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...
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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...
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,...
Australia’s busiest airport turns to wind power
Origin Energy will supply up to 75 per cent of Sydney Airport’s electricity with wind power from a 37-turbine, 135 MW wind farm. Sydney Airport is Australia’s busiest airport. Located just 8 kilometres south...
UK wind power surpasses nuclear over a quarter
Windfarms in the UK provided more electricity than nuclear power stations in the first three months of 2018. It is the first time wind has overtaken nuclear across a quarter. Data drawn from the...
Carbon emissions will affect wind power
Continued emissions are expected to cause a global north-to-south shift in wind power by the end of this century, causing challenges to the rapidly growing wind energy industry. The global wind power industry should...
Over half of EU coal plants are losing money
54 per cent of all coal plants in the EU are running at a loss, and that figure is set to rise to an overwhelming 97 per cent by 2030, finds a new Carbon...
Sri Lanka on track to 100% clean energy by 2050
A new report shows that Sri Lanka could meet its current and future electricity demand through renewable energy alone by 2050. But it would take up to $50 billion in investments to achieve this....
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....
Floating wind farms come of age
Floating wind farms can be used far away from shore and built larger than conventional offshore wind farms. The technology is now ready to be rolled out on an industrial, reports WindEurope. Costs are...
LEGO reaches 100% renewable, 3 years early
The LEGO group is now powered by 100 per cent renewable energy – three years ahead of schedule. Over the past four years, the toy building bricks company has invested close to USD 9...
Wind to power shipping tanker
The Finnish cleantech company Norsepower will outfit a Maersk Tanker vessel with two wind rotor sails by 2018. These are expected to reduce the ship’s fuel consumption by around 10 per cent. Wind power...
Infrastructure data for everyone
How much electricity flows through the grid? When and where? Where are the bottlenecks? What happens when wind turbines and solar cells feed in additional energy? The answer to these questions are essential for...
Typhoon turbines generate power from tropical storms
A Japanese company has built the world’s first typhoon-resistant wind turbine. The prototype is capable of transforming severe gales into electricity and could in theory harness enough energy from one tropical storm to power...
Liechtenstein, Denmark hold onto renewable top spots
Liechtenstein held on to its leading position in terms of installed photovoltaic capacity to come in first place in the SolarSuperState Association ranking for the second year in a row. Wind energy pioneer Denmark...
Greenpeace: 100% renewable energy for all by 2050
A new report from Greenpeace International argues that it is financially feasible to move towards 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050 and create up to 20 million new jobs in the process. Energy...
Bogga Wind Power at Green Drinks
At the next Green Drinks event on Monday 31 August here in Zürich, we are delighted to welcome GES member Henrik Nordborg, Professor of Physics from the Hochschule für Technik in Rapperswil, who will...
Australia declares war on wind power
While the Pope calls on the world to take action to protect the climate, Australia abandons its carbon tax and invests in coal projects. Now the government wants to cut back on renewable energy...
Hawaii to go 100% renewable by 2045
The Hawaii legislature passed a bill last week, calling for the state to generate 100 per cent of its electricity from renewables by 2045. Hawaii currently imports 93 per cent of its energy, making...
Effects of offshore wind farms on marine animals still unknown
The consequences and cumulative impacts of offshore wind developments on marine species need to be continually assessed. Species sensitive to sound such as dolphins could be especially negatively impacted by construction sound. As offshore...
