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UK Renewable Energy Capacity Surpasses Fossil Fuels for First Time
Renewable capacity has tripled in past five years, even faster growth than the ‘dash for gas’ of the 1990s.The capacity of renewable energy has overtaken that of fossil fuels in the UK...
New Renewables Cheaper Than Old Coal in Southeast Asia
A new analysis from independent financial think tank Carbon Tracker has concluded that it would be cheaper to build new solar PV and onshore wind capacity in Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines...
U.S. Companies Set a New Record on Renewables
Chalk up another record for renewables, this time in the United States. Local companies there added nearly 4 GW of utility-scale wind and solar capacity by August this year. In so doing,...
Blenheim Palace Goes Green with 100% Renewable Deal
The UNESCO World Heritage site will now be supplied with clean electricity from Good Energy.
Good Energy is to provide Blenheim Palace with 100% renewable power under the terms of a new deal.
The UNESCO...
A Wind Farm to Be Built in South Dakota Will Provide Renewable Energy Starting in 2020
Boston University (BU) has announced plans to buy wind energy to meet 100% of its electricity consumption.
It has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with energy company ENGIE North America, which will provide renewable electricity...
Blue Dye Could Be the Next Key to Harnessing Renewable Energy
Scientists at the University of Buffalo have discovered an adept way of storing renewable energy thanks to wastewater produced from the textile industry. Polluted water containing blue dye, chemically referred to as...
Facebook Joins 100% Renewable Energy Revolution
Facebook announced Tuesday it will slash greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent and transition global operations to 100 percent renewable energy by the end of 2020 in efforts to "help fight climate...
Renewables Powered 88% of Brazil in June
Renewable energy generated 88% of Brazil’s entire demand in June.
Clean power sources such as wind, biomass, solar and hydro accounted for 81.9% of Brazil’s installed capacity of energy generation at the time,...
Renewable Energy Tariffs ‘Are Now Among Cheapest on the Market’
Renewable energy tariffs are now among the cheapest on the market.That’s according to uSwitch, which suggests the ten cheapest eco-tariffs could save homes an average of £273 compared to a big six...
These Massive Renewable Energy Projects Are Powering Chilean Mines
Minerals are so abundant in Chile’s northern Atacama Desert, you can get copper just by kicking the mountain—or so says one of the miners’ favorite proverbs. A century after many of the...
5,500 UK Churches Switch to Renewable Energy
More than 5,500 churches including some of the UK’s most famous cathedrals have converted to renewable power to help tackle climate change.
Church of England places of worship, along with Catholic, Baptist, Methodist,...
Good Job, Sweden: Sweden Is on Track to Meet Its 2030 Renewable Energy Goals This Year
Sweden’s ambitious goal to provide renewable and affordable energy by 2030 is expected to become reality a little ahead of schedule. The Swedish Wind Power Association (SWPA) says its members are on...
2017 Was a Record Breaking Year for Renewables, But More Needs to Be Done
2017 broke the record for increased renewable energy capacity, Reuters reported Sunday. But it still isn't enough to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in line with the goals of the Paris agreement.These are...
Mars Bars to Go Carbon Neutral in Australia after Renewable Energy Deal
Mars bars are taking a step towards being carbon neutral after the company that makes them signed a 20-year deal in Australia to generate 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable...
Scientists Hit Back: Another Paper Claims 100% Renewables is Possible and Affordable
Is it possible for the world to run on 100 percent renewable energy? It's a noble goal, as the best science tells us we must significantly slash fossil fuel consumption or else...
Renewable Energy Dominates Early 2018 Power Plant Construction
The February Infrastructure Update from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reported that 98 percent of power plants built in the first two months of 2018 were renewable, Popular Mechanics reported Thursday.
During...