Smart site selection can make hydropower greener
Even though new hydropower dam developments are intended to provide green energy, they can drown areas that are rich in plant and animal species. But a new study shows that this kind of collateral...
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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...
Over 100 global cities now powered by renewables
Over 100 cities around the world now obtain at least 70 per cent of their electricity from renewables. This is more than double the 40 cities that reported the same in 2015. Cities are...
Hydropower ‘most dangerous’ type of renewable energy
A new study compared the environmental impacts of the different types of renewable energy. Hydropower was found to do the most damage. “We know that burning fossil fuels is damaging the environment and warming...
California producing too much solar power
California has invested heavily in recent years into expanding its solar capacity. The Golden State now sometimes produces so much solar power that it has to pay neighbouring states to accept its excess energy....
Apple & co embrace renewable energy
More and more major companies in the US are turning to renewable energy as big names such as Apple, Google and Walmart invest in solar, wind and hydropower. As John Dyer in Boston reports,...
Emotions run high over Ethiopian dam
Egypt is trying with all its might to prevent construction of a hydroelectric power plant on the Nile in Ethiopia out of fear that it will reduce the flow of water to Egypt. Ethiopia...
E-mobility: a conflict of emotions
Sustainable, emission-free, environmentally conscious – the calls for green mobility are getting louder. But how environmentally friendly are electric cars really? Sustainable, emission-free, environmentally conscious! Electric cars are a trend which began in the...
Fishing vessel transformed into a wave power plant
Is it possible for a redundant fishing vessel to be used as a power plant? Absolutely! The first vessel of its kind is now anchored offshore in the Stadthavet area west of Ålesund, Norway,...
Lower Mekong River under threat from big dams
The development of two dams on the Lower Mekong River in Laos could have a devastating impact on one of the world’s most productive rivers. 60 million people depend on the river for food...
Costa Rica: 75 days on renewable energy alone
Costa Rica has broken a clean energy milestone by using 100 per cent renewable energy for 75 days in a row. Heavy rainfall was credited for powering the Central American country’s four hydroelectric power...
Green means where, not just how, you live
A recently published study proposes a new decision-making threshold that could indicate when switching to green alternatives like electric vehicles may actually increase overall carbon emissions. This is because electric alternatives aren’t actually green...
City pipes generate energy from tap water
One of the main pipelines in the city of Portland, Oregan uses pipes that harvest energy as water flows through them. Unlike hydropower, the technology reportedly has no environmental impact. According to an article...
Uruguay investing in wind energy
Uruguay currently produces 84 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources of energy. Its long-term goal is 100 per cent. The country wants to become one of the world’s leading producers of wind...
Proposed laws threaten Brazilian ecosystems
Brazil’s ecosystems could be exposed to mining and dams if proposals currently being debated by the Brazilian Congress are approved, according to a team of Brazilian and British researchers. Calling Brazil’s ecosystems “globally significant”...
Alpine rivers under stress
Only one in ten Alpine rivers are able to maintain sufficient water supply for the 14 million people that depend on these sources of fresh water, according to a report by WWF. In its...
Brazilian Amazon deforestation on the decline
An international team of scientists has found that the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has declined. But the region still remains threatened. The scientists also reviewed research about policy interventions and commodity...
