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30 04 2019 | 10:06

Researchers Create ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Roadmap for Saving Earth From Climate Change Years Before 2050 Deadline.

A Finnish university has published a comprehensive global road map on how the world can reduce its carbon emissions before the 2050 deadline – and the research says that it is quite feasible. The …

30 04 2019 | 09:50

Oil Giant BP Joins Nouryon in Rotterdam Hydrogen Quest.

The nascent green hydrogen market is attracting attention from oil and gas companies as it scales up. British oil giant BP is looking to create Europe’s largest renewable-energy-based hydrogen…

30 04 2019 | 09:16

This scientist thinks she has the key to curb climate change: super plants.

Dr Joanne Chory hopes that genetic modifications to enhance plants’ natural carbon-fixing traits could play a key role – but knows that time is short, for her and the planet. If this were a film…

30 04 2019 | 09:05

A call to implement marine renewable energy across Europe.

Peter Scheijgrond, M.Eng, M.Phil from the Dutch Marine Energy Centre calls for smart support schemes to implement marine renewable energy across Europe The industrial opportunity for Europe…

25 04 2019 | 12:24

How China is Looking to Create The Next Green Wave.

China was nearly ten years late to the global green bond party, but when the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide did show up it certainly made an entrance. Chinese issuance of green fixed…

24 04 2019 | 09:12

Kenya signs US $65m deal for construction of Menengai III geothermal power plant.

Kenya’s independent power producer (IPP) Sosian Energy has signed a deal worth US $65m with Chinese company Kaishan Renewable Energy Development, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Kaishan Compressor, build…

24 04 2019 | 08:28

Toyota to produce hydrogen from renewable energy at Motomachi.

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has introduced SimpleFuel, a small water electrolysis-based machine for hydrogen generation, at its Motomachi plant in central Japan. SimpleFuel, a simplified…

24 04 2019 | 07:54

Costa Rica bets on ending fossil fuel use by 2050.

Eric Orlich and his wife Gioconda Rojas own two electric vehicles, which they charge at home in the garage thanks to solar panels on their roof. That could soon become the norm in Costa Rica, where…

24 04 2019 | 07:39

Orkney's Business Model That Is Helping The Islands Lead The Way Towards 100% Renewable Energy.

Once leaving Britain’s highest carbon footprint with their total reliance on fossil-fuel-generated power from the mainland, Orcadians took matters into their own hands about 20 years ago. This move…

23 04 2019 | 09:19

India To Auction Transmission Projects Worth $5 Billion To Support RE Expansion.

To ensure that the rapidly expanding renewable energy capacity and planned auctions of large-scale solar and wind energy projects have the adequate transmission capacity to supply power to demand…

22 04 2019 | 07:00

Agrophotovoltaics: Land use efficiency of up to 186 percent.

The dual use of land for the harvesting of solar electricity and agriculture is economical and has an enormous potential for arid climate zones. This is the result of a pilot project in Germany.

21 04 2019 | 13:31

The women trying to solve Lagos' waste problem.

From recycling to up-cycling, entrepreneurial women lead the fight to reduce waste in Nigeria's densely populated city. Lagos, Nigeria - For Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, the inspiration came early.  As…

19 04 2019 | 14:54

Investment Houses See Climate Targets Undercutting Fossils, Warming Above 2.0°C Boosting Financial Risk.

Continued fossil industry development came under increased pressure from investors over the last week, with a major fund manager concluding that climate targets could undercut global oil demand by…

19 04 2019 | 14:51

Energy Storage To Become ‘Key Grid Asset’ With 13-Fold Growth Through 2024.

The capacity of energy storage systems around the world is set to increase thirteenfold over six years, from 12 gigawatt-hours of installed capacity in 2018 to an astonishing 158 GWh in 2024,…

19 04 2019 | 12:20

Climate-Vulnerable Countries Plan New Tools To Fund Green Development.

With at least a billion people in developing countries facing serious risk as the climate warms, the 48 members of the Vulnerable Twenty Group of Ministers of Finance (V20) is introducing a new set…

19 04 2019 | 09:57

New scientific device creates electricity from snowfall.

UCLA researchers and colleagues have designed a new device that creates electricity from falling snow. The first of its kind, this device is inexpensive, small, thin and flexible like a sheet of…

18 04 2019 | 17:42

Europe invests €27bn in new wind farms in 2018.

Europe invested €27bn in new wind farms in 2018, which will finance a record amount of future new wind energy capacity.

18 04 2019 | 16:40

How billions of helpers are producing methane from CO2, water and renewable energy.

Around 700 billion microorganisms are producing methane from CO2, water and renewable energy in the STORE&GO research facility, as Dr Frank Graf from DVGW Research Centre at Engler-Bunte-…

18 04 2019 | 15:44

Kenya’s Tatu City installs its first solar power plant.

Tatu City in Kenya has installed its first solar power plant. This is in line with the city’s long term commitment to environmental conversation through harnessing renewable energy sources.

18 04 2019 | 14:27

Clean, reliable power for Africa: The potential for mini-grids .

Two thirds of rural African households lack access to electricity. Mini-grids – electricity grids which are separate from the main energy grid – can offer a way to reach unconnected areas. When they…