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11 04 2019 | 08:10

Battery and offshore wind costs ‘tumble’.

Prices for lithium-ion battery storage as well as offshore wind have fallen more sharply than other clean generation technologies in the past year, according to BloombergNEF (BNEF). The company’s…

11 04 2019 | 08:06

US offshore wind 'worth $70bn'.

The US offshore wind industry represents a capital expenditure (CapEx) revenue opportunity of nearly $70bn, a new whitepaper by the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind (SIOW) estimates. SIOW’s study…

10 04 2019 | 08:04

Linking the electricity, heat and gas networks key for a cost-effective energy transition.

The European energy sector stands in front of a gargantuan task of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Apart from the many technical challenges for achieving this ambitious goal, there is also a social…

10 04 2019 | 07:19

Big oil’s ‘double speak’ on climate exposed in new report.

The world’s five largest listed oil and gas companies have spent more than $1 billion touting their climate credentials since the Paris Agreement was signed, whilst lobbying to protect and expand…

10 04 2019 | 07:04

South Africa to receive US $300m to boost energy and gas projects.

South Africa is set to receive US $300 boost from the Development Bank of Southern Africa(DBSA) and New Development Bank (NDB) after they signed a loan agreement to facilitate the Greenhouse Gas…

09 04 2019 | 08:18

Batteries are key to clean energy — and they just got much cheaper.

Batteries are critical for our clean energy future. Luckily, their cost has dropped so low, we might be much closer to this future than we previously thought.

09 04 2019 | 07:51

Over 300GW of new wind capacity will be added in the next five years, according to GWEC.

Over 300GW of new wind capacity will be added in the next five years, according to a new report from the Global Wind Energy Council. The 14th 'Global Wind Report' said offshore wind development will…

09 04 2019 | 07:51

NV Grid Works Smoothly with 50% Renewables.

Nevada’s grid would work smoothly and reliably while delivering 50 percent of the state’s electricity from clean, renewable energy sources like solar, geothermal, and wind according to an analysis…

09 04 2019 | 07:44

U.S. banks pledged to fund renewable energy, but they still spend way more on fossil fuels.

This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of theClimate Desk collaboration.

09 04 2019 | 07:32

SA urged to speed up transition to money-saving renewable energy.

No new coal or nuclear power plants should feature in the country’s electricity future, says UCT study. The transition to renewable energy could result in cheaper, cleaner and more reliable…

06 04 2019 | 09:29

Huge Global Study Just Smashed One of The Last Major Arguments Against Renewables

We just got some massive news in the ongoing drive to switch to renewable energy: scientists have identified 530,000 sites worldwide suitable for pumped-hydro energy storage, capable of storing more…

06 04 2019 | 09:10

Affordable batteries with renewables undercut coal, natural gas for reliable grid power.

Lithium-ion storage battery costs have fallen 35% since the first half of 2018, making unsubsidized renewable energy with storage cost-competitive coal and gas to deliver reliable, “dispatchable”…

06 04 2019 | 08:21

Ukraine Commisiones 861.1 MW of renewable energy facilities in Q1, 2019

Ukraine in the first quarter of 2019 commissioned 861.1 MW of renewable energy facilities, which is 5.4 times more than in the same period last year, and 16% more than in the whole 2018. These data…

06 04 2019 | 08:19

Building The World’s Largest Solar Storage System.

Over the past year, several companies have outlined plans to build solar-and-storage systems around the world—from Australia to Arizona and to the heart of the Permian oil patch in West Texas.

05 04 2019 | 10:08

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s take on wind energy.

watch the videos: Grassley: Trump's claim that noise from wind turbines causes cancer was 'idiotic'

05 04 2019 | 09:46

'Coal is on the way out': study finds fossil fuel now pricier than solar or wind.

Around 75% of coal production is more expensive than renewables, with industry out-competed on cost by 2025. Around three-quarters of US coal production is now more expensive than solar and wind…

05 04 2019 | 09:08

Conceived in a dream, new solar canoe will serve Amazon tribes.

A solar-powered canoe, just the second of its kind, is scheduled for launch around April 20 in the village of Sharamentsa on the Pastaza River in the Ecuadorean Amazon. The canoe is part of a…

05 04 2019 | 08:54

Renewable energy now accounts for one-third of global capacity.

The global installed capacity of renewable energy grew by nearly 8 per cent last year as clean energy sources grew to account for a third of all generation worldwide, according to new statistics from…

05 04 2019 | 08:46

Morocco launches tender for Koudia Al– Baida Wind Farm extension.

Morocco has launched a call for tenders to select an energy developer for the Koudia Al Baida wind farm extension project to enable the wind farm to increase its installed capacity from 50 MW to 120…

05 04 2019 | 08:39

Novel role of water in production of renewable fuels.

University of Oklahoma engineers in collaboration with the University of Tulsa have discovered a novel approach for the water-assisted upgrading of the renewable chemical, furfural, doubling or…