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Car Giants Team Up To Build Ultra-Fast EV Charge Network Across Europe

Several of the biggest names in the global car industry have clubbed together to launch plans for an extensive new ultra-fast charging network across Europe, in a bid to encourage the mass-market...

French nuclear power in ‘worst situation ever’, says former EDF director

In the week Britain exports electricity to France for first time in four years, Gérard Magnin says renewable power will match Hinkley Point C on cost. Gérard Magnin, who called Hinkley “very risky”...

Activism around the World: Highlights from November 2016

Each year Global Greengrants Fund makes over 700 grants to environmental activists around the world, helping to support grassroots initiatives to protect the planet and the rights of the people who call...

UK’s Largest Community-Owned Rooftop Solar Array Installed at Oxfordshire Aerospace Factory

Installation of the UK's largest community-owned rooftop solar array has been completed at UTC Aerospace Systems CTG's manufacturing site in Banbury, Oxfordshire. The 2,590 panel project installed at the facility generates 593,304 kWh...

Investment in Renewables

On Nov. 4, Walmart announced an aggressive plan to increase its investments in renewable energy, pledging to power half its operations from wind, solar, and other renewables by 2025 and to cut...

RE100 Urges EU Energy Policy Revamp to Boost Renewables

The EU's energy policy needs to deliver a series of "transformational changes" if the bloc is to help businesses meet their clean electricity goals. That is the conclusion of a new report from...

EIB confirms plans to strengthen support for North African renewable energy and energy efficiency

The European Investment Bank today confirmed plans to strengthen support for the Green for Growth Fund to enable new investment in small scale energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across North Africa,...

Morocco Lights the Way for Africa on Renewable Energy

As the host of this year’s COP22 climate change conference in Marrakech, Morocco has been keen to demonstrate its green credentials and make this COP the “African COP”. In the past year, Morocco...

Report: Boosting Energy Efficiency Investment Crucial for Hitting Climate Targets

Energy efficiency is an area of climate action with "enormous untapped potential", according to a new report released today by the Carbon Trust which underscores the urgent need for increased global investment...

Microsoft Boots Up Largest Wind Power Deal Yet

Microsoft has become the latest in a string of IT giants to announce major renewable energy deals, confirming it has inked two agreements to source 237MW of wind power from US wind...

Southill Solar Flicks Switch On Community Renewables Project

The UK's latest community renewables project came online on Friday as Southill Community Energy (SCE) flicked the switch on the 4.5MW Southill Solar farm in West Oxfordshire. The project, which was built by...

Batteries from junkyard scrap metal and household chemicals?

The increasing importance of batteries for electric cars, renewable energy, and consumer electronics has researchers looking for alternatives to the currently-dominant lithium-ion chemistry. But could one of those alternatives be a combination of...

Indonesia, Vietnam look to blaze trail for solar in Southeast Asia

Indonesia and Vietnam are looking to join Thailand in blazing a trail for solar power in Southeast Asia, introducing targets to fire up green energy generation as a landmark global agreement to...

DONG Energy Confirms Sale of Oil and Gas Arm to Focus on Renewables

Danish energy giant DONG Energy has confirmed plans to sell its oil and gas business as part of the company's "strategic transformation" into a global leader in renewable energy. "We have decided to...

Costa Rica: Using mangroves to mitigate the impact of climate change

Costa Rica is ambitious when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions: the Central American country aims to be carbon-neutral by 2021. This will be achieved with various projects, including one on...

Day 1 of Climate Talks: We Must ‘Change the Course of Two Centuries of Carbon-Intense Development’

The UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech kicked off yesterday, just three days after the Paris climate change agreement entered into force. At the opening, Morocco's Foreign Minister and newly-elected COP22 President Salaheddine...

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