Community energy model is speeding US move to renewables
Publicly-run clean energy programmes are flourishing across the US, as states from California to Massachusetts and Ohio embrace the switch from fossil-fuel based powerSewage and solar power may be odd...
View ArticleUK electricity grid holds back renewable energy, solar trade body warns
Solar Trade Association calls on Conservative government to invest in Britain’s power infrastructure to protect low-carbon projectsBritain’s antiquated electricity grid is stopping renewable energy...
View ArticleRenewables revolution is unstoppable – except in the UK
Despite the overloaded UK grid starting to deter solar or windpower projects from connecting, the future for renewable energy is bright – but it does need some helpApple investing $1bn in a giant solar...
View ArticleTesla's low-cost renewable battery could revolutionise Africa's energy supply
Home storage unit is perfect for continent rich in solar and wind resources but short of reliable power sources, says Christine MungaiBatteries that can store renewable energy for longer and at half...
View ArticleRenewable energy target still in limbo after Labor rejects biennial reviews
Labor environment spokesman Mark Butler says two-yearly review of the RET would stifle investment and create industry uncertaintyThe future of the renewable energy target (RET) remains in limbo, after...
View ArticleCould this be the world's most efficient solar electricity system?
Using military technology and a zero-emission engine invented by a 19th-century Scot, Swedish firm seeks to revolutionise solar energy productionA new solar electricity generation system that...
View ArticleTory pledge to end wind subsidies risks green economy, say industry leaders
Conservatives’ manifesto promise to halt wind subsidies is at odds with their emissions goals and threatens green energy jobs and new projects, says renewable industryThe Conservatives must not...
View ArticleVictoria demands government let it establish its own renewable energy target
State wants federal legislation changed to remove barriers to establishing schemes similar to the national RET Victoria has demanded the federal government allow it to establish its own system to drive...
View ArticleChina and India call on rich countries to step up climate change efforts
Rare joint statement by world’s first and third biggest carbon emitters calls on developed countries to honour pledge of $100bn annual climate aid by 2020China and India, the world’s first and third...
View ArticleBipartisan renewable energy deal struck after Coalition backs down on review...
Deal stalled last week when Labor and the clean energy industry shot down the Coalition’s proposal for two-yearly reviews of the RETA bipartisan deal on a pared-back renewable energy target has been...
View ArticleSolar industry attacks Coalition after bipartisan deal struck on RET scheme
The Australian Solar Council calls the government’s deal with Labor an ‘act of political bastardry’ and warns the fight is far from over Australia’s solar industry has warned it will campaign against...
View ArticleWork to begin next year on first windfarm off England's south coast
The 400-megawatt Rampion windfarm eight miles from Sussex coast could power up to 300,000 homes at a cost of £1.3bnConstruction of the first windfarm off the south coast of England will begin early...
View ArticleRenewable energy target calls for 1,000 new wind turbines, inquiry told
Senate committee hears that to meet RET of 33,000 gigawatt hours means 1,000 extra turbines will be necessary, up to 50% of existing numberTo meet the recently struck renewable energy target figure of...
View ArticleWales launches £25m underwater kite-turbine scheme
Anglesey renewable energy project to generate enough electricity to power 8,000 homes A unique renewable energy scheme involving underwater “kite-turbines” is being launched off the coast of north...
View ArticleFrom Kansas to Copenhagen: clean energy beacons around the world
From small islands to towns and cities, here are the climate trail blazers showing the way to an energy future that does not run on coal, oil and gasWith global demand for energy continuing to rise and...
View ArticleWill mega dams turn Bhutan's happiness sour?
Famed for its pursuit of happiness, Bhutan’s investment in a new wave of hydropower projects suggests all may not be as it seems in the Buddhist kingdomThe tiny kingdom of Bhutan, wedged high in the...
View ArticleNorth Carolina activists win on fracking, might still lose on renewable energy
Lawsuit victory triggers de facto moratorium on fracking in the state as a bill that would freeze renewable energy shift at current rate heads towards senate voteIt was one step forward and one step...
View ArticleWelcome to Baoding, China's most polluted city
In February, Baoding was given the unwanted title of having the worst air quality in the whole of China. Jennifer Duggan pays a visit – and discovers a city desperate to reinvent itself as a pioneer of...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia's solar-for-oil swap is a ray of hope | Damian Carrington
Talk by the world’s biggest oil exporter of giving up fossil fuels and embracing solar and wind energy adds momentum towards a global climate change dealSo what to make of the statement by Saudi...
View ArticleShell boss endorses warnings about fossil fuels and climate change
Ben van Beurden agrees that we need to capture the carbon emissions of fossil fuel reserves, but predicts that the world will be ‘zero carbon’ by the century’s endBen van Beurden, the chief executive...
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