Sweden is aiming to become one of the first nations in the world to have a fossil-free energy mix, and as a step towards that goal it will invest 4.5 billion kronor ($546 million) next year in climate-protection measures as a step towards this goal.
The government of Finland has proposed a November 2017 deadline for granting wind subsidies for power plants, because new applications had started exceeding a previously set capacity limit.
The Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a proposal from Alabama Power for the incremental installation of 500 MW of new renewable energy over the next six years.
Delhi Power Minister, Satyendar Jain, has stated that the AAP government has set a target of generating 1000 MW of solar power in the next five years.
One of the largest developers of renewable energy in North America, EDF Renewable Energy, has purchased OWNEnergy, a developer of mid-sized wind projects in the US.