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Wind, solar to thrive despite low oil prices, say experts
ANALYSIS: Crashing hydrocarbon prices are helping consumers and hurting exporters, but won’t halt momentum for clean energy investment
Clean energy investments at ‘record high’ in 2015
NEWS: New figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance demonstrate clean energy surge is ‘irreversible’ say analysts, despite falling oil and gas prices
European wind industry is turning to emerging economies
INTERVIEW: Region’s turbine makers eye red-hot developing world as EU28 goes tepid on sector, says Brussels industry chief
Germany offers India €2 billion in solar, clean energy funds
NEWS: Leaders Modi and Merkel agree renewables finance package and to cooperate on plans for global climate deal in Paris
What’s with Shell’s new Energy Transitions Commission?
NEWS: Oil major to launch new low carbon programme with BHP Billiton, Statoil and some solar firms in bid to green image
Solar power ‘backbone’ of future energy system – Shell CEO
NEWS: But with energy demand set to double, don’t expect that to scotch fossil fuels for decades, says Ben van Beurden
China economic downturn could hit 2030 clean energy target
NEWS: Investors call on government to support renewables sector, which faces cash crisis as stock market woes intensify
Mexico’s dragging energy reforms threaten green reputation
NEWS: Developing country was hailed for early climate pledge, but the Senate is being slow to sign off crucial renewables law
Will China rescue Europe’s nuclear energy industry?
NEWS: UK sees nuclear power as a way of combating climate change, but costs mean it is struggling to get new reactors built
Tidal energy fence: Is this the future for marine power?
NEWS: Innovative turbines designed in the UK aim to harness tidal energy to produce cheaper electricity − without endangering marine life
Wind company raises $300m in first Chinese green bond
NEWS: Xinjiang-based Goldwind leads race to tap debt finance for environmental goals in world’s highest emitting coun
Offshore wind and rooftop solar have strong Q2
NEWS: Investors plugged US$53 billion into renewables last quarter, says Bloomberg, down 28% on the same period in 2014
Could Cuban detente bring a new energy dawn?
ANALYSIS: As the communist island and the US restore relations, there are opportunities for clean power and offshore oil
China plans to double global capacity of wind, solar
NEWS: Government analysis of recent UN climate pledge says renewable deployment could be radically accelerated by 2030
Renewable energy in numbers – REN21 report
BLOG: Clean power installations outstripped fossil fuel and nuclear plants in 2014, backed by increasingly widespread policy support
‘Moisture mill’ shows clean energy potential of evaporation
NEWS: US scientists have harnessed humidity in the lab to run a toy car and flashing light and say the technology could scale up
Greening the world energy mix in 9 graphs
ANALYSIS: The International Energy Agency has published a special report on climate change: what does it tell us about energy emissions?
To infinity and beyond: Apollo project to boost green energy growth
THE GUARDIAN: UK’s chief climate diplomat calls for £15bn a year R&D spending on clean energy to make it cheaper than coal power globally
Pakistan opens 100MW solar plant, govt plans clean energy drive
NEWS: Growing economic links with China are helping Pakistan tap into its enormous solar energy potential
Tidal lagoon energy could replace 80 coal power plants worldwide
NEWS: The EU says it is time for tides to provide energy for Europe from the Atlantic and end reliance on the burning of polluting fossil fuels