Renewable Energy
UK solar capacity passes 3 gigawatts – data
NEWS: UK solar industry forges ahead into world’s top 10, but insiders warn subsidy cuts could hit prospects
EU wind sector boosted by €3bn Dutch offshore investment
NEWS: Dutch wind farm project will help Netherlands to hit its 14% renewable energy target by 2020
Renewable energy jobs hit 6.5 million in 2013 – report
NEWS: Renewable energy employment figures surge, as UN climate chief stresses business opportunities of low carbon transition
A Mars a day could keep climate change away
NEWS: Chocolate company says new wind farm project will deliver enough energy to offset entire US operations
UK political uncertainty undermining carbon targets – report
NEWS: Vacillation over energy policy in the UK is threatening low carbon future set out in 2008 Climate Change Act
UK wind power must play bigger part in balancing National Grid
NEWS: Growing National Grid reliance on wind power reflects increasing maturity of renewable energy technologies
Biomass could provide 44% of UK energy by 2050 – study
New research shows that Britain is wasting an opportunity to generate homegrown renewable energy from biomass
EU Parliament backs tougher renewable energy target
Full sitting of EU Parliament backs 30% renewables target, compared with 27% proposed by EC
New technology is the “Holy Grail” of clean hydrogen energy
A new technique using sunlight and mirrors to extract hydrogen gas from water could pave the way for the expansion of clean hydrogen energy
China to invest $294 billion in renewables by 2015
China plans to invest 1.8 trillion yuan in clean energy as part of its plan to reduce emissions by 45% by 2020
Supercomputers take the US electric grid to the next level
A new laboratory in Colorado is helping scientists to figure out how to incorporate renewable technology into the US electric grid
US renewable energy use soared in 2012 – report
Federal data from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory reveals wind, solar and natural gas steadily displaced coal as energy sources
Commissioner calls for expansion of EU energy empire
EU presses on with supergrid plans despite budget cuts as energy commissioner Günther Oettinger calls for North Africa and Caspian Sea nations to join in
Report: Renewables missing out on $71trn investment pot
Study finds unshackling big instuitional investors could contribute 25-50% of renewable energy funding till 2035
Belgium plans to store energy in giant North Sea doughnut
Country plans to store excess wind energy in sand island two miles offshore when demand for it is low
Cost not capacity the crucial statistic for renewable energy
Analysis: Solar and wind sectors reported capacity landmarks this week but cost of low carbon energy is the magic number
US energy reboot cuts emissions 13% in five years
Bloomberg report reveals renewable energy, gas and energy efficiency made mark on greenhouse gas output
NGOs question Scotland’s climate change plans
Group says there is too little detail on how laudable emissions reduction and clean energy targets will be met and how policies will be paid for
BP: We are going to miss the 2°C warming target
Emissions growth slowing and renewables could still avoid the “nuclear ceiling” and continue as the fastest growing energy source globally
Francois Hollande accused of climate change hypocrisy
President calls for clean energy investment at sustainability summit in Abu Dhabi before lobbying on behalf of oil industry