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Four key Hyundai Motor Group affiliates join Climate Group’s RE100, aim to expand renewables usage

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The Group is considering various ways to procure renewable energy, such as self-production through solar panels, power purchase agreements (PPA) with wind and solar energy producers, as well as purchase through Korea Electric Power Corporation’s (KEPCO) ‘Green Premium’ program. Kia Tigers baseball club will cooperate with Kia.

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Walmart to electrify fleet by 2040

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Transitioning to low-impact refrigerants for cooling and electrified equipment for heating in its stores, clubs, and data and distribution centers by 2040.

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Media Release: Plug’n Drive welcomes proposed discount electricity rate for EV chargers in Ontario

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hydro, nuclear, wind, solar), the transition to electric vehicles will greatly reduce Canada’s climate-changing emissions. Join Plug’n Drive’s EV Owners Club. With over 83 percent of Canada’s electricity coming from non-emitting sources (e.g., and sign up for our newsletter.

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New England to become the second coal-free region in the US

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That’s following a settlement between Sierra Club, The Conservation Law Foundation, EPA, and Granite Shore Power. It will be integral in supporting reliability daily during peak hours and acting as storage for the wind power now being built off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard and in the Gulf of Maine.

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Vermont just passed a 100% renewable electricity mandate

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It creates a new requirement for Vermont utilities to provide their customers with additional, new renewable energy of any size from anywhere in the region, and that could eventually include offshore wind.

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India, US working on tech to process critical minerals – ET Auto

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They are key to all major clean energy technologies used across sectors – from electric vehicles to wind turbines, electricity magnets and solar photovoltaic cells. The mines ministry is also learnt to have written to public sector units to undertake these projects, ET has learnt.

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Live web-chat with Ecotricity CEO Dale Vince on 9 Aug

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He built a wind energy empire that got him on Britain’s rich list. He’s also a committed vegan, an owner of a soccer club, and he has built a custom electric sports car that goes 134 mph. Dale Vince is not your ordinary business man. He has just launched one of Britain’s biggest solar farms (that nurtures bees too).

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