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CMA publishes anti-greenwash guidance for heat pumps, solar panels, and home insulation – BusinessGreen

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a new a set of key principles to help businesses avoid greenwashing when promoting heat pumps, biomass boilers, solar panels, and home insulation. The guide – titled Marketing green heating and insulation products: Consumer law compliance advice for businesses – aims to help any business involved in the marketing of green heating or insulation products better understand and fulfil their obligations under consumer protection law. The advice comes as experts warn that as many as three million heat pumps will need to…

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Residents say City Council is holding up solar panel farm plans for Detroit neighborhood – FOX 2 Detroit

Detroit City Council hold up solar panel farm plan in State Fair community The city’s goal is to take 250 acres of vacant land in a designated site and install solar panels which would power city buildings. Eldrick Burton’s State Fair community is one of three finalists. DETROIT (FOX 2) – Detroit continues to make progress on turning vacant land into beneficial property. One of its east-side neighborhoods is excited about the idea of a solar panel farm. But some on Detroit’s City Council say not so fast, leaving neighbors…

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Polk County to invest in solar energy for county facilities – KCCI Des Moines

STATE FAIR, FOOD TASTING TODAY. JUST LOOK AT THEM GO. NEW FROM POLK COUNTY TONIGHT, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS APPROVED $2.3 MILLION TO HELP INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON COUNTY OWNED BUILDINGS AS PART OF PHASE ONE, THE PANELS WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE POLK COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. THE NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND RIVER PLACE. THE COUNTY SAYS IT WILL SAVE THESE FACILITIES MORE THAN $5 MI Advertisement Polk County to invest in solar energy for county facilities Updated: 5:01 PM CDT Jul 16, 2024 The Polk County Board…

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Saudi Arabia Enters JVs With Chinese Solar Firms – OilPrice.com

Saudi Arabia Enters JVs With Chinese Solar Firms | OilPrice.com Alex Kimani Alex Kimani is a veteran finance writer, investor, engineer and researcher for Safehaven.com.  More Info Premium Content By Alex Kimani – Jul 16, 2024, 5:00 PM CDT Saudi Arabia has entered into joint ventures with two Chinese solar firms. Jinko Solar has announced that it will form a joint venture with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and a privately owned Saudi renewable firm to build a solar cell and module manufacturing facility. In another JV, the Saudi sovereign…

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Chinese solar firms to build Saudi Arabia projects worth $3 billion – Semafor

Semafor Signals: Global insights on today’s biggest stories. Western tariffs lead China to look to the Gulf to export cheap green tech Right Silver, Bloomberg Western tariffs on solar panels and wind turbine parts have pushed Beijing to look to the Gulf as its main export hub for cheap green technology, with Riyadh a top customer. “Chinese solar panel companies have become the dominant force in Saudi Arabia’s clean energy market,” Right Silver, a Hangzhou-based solar cell manufacturer, wrote on WeChat. Chinese investment also aids the kingdom’s political ambitions of…

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Incarnate Word’s Brooks campus library recipient of grant to fund rooftop solar panels – KSAT San Antonio

SAN ANTONUO – The University of the Incarnate Word’s Brooks campus library was one of five institutions internationally awarded a grant to support the installation of rooftop solar panels, according to a press release from the university. The library for UIWs School of Osteopathic Medicine — located at Brooks on the Southeast Side — will be the site of the future solar project, which is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 354 metric tons annually, said Dr. Benjamin Miele, chair of the UIW Sustainability Advisory Board. Recommended Videos…

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The hidden impacts of India’s solar boom – Fairplanet

Experts warn that the growing use of solar panels may undermine India’s sustainable aspirations. India’s ambitious goal to achieve net zero emissions by 2070 and fully transition to clean energy has led to the installation of 84.28 GW of solar plants across the country, with an additional 55.60 GW currently under construction. Globally, India ranks third in energy consumption, with coal accounting for more than half of its total energy generation. The country also relies heavily on imports to meet its energy demands, importing 90 per cent of its oil…

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