renewables
Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up – these innovations can help cut emissions
Ships carry more than 80% of world trade, and they rely heavily on some of the least environmentally friendly transportation fuels available. There are no…
Can railways be fully solar-powered?
Trains are the most efficient mode of transportation we have. Despite carrying 9% of global passengers and 7% of global cargo, they make up just 3% of…
Making Europe’s hydrogen economy a reality
Top-down investment alone will not be enough to make the European hydrogen economy a reality, writes Andreas Schierenbeck. Not only does production need ramping up,…
Siemens and Uniper join forces to decarbonize power generation
April 8, 2020 – Uniper and Siemens Gas and Power signed a cooperation agreement for the development of projects on the decarbonization of power generation and…
Virtual Power Plants Could Help Solve Our Energy Needs. But What Are They?
Building a greener, more resilient grid will be essential in the coming decades if we want to slow the pace of climate change and cope with…
A power-to-gas system integrating co-electrolysis and methanation
Researchers in Italy extensively analyzed four different configurations of their proposed system to assess its potential, including under non-optimal, ‘off-design’ conditions and concluded that, for…
Energy’s lost weekend
The coronavirus pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis, but it will have long-lasting effects on most areas of the global economy, not least…
July-September 2020 (ONE)
The real footprint of vehicles powered by renewables
The future of transport is low-carbon; that is no longer in doubt. Yet what exactly this future will look like still is a question what…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Australia
In the seventh article of a series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Australia’s complex climate politics and…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Indonesia
In the sixth article of a series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at Indonesia’s efforts to curb deforestation…
The Carbon Brief Profile: South Africa
In the fourth article in a series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at South Africa’s heavy dependence on…