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.
Kites can harness energy where wind turbines can't
Windmills have been providing power to the world for ages but they have always had one limitation: height. The higher the altitude, the stronger and more consistent the wind is, which is why Italian company Kitenergy has developed technology that harnesses the power of the wind from a kite flying Read More...
Urban waste In Africa offers large source of electricity
For renewable energy researchers in Europe, now is the time to look closely at what is happening with waste in Africa. The estimated electricity production from the total waste generated in Africa could reach 122.2 TWh in 2025, reports the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC). This kind Read More...
Ethiopia aims for economic growth while becoming climate neutral
It's often said that going carbon neutral is only an option for countries that are rich enough to afford it. Well, Ethiopia seems to show it's an option for one of the poorest nations too. Unlike many of its sub-Saharan neighbors, which have embraced economic growth at the expense of environmental Read More...
Australia’s energy future could be network of renewable micro-grids
Australia’s energy markets are on the cusp of rapid change, but it is not just the prospect of individuals quitting the grid that represents the biggest challenge to industry incumbents: it’s the possible defection of whole towns and communities. The creation of micro-grids is seen by Read More...
The US is about to hit a big solar energy milestone
The United States is on track to hit a big number in renewable energy: More than 1 million American homes should have solar panels by February 2016. While solar still makes up a tiny part of the sliver of renewables that power the US, it has increased exponentially in the past decade. And the solar Read More...
A new breakthrough with solar energy cells could make them cheaper and more effective
A new breakthrough in solar energy has the potential to make it cheaper and more viable as a source of renewable energy, according to researchers at Lund University and Uppsala University in Sweden.Historically, developing solar energy cells was a fairly expensive process because they needed to use Read More...
A US state just became the world's greatest renewable energy market
Renewable energy developers, take note. There's a new spot on Earth leading the way for projects in solar, wind, and other sources of green power. That's because of a new bill, signed into law late last week in the state, mandating a massive buildout in renewable power capacity, in a very short Read More...
India to promote use of solar energy
Hundreds of villages in rural India are using clean energy powered by the sun. This month, 61 households in the village of Baripatha in eastern India were given two solar lamps. Villagers had been using kerosene lamps at night. Kerosene produces pollution and can lead to fires. The Indian Read More...
The CEO and the activist: Meet the renewable energy odd couple
One wears an impeccably tailored navy blue suit. The other sports a giraffe-print dashiki shirt. Meet the renewable-energy odd couple, the environmental activist and his onetime target, the chief of Italy’s largest utility. A year ago, Kumi Naidoo, the head of Greenpeace International, and Read More...
The subway in London is recycling power
The London subway has started using a new technology that stops wasting vast amounts of energy. The quick bursts of speed and abrupt stops that trains make to get from station to station is an energy-expensive system. With “inverter” technology, the Cloudesley Road substation in London was Read More...