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.
Solar energy is poised for yet another record year
The U.S. solar industry is on course for a new growth record in 2015, according to a new report that finds that solar photovoltaic installations now exceed 20 gigawatts in capacity and could surpass an unprecedented 7 gigawatts this year alone across all segments. A gigawatt is equivalent to 1 Read More...
People love renewable energy, so why don't politicians get it?
Robin Hood: one of Britain’s best-loved folk heroes. He speaks to our national love of subverting the rules. Fighting against institutional injustice, he protected the most vulnerable from the predatory practices of a corrupt establishment. Nottingham city council’s new not-for-profit energy Read More...
Lightweight solar cells draw inspiration from Japanese art and move with the sun
When solar cells converge with the Japanese paper art form of kirigami, the result is something beautiful. The combination of the two creates light-weight state-of-the-art solar cells that can track the sun, capturing up to 40 percent more energy than conventional solar cells. While solar panels Read More...
Ocean waves may hold secret to efficient renewable energy
As the demand for renewable wind and solar energy steadily increases, the need to reduce the cost and extend the life of renewable energy storage batteries becomes even greater. By getting back to the basics, a University of Cincinnati quantum chemistry researcher looks at how water and other Read More...
The inevitable solar-powered march of the hydrogen fuel cell
Researchers at Rice University are on to a relatively simple, low-cost way to get pry hydrogen loose from water, using the sun as an energy source. The new system involves channeling high-energy “hot” electrons into a useful purpose before they get a chance to cool down. If the research Read More...
India demands coal power plants to subsidize solar energy
India has found a way to help the distribution of more solar power. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered some of India's oldest coal-fired power plants to help make solar farms more competitive. This way, the dirty coal industry is forced to subsidize the clean energy sector. You could see it Read More...
This multifunctional cookstove helps save lives, energy and money
It is little known to those of us living in the Western world that cooking is the fourth biggest killer in the world. A third of the world cooks indoors using solid fuels on makeshift stoves that create toxic smoke that’s both detrimental to health and to the environment. Sickened by the Read More...
3 steps to maximize the value of batteries
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s former chief of staff and now CEO of energy storage company Advanced Microgrid Solutions, Susan Kennedy, recently proclaimed that batteries are primed to disrupt the energy industry in the same way that cell phones disrupted the communications industry. More Read More...
India’s installed solar power capacity tops 4 gigawatt
India has reached an installed solar power capacity of 4.1 GW, adding 358 MW solar power capacity between April and July, the first four months of India’s financial year 2015-16. Overall, India added a total of 866 MW renewable energy capacity during April-July period, with wind energy Read More...
4 reasons why low oil prices mean it's time to shift to renewable energy
With oil prices at six-year lows, now is a tempting time for consumers to buy a bigger car, fill it up with cheaper gas and hit the road. The smarter move is to use this moment to accelerate the shift to renewable energy. While increased U.S. oil production has delivered short-term economic Read More...