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Renewable Energy

UK solar capacity passes 3 gigawatts - data

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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