DNV GL upgrades battery scorecard.

DNV GL has released an updated version of its battery performance scorecard, which ranks and evaluates of different types of batteries used for energy storage.

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Harvard Study Shows Where Investments In Renewable Energy Can Be Most Effective.

Sometimes, a study or report comes to such an obvious conclusion you wonder why the study needed to be done in the first place. Here’s an example.

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Orkney tidal specialists to set up Japanese energy demo.

Orkney-based offshore marine energy construction specialist Green Marine is exporting its skills to Japan as part of a tidal energy demonstration project.

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Paris e-scooters under pressure to prove green credentials.

Pulling on makeshift roped hooks along a sun-drenched bank of the Seine River in Paris, Youva Hadjali and Edison Gompo fish out two electric scooters -- not the most ecological fate for devices billed as a carbon-free fix for strained urban transport systems.

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Battery Storage Still More Expensive Than Fossil Fuels—But Probably Not For Long.

As an increasing number of states focus on renewable energy, batteries are becoming more of a necessity.

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IEA: Peak Oil Demand Is Less Than A Decade Away.

Global oil demand will reach its peak in the mid-2020s and plateau around 2030, the International Energy Agency said in its World En

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Ο Πανελλήνιος Σύλλογος Αδικημένων Αγροτικών Φωτοβολταϊκών (ΠΣΑΑΦ) για το ενεργειακό νομοσχέδιο.

Ο Πανελλήνιος Σύλλογος Αδικημένων Αγροτικών Φωτοβολταϊκών (ΠΣΑΑΦ) παρενέβει με πρόταση / σχόλιο στο άρθρου 25 του υπό διαβούλευση ενεργειακού νομοσχεδίου:  

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Eurostar announces first plastic-free train.

For its 25th anniversary, Eurostar have announced they will be running their first plastic-free train.

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McDonald’s unveils new innovative packaging and recycling solutions.

McDonald’s has unveiled innovative packaging solutions to tackle plastic pollution under their new scheme ‘Better M’. Today, McDonald’s announced a wide-ranging programme to remove and minimise plastic and improve recyclability in packaging across Europe.

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Hero of the Week: Italy’s Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti.

This week Italy got an A+ — thanks to its education minister, Lorenzo Fioramonti,who announced that starting next year 

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Making Microgrids More Accessible.

In the aftermath of the recent PG&E shutdowns, we wrote about the hardships that Californians faced–especially those who didn’t have solar and battery storage available to t

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Warren’s New Plan Would Punish Exxon for Lying to Regulators.

Yesterday, presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren released a plan (!) calling for companies who have misled federal regulators to be prosecuted under a new corporate perjury law. She als

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One Climate SOS Thing: Floating A House Down the River Thames.

The Extinction Rebellion launched another high profile protest, this time floating down the River Thames in London a “model” of a suburban home that is literally partially under water as a way to raise awareness about rising sea levels that will leave many homes under water.  The 

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European Investment Bank to phase out fossil fuels financing.

The European Investment Bank has agreed to phase out its multibillion-euro financing for fossil fuels within the next two years to become the world’s first ‘“climate bank”.

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Andhra Pradesh proposal casts doubt on India’s renewable sector: Rystad Energy

India may fall around 7 GW short of its ‘60 GW by 2022’ utility-scale solar target if the power purchase agreement revision proposal by the state government is implemented.

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Mirova fund raises €857m for renewables.

Mirova has announced the final close of an €857m fund to invest in clean energy projects. The Mirova-Eurofideme 4 fund has already made its first investments and deployed more than €300m, financing nearly 600MW of projects in France, Portugal, Norway and Spain.

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Greta Thunberg effect' driving growth in carbon offsetting.

NGOs report fourfold increases in investments in carbon-reducing projects in developing countries.

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Rain or shine: new solar cell captures energy from raindrops.

A solar panel that can generate electricity from falling raindrops has been invented, enabling power to flow even when skies cloud over or the sun has set.

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Metamorphosis In Fukushima — Installing 11 Solar Power Plants & 10 Wind Power Plants.

How does one renew an area devastated by nuclear waste? I think of brilliant Akira Kurosawa’s film Dreams. One of the dreams depicts the horror and abyss after the fallout of a nuclear accident.

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China General Nuclear To Invest $2.5 Billion In Wind & Solar In Mongolia

There are some places on Earth that just lend themselves naturally to wind and solar power. Inner Mongolia, with its abundant sunshine and steady breezes, is one of them.

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