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Atlas Renewable Energy | June 16, 2022

Atlas Renewable Energy, an international renewable energy generator, acquired a wind project in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais from the French energy producer and provider Voltalia. The project, named Juramento, will have a generation capacity of 378 MW and will be composed of 63 wind turbines. Juramento is Atlas Renewable Energy's second wind project, after the company announced the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Enel Energía Chile last mon...

CalMatters | March 23, 2020

California has set ambitious goals to fight climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector. But, as the old saying goes, a goal without a plan is just a wish. Current state law calls for 60 percent of our energy to come from renewables by 2030, and for 100 percent clean energy by 2045. This builds upon earlier legislation that required half of our electricity to come from renewables by 2030. The state Legislature has set the destination but left it to state agenc...

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JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd. | March 04, 2022

JA Solar's DeepBlue 3.0, among multiple JA Solar PV modules, was recently awarded with an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification by UL, the global safety science leader. The UL EPD report, also accredited by EPD Italy, gives a comprehensive assessment of the environmental impact of the product over its entire life cycle, including possible impacts such as global warming, smog, ozone depletion, acidification, ecotoxicity, etc., and is applicable to the two global leading market...

Newshour | June 01, 2020

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and India’s largest energy conglomerate NTPC have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture for renewable energy business. As per the terms of the MoU, both of these firms have agreed to explore and set up renewable energy projects in India and overseas markets. This venture will focus on opportunities in the fields of sustainability, storage, e-mobility and ESG compliant portfolios. ONGC director (finance) Subha...