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.
The solar wind energy tower generates power in the desert
This tower of power could generate clean electricity in desert-type environments its creators says – a lot of it. SWET consists of a very tall hollow cylinder with a water injection system near the top and wind tunnels containing turbines near the bottom. Pumps deliver water to the Read More...
Plant in Chile opens South America’s doors to geothermal energy
The El Tatio geyser field in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta. Geothermal energy comes from the earth’s internal heat, and the steam is delivered to a turbine, which powers a generator. Credit: Marianela Jarroud/IPS OLLAGÜE, Chile, Aug 26 2015 (IPS) - Chile, a land of volcanoes Read More...
'Plonkable' mirrors promise cheaper solar energy
It is a problem that has so far stumped even Google's brainy engineers - how to generate cheap solar electricity using a small-scale array of mirrors to concentrate the sun's energy. Now a team at a South African university - led by a former Intel strategic planner - believes they have cracked it. Read More...
This Danish power plant will poetically inform residents of how much carbon they’re using
In less than a decade, Copenhagen expects to become the first carbon-neutral city on the planet. There are plenty of reminders around the Danish capital to will the locals towards achieving a zero-carbon future by 2025: a 20-turbine wind farm, half of its population zipping around in bikes (and an Read More...
New Record-Breaking Solar Device Could Be Game-Changer for Powering Homes
Researchers at Monash University have designed a solar fuel generating device that has established a new record in energy efficiency for the production of solar fuels. The new device can produce hydrogen fuel at 22 percent energy efficiency, breaking the previous record of 18 percent. Lead Read More...
Windows can harvest solar energy to power your house
Waking up to the sunlight shining through your window will give you an extra reason to feel good in the morning. Thanks to a new luminescent solar concentrator, gleaming sunlight can now be harvested into energy that could turn any window into a daytime power source. These new windows can become Read More...
Batteries will do to energy what cellphones did to telecom: Advanced microgrid & Tesla
Cheap battery storage will prove as disruptive to the energy industry as the cellphone has been to telecommunications, executives from two California startups—Tesla Energy and Advanced Microgrid Solutions—said today at the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas. “I would bet Read More...
Renewables cover almost 100% of German demand
Almost 100% of the electricity demand in Germany noon last Sunday was covered by PV and wind power. According to the evaluation by the forum "Together against interim storage, and for responsible energy politics" the PV plants at noon produced more than 24 GW of solar power. Wind power contributed Read More...
Total divestment: French energy giant ditches coal
It’s not been a great year for the world’s coal giants. We’re hearing that China is using less coal and the value of their shares has plummeted. Now one of the world’s biggest energy companies has given up on producing coal altogether. Total SA, the French oil company and Read More...
White House aims to boost homeowner renewable energy use
The White House on Monday expanded its push for greater renewable energy adoption, announcing fresh financial incentives for solar panels, smart grid technology and other alternative energies for homeowners and builders. President Barack Obama will travel to Las Vegas, Nevada later on Monday to Read More...