Desperate times call for desperate measures. So Tanzania, where 80 percent of the population has no reliable access to electricity, is planning to import biomass as fuel from Ethiopia this year and…
During the latest midterm election cycle, the fossil fuel industry paid at least $359 million for federal campaign donations and lobbying.
Corporations, special interest groups, and individuals…
In climate terms, 2019 was a calamitous year for the planet. Hurricanes, cyclones and flooding killed and displaced thousands across Asia, Europe and Africa and in both North and South America;…
The “State of the States”: How State and Local Action Drove Climate Action in 2019 – and What to Watch For in 2020
Part of NRDC's Year-End Series Reviewing 2019 Climate & Clean Energy…
Prince William has launched a prize to reward new innovative solutions for the climate crisis.
The new Earthshot Prize is an ambitious set of challenges to inspire a decade of action to repair the…
Tractebel Engineering and Tractebel Overdick, both part of energy major Engie, have unveiled a power-to-gas offshore platform that would convert wind energy to green hydrogen.
Tractebel Overdick and…
Commission says regional cooperation can help deliver the increased production needed to help meet climate goals.
Increasing offshore wind production through regional cooperation between member…
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…
Energy storage is no longer an asset class that utilities can ignore.
One of the biggest criticisms of renewable energy has been its inherently intermittent nature. Solar energy plants don't produce…
Renewable energy is the top investment sector for UK investors with almost one-third (30%) regarding it as the area they would actively put their money into for long-term gain, according to a survey…
The Orkney archipelago is at the cutting edge of renewable energy development.
On Orkney a revolution is underway, made of wind, sun, and sea. The 20 islands of the Orkney archipelago lie in the…
The electricity sector has been a cornerstone of the energy transition. But with the pace of change increasing, are power markets helping or hindering?
Centralized markets with prices set by the…
The case for hardwiring social justice into climate action
The very fact that this year’s COP25 climate summit had to be hastily moved to Spain, after street protests against economic inequality…
Believe it or not, with 12.74% of its total energy consumption driven by renewables, Germany leads the world, according to a new study. In addition, renewables accounted for 40% of Germany’s…
Several of New Zealand’s largest electricity users are backing a business case to accelerate the uptake of renewable energy through a project facilitated by the Major Electricity Users’ Group (MEUG…
In our business and personal lives, the subject of ‘power’ has historically been viewed as a challenge focused primarily on measured and incremental changes in technology, government and consumer…
Battery metal exploration and recycling company American Battery Metals is positive about the direction that the US is taking with regards to energy, with CEO Doug Cole saying on Monday that the…