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Boston University Commits to 100% Renewable Electricity
On Thursday, the Boston University Board of Trustees voted to pass the BU Bold Climate Action Plan, which would, among other things, commit the university to 100 percent renewable electricity by 2018 and net zero carbon emissions by 2040, quickly scale
As coal falters, large polluter could close its doors
So when the Platte River board asked staff to figure out the cost of zero net-carbon energy — that means some fossil fuel power can be used as long as extra renewable energy is generated to balance out greenhouse gas emissions — coal had to go

Union of Concerned Scientists (blog)
As we look ahead to our clean energy future, a key piece of the puzzle is building the transmission system that will carry utility-scale renewable energy from where it's generated to where it's consumed. A recent study from the Mid-Continent
Legislative move will boost scope for renewable energy
Customers of the Gibraltar Electricity Authority will be able to feed electricity generated at home from renewable sources back into the grid, under draft legislation published by the Gibraltar Government yesterday. The proposed change to the Gibraltar

TIME
Renewable-energy companies are also concerned that the Trump Administration may impose tariffs on solar panels imported from China, where a massive push from the government has allowed the country to manufacture panels cheaply at large scale. A federal

CBC.ca
Creating innovations in renewable energy has earned national recognition for a 24-year-old Calgarian. University of Alberta graduate Nabaa Alam was named an Everyday Political Citizen by civic engagement non-profit Samara Canada on Thursday. When Alam

Edgy Labs (blog)
Oh, and don't forget, there is a ton of money to be had when it comes to renewable energy. 2016 alone saw an increase of 10 million jobs in that sector, and the number is still rising. So, how does this new development in methane-to-hydrogen conversion

IndustryWeek
The plan to cut 12,000 jobs — almost one-fifth of the power division's global workforce — underscores GE's bad bet on an old-school industry as natural gas loses favor and renewable energy gains. The company's $10 billion deal to buy Alstom SA's

The Real News Network
Elon Musk's Tesla recently installed the largest grid-scale lithium battery to be paired with the wind farm in South Australia. Somewhat predictably, the coal industry in Australia lobbied against it and in fact, had previously blamed renewable energy

pv magazine USA
Duke Energy, one of the nation's largest power companies, has in a few years become one of the largest players in the U.S. renewable energy space. The company is currently procuring hundreds of megawatts of solar each year in its service area, as well

Windpower Engineering (press release)
“These agreements demonstrate BART's commitment to being a climate-forward transportation agency and establish the agency as a national leader when it comes to utilizing renewable energy,” said BART District 8 Director Nick Josefowitz. BART currently

pv magazine USA
According to Cranley, the city has always been aggressive in its pursuit of renewable energy options, particularly since it implemented its Cincinnati Electric Aggregation Program, which has provided 100% green electricity for 80,000 homes – and solar

ABC Online
Despite calls from the Prime Minister to keep the coal-powered Liddell Power Station open, AGL has announced it will close the plant and repurpose it with a commitment to clean energy. Investments will be made in gas, renewables and battery storage as