Govt plans to extract 10,000MW from geothermal energy to power rural India
India has finally decided to focus on tapping clean and renewable geothermal energy. Geothermal energy is available in abundance in the country but remains largely…
Biomass power generation the key to carbon-negative energy, study concludes
In California, a new UC Berkeley study shows that if biomass electricity production is combined with carbon capture and sequestration in the western United States,…
Indonesia’s moratorium not enough to achieve emissions reduction target
When Indonesia’s former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared a moratorium in May 2012 on the issuance of new permits for logging in primary forests and…
Top CO2 polluters and highest per capita
The biggest absolute emissions come from China, and the United States. In terms of CO2 emissions per capita, China is ranked only ranked 55th, at…
Bike paths in abandoned tube tunnels: is the London Underline serious?
Could the answer to London’s congestion be a network of subterranean cycleways? A new project from design firm Gensler suggests that maybe – just maybe…
Russian Audit Chamber cites ballooning budgets in domestic nuke projects
A report by the Russian Duma’s independent Audit Chamber seen by Bellona revealed that delayed payments for construction costs at a host of new nuclear…
It might seem unethical but someone has to get rich fighting climate change
Is 2015 the year when the world will finally decide on a major new global agreement on climate change? Pundits are beginning to put their…
What’s oil shale?
Since 2008 lots of things have been changing for Oil shale – this article is useful to appreciate (in retrospective) how many, how much. People…
The Super Bowl Is An Energy-Guzzling, Carbon-Emitting Machine
The Super Bowl is an energy-guzzling, carbon-emitting, trash-generating machine, and Sunday’s tournament promises to be no different. Tens of thousands of football fans will take…
Plans submitted for world’s first tidal energy centre
Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre project location map Plans have been submitted for the world’s first tidal energy centre, proposed for waters off the Isle of…
Plant-e is producing electricity with living plants!
The green roof idea is spreading fast and more and more urban areas become greener. Green roofs could be used for insulation, farming, stormwater retention,…
NREL Demonstrates 45.7% Efficiency for Concentrator Solar Cell
The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has announced the demonstration of a 45.7 percent conversion efficiency for a four-junction solar cell at 234 suns…
Brazil readies big push on solar energy but companies are wary
Grappling with its worst energy crisis in more than a decade, Brazil is making its first big move to develop a local solar power industry…
Corralling Carbon Before It Belches From Stack
So much soot belched from the old power plant here that Mike Zeleny would personally warn the neighbors. “If the wind was blowing in a…
True scale of wind industry revealed
Drax, Britain’s largest coal-fired power station, is set to become one of Europe’s biggest renewable electricity generators.
Concerns over carbon emissions from burning wood
Burning wood to fuel power stations can create as many harmful carbon emissions as burning coal, according to a government report. UK taxpayers subsidise energy…