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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sweden announced a record budget for climate and renewable energy projects. “Today we present the largest-ever climate and environment budget in Sweden,” Prime Minister Stefan Loefven said at a press conference in Stockholm. “Sweden’s ambition is to become one of the first Read More...
A young solar startup has modified gear that’s commonly used on big ground-based solar panel farms to be used on the rooftops of large buildings. It’s a rare entrepreneurial effort to build a new type of solar hardware in an industry that is increasingly focused on lowering costs. On Read More...
In state capitals across the country, legislators are debating proposals to roll back environmental rules, prodded by industry and advocacy groups eager to curtail regulations aimed at curbing greenhouse gases. The measures, which have been introduced in about 18 states, lie at the heart of an Read More...