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27 01 2020 | 07:57

2020 Could Be the Year Carbon Removal Takes Off.

Global greenhouse gas emissions are on track to rise once again to their highest level in history. Our time isshrinking to reduce climate-warming emissions enough to limit global temperature rise to…

25 01 2020 | 08:59

The countdown is on: BLADES EUROPE 18-19 FEBRUARY

  Here’s a quick refresh of the key themes being discussed at this year’s Blades Europe Conference, taking place in Berlin on 18-19 February.

21 01 2020 | 09:21

Vestas plans 'zero-waste turbines' by 2040.

Vestas plans to eliminate non-recyclable waste from the manufacturing, operation and decommissioning of its wind turbines by 2040, becoming the first turbine maker to announce such a target. The…

17 01 2020 | 07:53

OVO completes acquisition of SSE Energy Services.

OVO Energy has completed the acquisition of SSE’s GB household energy business. OVO Energy has announced that it now owns SSE’s GB household energy business. Through its retail brands OVO now serves…

17 01 2020 | 07:10

Power of the PPA: the risks and rewards of buying energy at source.

As the world shifts to a clean energy mix, the landscape of power purchase agreements could change. Private companies are now looking to buy power directly from producers, cutting out utility…

09 01 2020 | 08:38

Water wars: early warning tool uses climate data to predict conflict hotspots.

Tension over water scarcity is increasing across the globe. A new system flags up where this threatens to erupt into violence. Researchers from six organisations have developed an early warning…

08 01 2020 | 14:07

UK’s first grid-injected hydrogen pilot gets underway.

A new ground-breaking hydrogen trial has begun in the UK. A new pilot to inject zero carbon hydrogen into a gas network to heat homes and businesses is now fully operational. This is the first time…

29 12 2019 | 07:18

Innovative Hydropower Project Unveiled at COP25.

A major new energy innovation project to demonstrate how smart hydropower technologies can deliver a low-carbon, reliable and resilient power system was launched today. The €18 million initiative was…

10 12 2019 | 10:42

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30 11 2019 | 10:17

A group of former university students in Africa are creating an energy-efficient home inspired by traditional architecture.

A portable, energy-efficient home that was originally built for a competition may be available on the market soon in Africa. The design was created by team Jua Jamii, a group of 40 former university…

24 11 2019 | 06:09

Ecosia: Could a search engine that plants trees really help save the Amazon?

‘Reforestation is essential but means nothing if we’re still watching the Amazon go up in smoke,’ says Greenpeace. Images of the Amazon being ravaged by wildfires has unified the public in shock and…

20 11 2019 | 05:06

Are you correctly assessing the value of your solar assets?

Try out our satellite data service for free and see if your performance estimations truly reflect reality Historical data:

19 11 2019 | 06:15

Modified quantum dots capture more energy from light and lose less to heat.

Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have synthesized magnetically-doped quantum dots that capture the kinetic energy of electrons created by ultraviolet light before it's wasted as heat. "This…

16 11 2019 | 14:30

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. Simec Atlantis Energy, which developed and…

13 11 2019 | 09:50

Breaking down controls to better control wind energy systems.

Researchers based in Brazil have developed a way to better control wind energy systems in electrical generation. Wind energy systems are typically expensive to maintain, and they can only convert a…

11 11 2019 | 16:26

Go With the Flow: Scientists Design Better Batteries for a Renewable Energy Grid.

New blueprint for affordable, sustainable ‘flow batteries’ developed at Berkeley Lab could accelerate an electrical grid powered by the sun and wind How do you store renewable energy so it’s there…

10 11 2019 | 05:15

247Solar and ROST to develop affordable solar power for the mining industry.

ROST International Trading, Ltd., and 247Solar Inc., has announced a definitive agreement for ROST to market 247Solar's modular, scalable concentrated solar power (CSP) technology to the worldwide…

08 11 2019 | 06:35

Solarglass Can Survive a Two-Story Pumpkin Drop. Elon Musk Has Video.

Tesla’s Solarglass can survive a pumpkin being dropped from a two-story building, a Halloween-themed test of durability that may ease questions about how the product could fare against inclement…

29 10 2019 | 13:40

'Artificial leaf' successfully produces clean gas.

A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an 'artificial leaf' that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, and which could eventually be used to…

29 10 2019 | 13:40

Biological material boosts solar cell performance.

Next-generation solar cells that mimic photosynthesis with biological material may give new meaning to the term "green technology." Adding the protein bacteriorhodopsin (bR) to perovskite solar cells…