Renewables

Demand for Tesla's new supercharger stations has finally reached the goal of 10,000.

Toyota announced their Tri-Gen Project, claiming it will be the world's first facility that generates hydrogen with 100 percent renewable power, such as cattle manure.

Australia's solar power capacity of seven gigawatts is expected to doubly in 2019 due to a mixture of higher energy prices and cheap solar installation costs.

Scotland is seeing massive growth in the renewable energy sector of the country.

Google has reached its goal to run on 100 percent renewable energy by the end of 2017, sealing the deal with three wind-generated power plants.

A dutch bank group has said they expect Europe to be fully electric by the year 2035.

Tesla is on schedule to complete their battery storage facility at a 100-megawatt wind farm in South Australia.

A new solar power plant being built in Chile is expected to provide enough energy (day and night) to power up to 13,000 homes annually.

According to the World Wildlife Fund, the United Kingdom was able to break 13 different renewable energy records in 2017 — including their first day without the need for any coal generation.

In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the second Monday of every October.

BP is teaming up with Tesla to bring battery storage to one of their wind farms in the United States.

Pokemon Go is going eco-friendly for Earth Day.

Electric vehicle (EV) adoption presents some infrastructure challenges especially when it comes to charging. A new peer-to-peer charging option coming soon to California may help address the demand.

The world's largest oil producers have agreed to cut global oil production by 9.7 million barrels per day for the next two months.

The social media giant is joining forces with Tradewind Energy to create the Rattlesnake Creek wind project in Dixon County, Nebraska.

Tesla has bid standalone battery project for Xcel Energy, Colorado's biggest utility company.

Chinese may be getting a shot in the arm with a new Tesla gigafactory to be rumored to happen soon.

At the One Climate Summit in Paris, Microsoft announced they'll be investing an additional $50 million over the next five years into the AI for Earth program.

Thor Trucks, a startup out of Los Angeles, has announced their initial semi-truck, the ET-One, and it could be out prior to Tesla's launch.

France has pledged to end all production of oil and gas by 2040 and eliminate fossil fuels entirely by 2050 with new legislation.

'Operation Warm' is making coats out of recycled plastic bottles for kids in need.

InterContinental Hotels Group plans to build a 100 percent eco-friendly hotel in Dubai, which would be the city's first fully sustainable hotel.

Coal mining in India is on its way out as the top coal producer in the world announces more closures to mines.

The iconic London black cabs are getting electrified — with WiFi, USB charging, easy-to-use card machines, and a spacious interior with six seats.

Air pollution could be the one thing that hinders solar power production in the future.

'Power Africa' is developing green renewable energy projects in Africa.

The Tesla battery facility that backs up the Hornsdale Wind Farm in South Australia made an estimated $1 million in two days according to reports.

Apple has approached it's goal of 100% renewable energy after big changes to their supply chain strategies.

NYC is hoping to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

France is going to be adding incentives and taxes next year to persuade those that own older cars to upgrade to a cleaner, more efficient vehicle.

On Christmas Eve, German consumers made up to $60 per megawatt-hour to use energy — negative rates occur when too much power is generated from renewables and there's a low demand.

The European Union is taking steps to eradicate plastic waste with a goal set to make all packaging recyclable or reusable by 2030.

France has introduced bottles made with less expensive recycled plastic.

Using Mastercard QR codes, customers in East Africa can pay for their energy uses "as they go" using a mobile device that is powered by solar energy.

New Zealand is the latest country to ban future offshore oil and gas exploration.

Lyft ride are now carbon-neutral, thanks to a variety of efforts to lower and offset emissions.

Tesla's new battery backup facility at an Australian wind farm came to the aid of a failing coal-fired power plant.

The Seattle Mariners have been awarded the MLB's Green Glove award in 2017 for being the most sustainable ballpark today.

Audi is joining the list of car manufacturers installing solar panels on car roofs to help electric vehicles charge more efficiently and power air conditioning and other onboard electrical systems.