Power-to-X collaboration established in Denmark
Trade groups Wind Denmark and Hydrogen Denmark are joining forces to form a new PtX Alliance to promote the use of renewable energy-powered electrolysis. Wind…
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Inside the world’s first carbon neutral football club
Fully vegan and UN-approved, English club Forest Green Rovers has an encouragingly simple message for sports teams worldwide on lowering carbon emissions A novelty football song surfaces before…
Fukushima gets new life as a renewable powerhouse after the 2011 meltdown
Tsunami caused triple reactor meltdown in 2011 . Investors plan 11 solar and 10 wind farms on the abandoned site. Renewable energy hub to supply…
A home that will keep you warm and cool the planet
A home that will keep you warm and cool the planet “… everything from mining the materials for the cement to chopping down the trees…
Environmental degradation threat to health, says UN
[NAIROBI] Environmental degradation due to factors such as urbanisation, rapid population growth, economic development and transportation, especially in the global south, could have serious consequences…
Investment in renewable power in India topped fossil fuels for the first time in 2017, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
This is one of the most striking insights contained within the IEA’s annual update of global energy investment, which was published today. It gives an…
How exactly does geothermal energy work?
It’s time to dig into a less talked about-but-powerful source of renewable energy. While it’s hard to miss a massive solar array or a field full of wind…
Experts have massively underestimated solar. Why? (Solar: Part 1)
This is part 1 of a three part series. In 2016 the joists undergirding our carbon-fueled energy system shuddered and flexed. But in the US,…
Meet the new ‘renewable superpowers’: nations that boss the materials used for wind and solar
Imagine a world where every country has not only complied with the Paris climate agreement but has moved away from fossil fuels entirely. How…
India’s fossil fuel paradox?
India has a “contradictory” energy policy as it pledges to move towards a greener economy but is importing oil. That’s the view of Dr Senthilarasu…
Huge Milestone: Renewables Now Provide More Electricity Than Nuclear Power
The latest issue of the U.S. Energy Information’s “Electric Power Monthly” (with data through April 30) reveals that—for the first time since the beginning of…
California Grid Smashes Record, Gets 67% of Energy From Renewables
CALIFORNIA LEADING THE WAY On May 13, 2017, California smashed through another renewable energy milestone as its largest grid, controlled by the California Independent System…
6 Charts That Show Trump Isn’t Stopping the Renewable Energy Revolution Any Time Soon
The solar industry was responsible for creating one out of every 50 new jobs in the U.S. last year and the country’s fastest-growing occupation is…
Costa Rica went 250 days in 2016 without burning any fossil fuels
Proof that 2016 wasn’t all bad. A round of applause for Costa Rica: the small Central American country ran solely on renewable energy for 250…