One World – One Environment – One Network
New research from MIT shows that, contrary to accepted rule of thumb, a 10- or 15-year lifespan for solar panels can still be economically viable. A new study shows that, contrary to widespread belief...
A team of international researchers have found that China’s measures to control and reduce emissions from its coal-fired power plants have been effective. Between 2005 and 2015, coal-fired power generation grew by more than...
UN-backed report has found that renewable energy investments over the past decade quadrupled renewable capacity and avoided 2 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions. Solar energy led the way. Global investment in new renewable energy...
Norwegian scientists have developed a material which can make hydrogen from water vapor, instead of liquid water. It pays off, because heat is cheaper than electricity, reports Georg Mathisen from Norway. Hydrogen can take over when batteries...
Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the French gas company Total have succeeded in converting carbon dioxide and hydrogen into methanol. The technology offers realistic market potential. The world is urgently...
Melbourne’s tram network is now running entirely on solar power thanks to offset certificates purchased from the newly opened Numurkah Solar Farm. The 128 MW Numurkah Solar Farm in the Australian State of Victoria...
Rust is a common blight on infrastructure. However, when combined with salt water, it can generate electricity, as new research shows. Thin films of rust, or iron oxide, can generate electricity when saltwater flows...
A promising type of perovskites, or human-made crystals that can convert sunlight into electricity, could for the first time be stabilized. The new findings pave the way to solar panels that are easy to...
The transition towards renewable energy could drive energy poverty around the world, according to a new Portland State University study. While the shift away from fossil fuels such as oil and coal can help...
Interested in strategic partnerships or need an investment? At the Energy Startup Day on October 31, 2019 you can meet technology companies, energy utilities, public authorities and investors to develop sales and distribution channels,...
Researchers in Switzerland have calculated how the heat that is produced in metro tunnels can be captured and used to heat and cool neighbouring residences. Researchers at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)...
Sixteen per cent of global GDP is now covered by net zero emissions targets set by nations, regions and cities, according to new analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). The analysis...
The region covered by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has significant potential to be powered by solar energy, according to new research. Less than 4 per cent of the maximum solar potential of...
Kenya’s National Environmental Tribunal agreed with environmental campaigners that the authorities had failed to conduct a proper environmental assessment before awarding the contract for the country’s first-ever coal plant. The coal-fired plant near Lamu...
CO2-neutral synthetic fuels could one day replace fossil jet fuels. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology recently had a breakthrough producing such a fuel using solar thermal energy. Aviation is one of the fastest...
The New York State Senate has passed a bill that will see the state use 100 per cent clean energy by 2040 and go climate neutral by 2050. The bill is the most ambitious...
Consumption-based emissions from nearly 100 of the world’s biggest cities represent 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research from C40 Cities. The new report, The Future of Urban Consumption...
Camps for refugees and internally displaced people are known for being dangerous, particularly for women. Thanks to a solar-energy initiative from the UN’s migration agency, this is beginning to change. Energy is hard to...
Seventeen Stirling Prize winners, including Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects, have released a declaration calling on UK architects to create “architecture and urbanism that has a more positive impact on the world...
Huge floating solar islands on the ocean that produce enough energy to enable CO2-neutral global freight traffic – what sounds like science fiction has now been calculated for the first time by researchers in...
