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Pump CO2 Into Rocks Under The North Sea, Ministers Told
The huge undertaking would require planning not seen since the 2012 Olympics.
Parliamentary advisors have urged the government to invest in a vast network of pipes designed to store CO2 in rocks under...
Boosting Global Renewables, One Island at a Time
Islands from the Caribbean to the South China Sea are perhaps best known for their beautiful beaches, azure waters and rich sea life, but they are rich in something else as well:...
OSCE Promotes Green Technologies Transfer in Kazakhstan
ASTANA, 14 September 2016 – Promoting the Green Bridge Partnership Initiative (GBPI) with a focus on exchange of green technologies and improved co-operation is the topic of a two-day OSCE-supported international conference...
Successful installation of world’s largest offshore wind turbine
The first of 32 8MW wind turbines has been successfully installed at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm, under construction by DONG Energy in Liverpool Bay. The project is a joint...
ABB Introduces the World’s most Efficient Electric Propulsion System for Marine Vessels
ABB’s Azipod XL model increases fuel efficiency by up to an additional 10 percentZurich, Switzerland, September 2016 – Azipod XL, the latest version of ABB`s market leading podded electric propulsion system, further...
Cities Are at the Frontline of the Energy Transition
Cities dominate energy demand, and by extension are responsible for a significant share of carbon emissions. In 2013, the world’s urban areas accounted for about 64% of global primary energy use and...
UK Will Miss its 2020 Renewable Energy Targets, Warn MPs
Urgent action is needed if UK is to meet its targets, particularly for heating and transport
The UK will fail to meet its targets on renewable energy generation, with take-up of clean fuels...
JinkoSolar Announces Withdrawal from EU PV Price Undertaking
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) on September 8th, 2016 announced its withdrawal from the European Union photovoltaic (PV) price undertaking (UT) agreement.
Under the terms of the UT agreement that JinkoSolar was...
Meyer Burger Supplies High-Performance PV Modules for a Fully Integrated and Colorful Solar Facade
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (Thun, Switzerland) supplied SWISS KRONO, a major player in the manufacturing and finishing of wood based products based in Menznau (Switzerland), with innovative and high-performance glass-glass solar photovoltaic...
Environmental DNA Uncovers Biodiversity in Rivers
Most natural ecosystems are heavily affected by changes to the human habitat, climate change or invasive species. In order to protect these ecosystems, one needs to know which organisms live in them....
Audi A9 E-tron Electric Car, Tesla Model S Rival, to Launch by 2020: Report
The established German luxury carmakers are now taking Tesla Motors quite seriously, and are preparing a crop of electric cars to compete directly with its Model S and Model X.
In 2018, Audi...
EU – Funded Project Demonstrates Powerful Onshore Wind Turbines
An EU-funded project, 7MW-WEC-BY-11, has demonstrated super powerful 7.5 MW onshore wind turbines at a wind farm in Estinnes, Belgium.
Per given wind park area these 198 metre turbines are 131% more powerful...
Helping Kenya introduce county-level energy planning based on renewable resources
Participants from 33 counties attended a training course on sustainable energy, organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in the capital...
How sun, salt and glass could help solve our energy needs
High in the stark Nevada desert, a couple of hundred miles north-west of Las Vegas, is the shimmering circular mirage of Crescent Dunes. Ten thousand silvery glass panels, each measuring 115 square...
Renewables are often only as useful as the grid they feed
Scotland recently experienced one of its windiest days of the year with gusts reaching over 180 km/h on top of the country’s highest mountains. While they were disruptive to trains, ferries and...
Climate Guru Tells Calif. Governor Not To Close Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
On Thursday,a letter to Governor Jerry Brown of California, about how nuclear energy was essential to fighting global warming, was sent by Dr. James Hansen and the leading climate scientists in the...
