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.
Tata Power confirms $1.45 billion deal for India’s largest renewable energy buyout
Corporate filings made by Tata Power earlier this month have confirmed media reports that the company will undertake India’s largest ever renewable energy buyout. Tata Power, part of the Tata industrial conglomerate, has announced that it entered an agreement to acquire renewable energy Read More...
Solar-powered air-con uses heat to cool shopping center
Solar-concentrating thermal technology is being used to power the air-conditioning system of an entire shopping center in Australia solely from the rays of the sun. With around 60 percent of all energy used in shopping centers being consumed by heating and cooling needs, the new system could lead Read More...
Record-breaking solar impulse starts Atlantic crossing tonight
Tonight’s the night for the zero-fuel Solar Impulse 2 aircraft and pilot/inventor Bertrand Piccard. They take off at 2:00 am EDT Tuesday (6:00 am UTC, 8:00 am CET) from JFK International Airport in New York to make history on the first transatlantic solar/electric flight — zero fuel and Read More...
Mars' 100% renewables pledge: a cause for celebrations?
On a beautiful barren stretch of the Scottish Highlands, just south of Inverness, spin 20 brand new 3,300-kilowatt wind turbines. The second these industrial-scale turbines came on stream last month, all Mars UK’s factories and offices became immediately zero carbon. The US confectionary Read More...
India to add 16.6 GW of renewables this fiscal year
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in India has come out with its most ambitious capacity addition target yet, for 16,600 MW of renewables added this fiscal year. According to MNRE, during the current fiscal year, solar capacity is expected to reach its largest-ever capacity addition Read More...
Apple wants to be a provider of renewable energy
Apple may soon become a major producer of renewable solar energy. The software giant has asked regulatory authorities in the U.S. for the green light to begin selling excess power to consumers as part of its mission to achieve a 100 percent renewable energy goal for its operations. Google, Amazon Read More...
Solar power in the UK produced more electricity than coal in May for the first time
Last month, for the first time solar panels generated more electricity in the UK than coal. Coal was once the mainstay of Britain’s power system but the rapid rise of solar panels has seen its use plummet, leading to a series of milestones in recent weeks. Solar surpassed coal over a whole day Read More...
Green Conservatives call for earlier UK coal power phase-out
The UK should close all its coal-fired power stations two years earlier than the government’s pledge of 2025, according to green Conservatives including former energy minister Lord Greg Barker. The move would not cause the lights to go out, would cut both carbon emissions and air pollution Read More...