Green boom coming to Vietnam
Renewable energy is set to grow big time in Vietnam: renewable energy unrelated to hydropower will grow 22.4 per cent between 2019 and 2030, according to a new GlobalData report. Entitled “Vietnam Power Market...
Category: Energy & Renewable
Oil-rich kingdoms investing in renewable energy
Green energy is becoming increasing popular in the land of carbon. John Dyer reports. Controlling more than half of the planet’s oil reserves and more than a third of its natural gas, Middle Eastern...
New ranking reveals world’s most climate-ambitious cities
Environmental impact organisation CDP has released its first-ever ranking on cities’ actions to cut emissions and set climate strategies. Of the 596 cities ranked, 43 scored an ‘A’. Barcelona, Cape Town, Hong Kong, London,...
Big trends converging in affordable renewable energy and coal
The price of renewable energy throughout the international economy should give heart to those who hope renewable energies and technologies might be the key to saving the world’s environment. John Dyer reports. Renewable energy...
Greening YouTube
YouTube viewers who watch around 1 billion hours of videos per day generate around as much carbon dioxide as the city of Glasgow. University of Bristol scientists said that YouTube could reduce those emissions...
Glowing plants could light the way for greener buildings
Buildings of the future may be lit by collections of glowing plants and designed around an infrastructure of sunlight harvesting, water transport, and soil collecting and composting systems. That’s the vision behind an interdisciplinary...
Caffeine perks up solar cells
Coffee gives people a boost in the morning. A “cuppa” might help solar panels, too. Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Solargiga Energy in China realized that caffeine is an alkaloid...
Danish architecture firms raise the bar for upcycling building materials
Two Danish architecture firms have teamed up to propose the world’s first upcycled high-rise building: CPH Common House features over 17,500 tons of recycled waste material, such as recycled tiles, window frames and wood....
Climate action could increase GDP of low-income countries by 2050
New research reveals that ambitious efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions could boost the GDP growth of poorer countries over the next 30 years. Published in the journal Climatic Change, the study shows that...
New York to ban inefficient all-glass buildings
New York City aims to reduce its emissions by nearly 30 per cent by 2030. One way it plans to achieve this is by banning inefficient all-glass buildings that waste energy. In a global...
European data centre efficiency improving
When cloud computing became a reality, many welcomed a new technology that appeared to save time and money. But as the cloud became ubiquitous among business and personal computers and devices, critics noted that...
India is going green
The world’s largest democracy is undergoing a green transformation after years of economic growth have taken an enormous toll on India’s environment. The country is now one of the fastest builders of solar projects....
Microsoft taxing itself to reduce carbon
Technology giant Microsoft is imposing big costs on itself for emitting greenhouse gases in an effort to accelerate its sustainability goals. John Dyer reports. Microsoft is nearly doubling its internal carbon tax to $15...
Researchers call for carbon-negative power generation for China
A new study has found that China could adopt technologies that actually reduce carbon levels in the atmosphere in an economically competitive way. Bioenergy would play a big role here. Many of us are...
Renewable energy capacity on the rise
Renewable energy comprises around a third of the world’s generating capacity. That’s after a year when solar, wind and other renewable power capacity increased almost 8 percent, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency,...
New technology makes refrigerators more energy efficient
Refrigerators use more electricity than most other household devices. Now researchers believe they might have discovered how to make the appliances more energy efficient. Writing in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, the...
Europe working hard in battery race
The EU has devoted €8 million to a project that aims to create a European-wide battery industry by 2030. John Dyer reports. Europe could be falling behind in the race to develop new battery technologies,...
Turn off the lights to save lives
Want to save a life? Turn off a light. A new University of Wisconsin study found that conserving electricity alleviates air pollution, saving lives and money. That might not seem like news. But the...
Taller buildings need far more energy than lower ones
New research shows that the higher a building, the more energy it requires for cooling, lighting, water and other systems. The findings could have a major impact on how urban planners approach densification. Bisma...
Too much carbon in the air? Take it out, say scientists
Is carbon capture and sequestration the answer to our climate woes or merely a way to preserve the fossil fuel industry? John Dyer reports. Politicians, corporate leaders and others have been calling for more...
