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Alternative Energy Investments Higher Than Reported

Annika Tostengard — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 06:32:53 +0000

The alternative energy investments by a Bloomberg investment group are much higher than previously released. The Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) group has made a correction to their initial investment numbers for the second quarter of 2015, indicating that they spent more money on clean energy than previously thought. While 2015’s numbers were looking disheartening when compared to […]

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China’s Wind Energy Investments at an All-Time High

Leigh Hutchens — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:13:02 +0000

In China, wind energy is quickly overtaking coal and hydro power to become a major source of electricity. In fact, wind energy in China now accounts for 5.3 per cent of the country’s generating capacity and supplies about 2% of its electricity. However, China has such a major air pollution issue that 2% wind energy […]

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New Report Claims 4.2% of U.S. Electricity Coming From Solar by 2020

Mike Sandru — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 06:27:30 +0000

According to a new report made by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, solar energy can provide 4.2% of U.S. power needs by 2020. This will become reality only if the U.S continues to make investments in the energy sector and decrease solar costs.

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