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Report: Onshore Wind Now So Cheap it Could Go ‘Subsidy-Free’
Onshore wind is now cheap enough to deliver power to UK consumers without subsidy, according to a report released today by management consultancy Baringa Partners.
Commissioned by Scottish Renewables, the report finds the...
ETI Launches Project to Clean Up Biomass Impurities
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has this week launched a new project to investigate how removing impurities from sustainable biomass feedstocks can improve the efficiency and cost effectiveness of biomass energy.
The £2.2m...
Solar Surge: World Smashes Renewable Energy Records Yet Again
Global renewable energy capacity increased by 161GW last year setting a new deployment record for the sector, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
The Abu Dhabi-based agency estimated that total installed...
Renewables = 25% Of UK Electricity Generation In 3rd Quarter, Met 60% Of Scottish Needs In 2015
Electricity generated by renewables has accounted for 25% of the UK’s total electricity generation for the third quarter according to government figures, while the same report reveals that renewables accounted for nearly...
Green Gold: Growing Jet Fuel in the Desert
Thirty kilometres from the bustle of downtown Abu Dhabi, lies a remarkable undertaking that could one day change the environmental impact of air travel.
Set on a two-hectare farm down the road from...
Renewable energy’s next frontier: heat
While energy use is commonly associated with lighting or transportation, more than half of the world’s energy consumption serves a simple function: heating things. This ranges from heating homes and buildings, to...
Large Renewable Energy Procurement Suspension to Hit Energy from Waste in Ontario
Ontario’s Ministry of Energy is to immediately suspend the second round of its Large Renewable Procurement process and the Energy-from-Waste Standard Offer Program, halting procurement of over 1000 MW of waste to...
From Swords to Solar, a German Town Takes Control of its Energy
The German town of Saerbeck is a swords to solar panels story. Above this former German military ammunition camp, perched atop a metal stem like an oversized stalk of wheat, giant blades...
Energy Department Announces $15 Million to Advance Algae-based Biofuels and Bioproducts
The Energy Department of USA announced on Friday, up to $15 million for three projects aimed at reducing the production costs of algae-based biofuels and bioproducts through improvements in algal biomass yields....
Renewable energy increased in 2015
Renewable generation capacity increased by 152 gigawatts (GW) or 8.3% during 2015, the highest annual growth rate on record, according to new data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable...
WBA publishes a new factsheet on the global potential of biomass by 2035
The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) is pleased to announce the release of the factsheet ‘Global biomass potential towards 2035’ – the ninth in the series of publications. This comes at the opportune...
NREL Explains the Higher Cellulolytic Activity of a Vital Microorganism
Researchers at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) say better understanding of a bacterium could lead to cheaper production of cellulosic ethanol and other...
Can Germany reach its renewables target for the energy sector for 2020?
In 2015, German energy consumption rose by 1.3 percent according to preliminary figures published just before Christmas by the AGEB, an independent group of economists and the sector experts (press release). The...
