Vattenfall has confirmed plans to extend one of its Scottish wind farms, just days after the Swedish energy giant announced it is looking to invest nearly $2bn in wind projects over the...

 New official energy projects published by the UK government this month have surprised many, giving un-looked-for credence to the importance the renewable energy industry can have on the future of electricity network...

The Chief of the Department for Waste Management at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection is Ms Radmila Šerović who has been working in the state administration since 2002. More precisely,...

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...

The sheer number of people who live in cities now and who are expected to move into them in the coming years is startling. Around two-thirds of the world's population is predicted...

When St. Patrick’s Day revelers parade past St. Patrick’s Cathedral on NYC’s 5th Avenue this coming Friday, they will be celebrating not just the patron saint of Ireland, but also a renewable...

From the fertile spud-growing country of Hepburn Shire, 90km northwest of Melbourne, has sprung what many hope will become a revolution in renewable energy in Australia. On Leonards Hill, just outside the town...

By 2035, the global demand for electrical energy will rise by another two-thirds. Electricity is the basis for a sustainable energy supply in private households as well as for cities and industry....

Plans for what would be the UK's first new grid-scale electricity storage facility in more than 30 years have been given the go-ahead by the government, with construction now likely to begin...

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) took a shot at Sec. of Energy Rick Perry, former Republican governor of Texas. Remarking on Perry's view of Texas as an energy powerhouse, Brown said, "We've...

The citizens of four major European countries think the impacts of climate change such as severe floods and storms are already affecting them, according to a major new polling study. The research dispels...

Swedish start-up Northvolt has announced plans to build Europe's largest lithium-ion battery factory to support growing demand for electric vehicles and energy storage. Earmarked for an as-yet-unspecified site "in the Nordic region", the...

The amount of new solar power capacity installed worldwide rocketed by 50 per cent last year, driven by increasing demand from both the US and China, according to new data. Global solar PV...

How can we store solar energy for period when the sun doesn’t shine? One solution is to convert it into hydrogen through water electrolysis. The idea is to use the electrical current...

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...

Ecotricity has said it plans to finish construction of its 6.9MW Alveston wind farm in Gloucestershire by the end of the year, capping a week of progress for the UK's onshore wind...