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Amazon Accelerates Investments In Green Hydrogen Firms

Amazon has revealed that its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund is now spurring efforts towards the decarbonization of global operations through green hydrogen. The Fund is known for its early investments in companies like Rivian and BETA Technologies. The Climate Pledge Fund will also be making fresh investments in Electric Hydrogen and Sunfire, the U.S. […]

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AES to provide 450 MW renewable energy to Amazon

Virginia, US based AES Corporation has announced that it has entered into two renewable energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with global e-commerce and cloud giant Amazon. As part of the agreements, AES will deliver renewable energy in the CAISO (California Independent System Operator) market and source it from a combined 450 MW of solar and […]

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Amazon Announces New Renewable Projects of 3.5 GW Across the World

Global ecom giant Amazon has announced it is investing in 37 new renewable energy projects across the globe adding up to 3.5 GW. The new projects will include 26 solar power projects, 3 wind energy farms and 8 rooftop solar projects at Amazon buildings around the world. Amazon continues to be the largest renewable energy […]

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Corporate PPA market overtakes utility PPA’s in Europe in 2021, changes foreseen

Corporate contracted capacity in Europe hit 6.5GW in 2021, versus  4.6GW for utility PPAs, making it the first time corporate PPA’s overtook utility PPA’s in Europe. This is disclosed in a report by renewable advisory firm, Pexapark, in its report titled European PPA Market Outlook 2022.  The resurgence of corporate PPA’s, at a time when […]

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Led by Amazon, Corporates Bought 31.1 GW Clean Energy in 2021: BNEF

Corporations bought a record 31.1 gigawatts of clean energy through power purchase agreements, or PPAs, in 2021, up nearly 24% from the previous year’s record of 25.1GW, according to research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). Over two thirds of this purchasing (65%) occurred in the U.S. However, also underpinning the strong growth is a surge in activity […]

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US SEC Initiates Investigation Against Tesla Over Disclosures Linked To Solar Tiles

In a move widely seen as an acknowledgement of the complaint by a former Tesla employee, Steven Henkes, the US securities regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has initiated investigations into the allegations on Tesla, for failing to notify its shareholders and the public about fire risks associated with its solar panel systems. The investigations […]

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Amazon Adds 18 New RE Projects in Europe & US; Funds 274 Globally

E-commerce giant Amazon has announced 18 new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects across the U.S., Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K., totalling 5.6 gigawatts (GW) of procured capacity to date in 2021. Amazon now has 274 renewable energy projects globally and aims to power 100% of its business operations with renewable energy by […]

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Rivian Rolls Out World’s 1st Electric Pickup Truck for Customers

Based in California and backed by Amazon, EV startup Rivian has produced its first line of electric pickup trucks: R1T electric pickup. The firm is the first automaker to bring an electric pickup to the consumer market, beating Tesla, General Motors and others. The announcement was made by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe in a tweet […]

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Amazon Announces New Investments in RE in US, Canada, Europe

Retail giant Amazon announced this week that it was investing in nine new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects in the US, Canada and Europe, thereby becoming the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in Europe. The company said that with these 9 new projects, it now has 206 renewable energy projects worldwide that can generate 8.5 […]

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