According to all indicators, 2015 was a record year for the EIB investments in climate projects with a total amount exceeding 20 billion euros. In all documents or interactive portals of the...

Two major new corporate renewable energy deals have been inked this week, with BT signing a £185m contract with a Scottish wind farm and building materials specialist Wienerberger agreeing to purchase power...

Germany is embarking on an innovative project to turn a hard coal mine into a giant battery that can store surplus solar and wind energy and release it when supplies are lean. The...

Costa has opened a giant £38m energy and resource-efficient coffee roastery in Essex, which it claims will be one of the most sustainable industrial buildings in the world. The BREEAM 'Outstanding' accredited factory's...

Proposed changes to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme that would adjust the way subsidy support is calculated are continuing to face opposition from small-scale biomass combined heat and power (CHP) generators...

The home of the future could slash your utility bills and generate enough money to help pay the mortgage. UK firm Koru Architects designed and built one such house, named the Lloyd...

While most people will identify electric vehicles as a sustainable form of transport, particularly when paired with renewable electricity generation, biogas also holds great potential to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from...

Black carbon found in air pollution can increase the resistance of bacteria that cause respiratory disease, research has found. The discover could lead to a greater understanding of the effects of air pollution...

The Canadian province of New Brunswick has issued a request for expressions of interest in a new 40MW tender of renewable energy, according to utility NB Power. Technologies eligible for the tender include...

Anyone doubting the potential of renewable energy need look no further than the Danish island of Samsø. The 4,000-inhabitant island nestled in the Kattegat Sea has been energy-positive for the past decade,...

If the aviation sector were a country, it would be the eighth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world — using planes and helicopters to move people and cargo around the world...

Much of the air pollution in China comes from natural sources, rather than the burning of fossil fuels that makes up most of the problem in the West. Smog in Europe and North...

Caffè Nero has revealed details of a scheme to recycle coffee grounds from 122 of its London stores to make low-carbon fuel. The scheme, which was formally announced late last week but which...

Renewable energy sources made up nearly nine-tenths of new power added to Europe’s electricity grids last year, in a sign of the continent’s rapid shift away from fossil fuels. But industry leaders said...

Wind energy delivered 9.9 per cent of Europe's power demand on Monday, providing enough electricity for 100 million EU households or 35 per cent of all industrial power demand. That update was provided...

The UK has one of the lowest rates of renewable energy consumption in Europe, according to new figures. The European Union has a target of 20 per cent of energy use coming from...