Giant Floating Solar Farms Could Make Fuel and Help Solve the Climate Crisis, Says Study.
Millions of solar panels clustered together to form an island could convert carbon dioxide in seawater into methanol, which can fuel airplanes and trucks, according to new research
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EU Makes a New Bet on Green Hydrogen.
Green hydrogen to balance out volatile electricity generation from new renewable energy sources, integrate them into the energy system. The European Commission has awarded the H2FUTURE project to a consortium made up of voestalpine, Siemens, VERBUND, and Austrian Power Grid (APG).
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Renewable Projects in Africa Surge - Let's Keep It That Way.
Africa needs energy. Period. The lack of energy on the continent costs nations 2-4% GDP every year. In the Sahel region, such as Senegal, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan and other areas, nearly two-thirds of the population lives without any electricity. Overall on the continent, 45% of resid
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Hydro and geothermal to dominate Indonesia’s renewable energy mix until 2028.
The Acting Director of PT PLN (Persero), Djoko R. Abumanan, said that the potential of renewable energy generation is spread throughout Indonesia, especially from hydropower and geothermal energy.
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Promising new solar-powered path to hydrogen fuel production.
Engineers at Lehigh University are the first to utilize a single enzyme biomineralization process to create a catalyst that uses the energy of captured sunlight to split water molecules to produce hydrogen.
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SibFU scientists discovered material that can make solar cells more efficient.
Researchers at Siberian Federal University, together with colleagues from the Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden), discovered new properties of material based on palladium, which can increase the performance of solar cells.
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Blue energy — saltwater is power.
Coastal saltwater — a new source of renewable energy? The ACEEE releases the 2019 City Clean Energy Scorecard. New Orleans considers wind power, but there is dissent. Just 10% of fossil-fuel subsidies could pay for green energy. Stanford Univers
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South Africa tackling climate change through education.
Last week, South Africa celebrated its annual National Science Week with events, exhibitions and school activities happening across the country.
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Ethiopia sets new global tree planting record.
Ethiopia has set a new world record for most trees every planted in a single day, planting over 350 million seedlings and young plants in an effor
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Registrations open for African Climate Risks Conference 2019.
This is a friendly reminder that
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Greta Thunberg hits back at Andrew Bolt for 'deeply disturbing' column.
Campaigner calls out ‘hate and conspiracy campaigns’ after Australian’s attack.
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The hidden costs of unreliable electricity.
Think back to the last time you experienced a power outage.
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July confirmed as hottest month on record.
July this year was the warmest month ever recorded worldwide, satellite data has confirmed. The assessment was carried out by researchers at the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Scientists say it's the latest sign that Earth is experiencing unprecedented warming.
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Climate change to cause chaos in Africa, warn scientists.
Climate change will hit many African countries more severely than previously thought, according to a new report. Researchers warn that rapid population growth means more and more people will be affected by extreme weather events across the continent in the coming years.
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Hyundai releases car with solar panel roof.
Hyundai has released a version of its Sonata hybrid that has solar panels to help charge its battery. The Korean car maker said up to 60% of the power for the car's battery could be supplied if the solar roof was used for six hours a day.
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A new study reveals ways to reduce city temperatures by 2°C.
New research funded by City of Parramatta Council and CRC for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) has revealed ways temperatures in Western Sydney can be reduced by as much as 2°C.
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IETA Appoints New Board Members.
GENEVA, 6 August - IETA is pleased to announce the appointment of Federico Di Credico of ACT and Hendrik Rosenthal of CLP as new members of its governing Council. They fill vacancies created when Matthew Bateson of Rio Tinto and Jeanne Ng of CLP resigned in mid-term.
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17 Countries, Home to One-Quarter of the World's Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress.
Once-unthinkable water crises are becoming commonplace.
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Steve Sawyer Memorial Event.
As many of you already know, last week we mourned the loss of Steve Sawyer, a founder of GWEC and Secretary general for over 10 years after a short but intense struggle with cancer.
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