Makeup and personal care companies produce a huge amount of packaging – much of which cannot be recycled. But companies such as Lush and Garnier are trying to do better.
A unique way of creating energy from cocoa bean husks is being developed in Ghana as part of a project led by the UK’s university of Nottingham. Jack Unwin finds out how this project could help ghana…
Construction of Corbetti and Tulu Moye geothermal power projects in Ethiopia is set to commence soon. Gunnar Orn Gunnarsson, Reykjavik Geothermal (RG)’s Chief Operating Officer announced the reports…
Construction of Sahofika hydroelectric plant in Madagascar to begin in December. This is after a framework agreement was signed between the Madagascan authorities and the New Onive Hydroelectric…
Investors in General Electric, once one of the world's most valuable companies, lost tens of billions of dollars after the Paris climate deal as it failed to adapt to the pace of the green energy…
Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization has inaugurated a floating offshore wind turbine off the coast of the Asian country.
The Hibiki machine was installed in waters…
• Innovative storage technology as key to the next step in the energy transition
• Newly-opened pilot plant in Hamburg-Altenwerder can store 130 MWh of energy for up to one…
While the global production of plastics is increasing, it is decreasing in Europe, according to PlasticsEurope, the leading pan-European association of plastics manufacturers. EURACTIV’s partner le …
Environmental groups calling current levels of pollution in the Highveld Priority Area a violation of people’s constitutional rights.
South Africa’s government is being sued for failing to crack…
European citizens increasingly demand energy that is greener and available when needed. European gas storage operators are preparing to become a driving force of that transition by storing excess…
Tunisian authorities have announced plans to commission and connect to the national electricity distribution grid the 10 MW Tozeur photovoltaic solar power plant located in the west of the country by…
Globeleq has completed the acquisition in South Africa of four renewable generation plants and the asset management company from an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management.
Boreal Light has completed the installation of a water desalination system to Yemen as well as the furthering growth of its WaterKiosk Project in Africa.
The Boreal team recently completed the…
A consortium of EDF Renewables, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Green of Africa has emerged the winner of a tender for the Noor Midelt Phase 1 multi-technologies hybrid solar project.…
European countries are committed to increase their electricity generation from renewable resources to meet the European targets for 2030. Several strategies to meet this goal focus on increasing the…
Experts of energy authorities and R&D organisations from the Gulf region are visiting solar thermal power sites in Spain this week in the framework of a 5–day study tour on “Solar thermal…
There's no question that finding new sources of renewable energy is good for the environment. Less pollution and fewer greenhouse gases are good for people, plants, and animals. But clean energy…
The emergence of small-scale renewable energy such as rooftop solar panels brings new challenges for consumers and energy utilities, says the newly-appointed president of Eurelectric.
Magnus Hall,…
A group of European scientists wants to mitigate the effects of climate change and advance renewable energy sources by building millions of artificial islands throughout the world’s oceans capable of…
A team of scientists at The University of Manchester has solved a key flaw in solar panels after 40 years of research around the world. Solar panels are among the most available system of generating…