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.
Global funding for battery storage, smart grids tops $1 billion first half 2017
The total global funding raised during the first half of the year for the battery storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency sectors topped $1 billion, a 25% increase over the same time a year ago, according to new figures published by Mercom Capital. Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy Read More...
Simusolar and Sculpteo use 3D printing to bring solar energy to Tanzania
Between three countries – Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania – is Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa. On its shores, the people of Tanzania depend on the fish that come from its waters. Not long ago, fishermen would go out at night with oil lamps burning to fish in the coolest part of Read More...
Canada sees opportunity to become biofuel superpower for airlines
Canada’s airlines plan to use the rich resources of their country to massively transition to using biofuels. Canada has the potential to become a biofuel superpower by transforming forest residue and agricultural crops into energy that can help the airline industry reduce greenhouse gas Read More...
Renewables can create “groundbreaking” decarbonisation effort for mining industry
A new report from the Rocky Mountain Institute has concluded that a collection of factors working together have created a “groundbreaking” opportunity for decarbonising the global mining industry, specifically a transition to renewable energy across the industry. The report was Read More...
Proof of concept: Conservative billionaire to build America’s largest wind farm
It’s a sure sign of changing times when conservative investors embrace new technologies. In Wyoming, the biggest wind farm in the US, is being built with the money of conservative billionaire Philip Anschutz, who got his start in his father’s oil business. The farm with 1,000 turbines will be Read More...
Britain launches renewables based electricity policy to save consumers billions
Clever use of technology can save a lot of energy. The British government has set new rules for the way electricity is made, used and stored. New rules will make it easier for people to generate their own power with solar panels, store it in batteries and sell it to the National Grid. They will Read More...
Scotland sets renewable energy record for wind power
Wind power output in Scotland has helped set a new record for the first half of the year, according to an independent conservation group. Analysis by WWF Scotland of data provided by WeatherEnergy found wind turbines provided around 1,039,001MWh of electricity to the National Grid during June. Read More...
Germany expects to add 900 MW of new offshore wind capacity in 2017
Germany’s offshore wind boom is accelerating. The Federal Republic has already brought online a total of 626 megawatts (MW) of new offshore wind capacity in the first six months of 2017 and industry groups said in a recent joint statement that they expect to see total installations of 900 MW Read More...
Can geothermal energy from the earth compete with the sun?
A new startup is drastically reducing the cost of installing geothermal systems to provide residential buildings with heating and cooling from the ground. Once installed the systems provide free heating and cooling. But the investment at $80,000 and upwards has been an obstacle for widespread Read More...
European Investment Bank commits €4.3 billion to renewable energy
The European Investment Bank has this week approved new financing worth a total of €12.4 billion for projects all over the world, including €4.3 billion for new renewable energy and security of energy supply schemes. The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union’s bank, announced on Read More...