by chilling air into liquid form. When the liquid air warms up it expands …Batteries charged to play bigger role […]