Energy
Transitioning to a world powered by renewable energy is key to tackling climate change. Here you can find the latest good news related to our clean energy transition, covering wind, solar, green hydrogen, hydropower, and more.
Plenty of energy: ‘North Atlantic wind farms could power the whole world’
The promising news about renewable energy keeps pouring in. By now, we hope you are convinced with us that there’s no problem providing the world with clean power. A new study has found that wind speeds over the oceans could allow offshore turbines to generate far more energy than a land-based Read More...
The competition for solar energy is growing in the oceans: seaweed
Seaweed, in all its slimy glory, could become a major source of renewable energy in the future after the US Department of Energy invested nearly $1.5 million in two projects that will help develop seaweed farms and explore harvesting methods. Although it may sound strange that seaweed energy is Read More...
Bio-methane transforms from landfill waste to energy source
Methane produced by manure and food waste in landfills doesn't have to go to waste. Using anaerobic digesters, the gas can be harnessed for Read More...
Tesla is already making plans to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid
There seems to be no limit to what Elon Musk believes he can accomplish. Just days after surpassing the halfway mark on the world’s largest battery installation in South Australia, the CEO of Tesla has offered to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid from the ground up. Tesla has already begun Read More...
Reusing EV batteries for household storage with Australian company Relectrify
Australia’s two biggest clean energy financiers are putting money into a new venture by Melbourne-based start-up Relectrify that proposes to re-use electric vehicle batteries for household Read More...
Growth solar energy outperforms all other sources of power for the first time
Solar has taken pole position when it comes to the growth of energy sources, according to new statistics of the International Energy Agency. This leading energy institute expects that solar will continue to dominate renewables—and energy sources at large—in the years ahead. The IEA expects Read More...
Saudi Arabia solar power auction sets new record
The solar industry has witnessed massive drops in energy prices over the past year, but never as low as the price at which Saudi Arabia may start receiving solar energy. This week, the oil-producing country announced that it has received offers from two solar companies to supply power for as little Read More...
‘In the next three years 30 percent of Europe’s electricity could be wind powered’
Europe is overhauling its energy infrastructure faster than expected. In two recently released reports, researchers suggest that 30 percent of the electricity consumed in Europe could be generated from the wind by 2030, potentially avoiding the release of 421 tons of CO2 emissions. On top of that, Read More...
Elon Musk's big battery for South Australia already half complete
When Elon Musk promised South Australia that he could fix their power network by creating the world’s largest battery in 100 days or the service would be delivered for free, many thought he was bluffing. Now it seems the energy guru is set to get paid with construction on the battery already half Read More...
Renewable energy investors see opportunity in Puerto Rico’s demolished gird
There is a silver lining in the destruction that Hurricane Maria left behind on Puerto Rico. While the island’s antiquated electric system lies in ruins, renewable energy investors see a golden opportunity in the crisis to use federal funds to re-invent the US territory’s grid as a Read More...