German Renewable Energy Sources Act
The Renewable Energy Sources Act or EEG (German: Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz) is a series of German laws that originally provided a feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme to encourage the generation of renewable electricity. The EEG 2014 specified the transition to an auction system for most technologies which has been finished…
Renewable energy in Scotland
The production of renewable energy in Scotland is a topic that came to the fore in technical, economic, and political terms during the opening years of the 21st century. The natural resource base for renewable energy is high by European, and even global standards, with the most important potential sources being wind,…
Energy in the United Kingdom
Final energy consumption in the United Kingdom was 128.1 million tonnes of oil equivalent (1,490 TWh) in 2024. In 2023, the UK had an energy consumption per capita of 2.13 tonnes of oil equivalent (24.8 MWh) compared to a world average of 1.87 tonnes of oil equivalent (21.7 MWh).
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH), or pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), is a type of hydroelectric energy storage used by electric power systems for load balancing. A PSH system stores energy in the form of gravitational potential energy of water, pumped from a lower elevation reservoir to a higher…
Radisson Hotel Group
Radisson Hospitality Belgium SRL/BV, trading as Radisson Hotel Group is an international hospitality company headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The company originated as a division of Carlson Companies, which owned Radisson Hotels, Country Inns & Suites and other brands.
The Lego Group
Lego A/S, also known as the Lego Group, is a Danish construction toy manufacturer and media company based in Billund. It manufactures Lego-branded toys, consisting mostly of interlocking acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic and rubber bricks.
Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy Inc. is a U.S. regulated electric utility and natural gas delivery company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving approximately 3.9 million electricity customers and 2.2 million natural gas customers across parts of eight states as of mid-2025.
American Clean Energy and Security Act
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) was an energy bill in the 111th United States Congress (H.R. 2454) that would have established a variant of an emissions trading plan similar to the European Union Emission Trading Scheme. The bill was approved by the House of Representatives on June 26, 2009,…
Geothermal energy in the United States
Geothermal energy in the United States was first used for electric power production in 1960. The Geysers in Sonoma and Lake counties, California was developed into what is now the largest geothermal steam electrical plant in the world, at 1,517 megawatts.
New energy vehicles in South Africa
New energy vehicles have gradually become more popular in South Africa, with sales increasing significantly in recent years. The country has a thriving automotive industry, and its public charging infrastructure continues to expand, including fast chargers and those dedicated to electric trucks.