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.
Scotland aims for global lead in tidal energy
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- The Scottish government said it was putting funding forward to help develop what it says may be the first large-scale tidal power operation in the world. Scotland is putting forward about $30 million in funding to support the development of a tidal power Read More...
Wind power is going to get a lot cheaper as wind turbines get even more enormous
In a nugget of very good news for the renewable energy sector, a survey of 163 wind energy experts has found that in the coming decades, the cost of electricity generated by wind should plunge, by between 24 and 30 percent by the year 2030, and even further by the middle of the century. Read More...
Insolight breaks solar cell efficiency record
Remember what happened with computer chips in the 80s? It seemed then like they got faster and cheaper every week. Breakthroughs were reported with dizzying regularity. Something similar is happening with solar cells and panels. Just last week, MIT and Masdar Institute announced they had created a Read More...
Microscopic algae could rescue Earth from oil addiction
You could be growing your own car fuel in some scummy green tank in your living room one day, with or without engineered fluorescent fish inside. No, you wouldn't be gassing the car or powering the house with fish pee, but with hydrogen produced by engineered algae. Hydrogen is widely touted as the Read More...
Everybody needs good neighbors ... to produce renewable energy
Linda Parlane got more than energy from the sun when she installed solar panels on her roof. She harnessed the power of her community. Ms Parlane bought her solar panels back in 2009 through a bulk-buy community scheme in Coburg. She and her partner are careful about their energy use but Read More...
5 environmentally superior alternatives to batteries to store renewable energy
The battery is a key instrument in the renewable energy world. We need to store electricity as the sun and wind don’t always deliver energy. Most batteries are made from lithium and lithium mines are not exactly environmentally friendly activities. There’s another problem with batteries: They Read More...
Large-scale solar to triple after what could be Arena's final renewable energy grants
A giant surge of investment in renewable energy has been sparked by what might be the last grants made by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, as the parliament is poised to cut most of its funding. Large-scale solar will triple in size, with Arena today announcing the 12 winners of its $92m in Read More...
Hundreds of mosques are going green in Morocco in a renewable energy push
Morocco’s mosques are going green in an effort to improve efficiency, promote renewable energy and create business opportunities around energy-efficient technologies. The first phase of a government-led, four-year project is expected to install energy-saving lights, and to use solar panel Read More...
Jeremy Corbyn has a plan to revive renewable energy in the U.K
Following Brexit, the conservative party of the U.K cut solar subsidies and scrapped the Department of Energy and Climate Change. These moves have put a dark cloud over the future of clean energy in the U.K, but the ship can still be turned around with a vote for Jeremey Corbyn. The Labour party Read More...
A solar powered window charger
You may think that exposing your phone to the elements and leaving it outside, in the scorching sun, for charging will spell the end for your beloved device. A gadget that allows you to harness the power of the sun without any harm to your phone.The Solar Charger provides an adhesive Read More...