Senate shuns Green New Deal amid claims of bad faith
Senators voted 57-0 against a procedural motion to take up the nonbinding resolution, which calls for the U.S. to shift away from fossil fuels such as oil and coal and replace them with renewable sources such as wind and solar power.
Macquarie's Green Investment Group to buy U.S. solar and energy unit
The unit, which has been named Savion, has a portfolio of 6 gigawatts of solar and energy storage development projects.
Finland to back 7 projects to raise wind power capacity by a quarter
The projects will add a combined production of 1.36 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity annually and could help the country, which is a net power importer, to be less reliant on Sweden and Russia.
Mercury commits to begin construction of 119-MW Turitea wind farm
Mercury has committed to construction of the first 33 of 60 consented wind turbines at Turitea near Palmerston North, representing a key milestone in New Zealand’s renewable energy development.
Enel Green Power buys Tradewind Energy, 13 GW of renewable projects
Enel Green Power North America is acquiring the renewables developer that has partnered with it on several projects
