Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — The 10th Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) got underway this morning, bringing together decision makers from 150 countries.
Shift to gas saved more than 300m tons of planet-heating carbon dioxide as nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide levels dropped.
The human toll from coal-fired pollution in America has been laid bare…
Japan aims to power region, scene of 2011 meltdown, with 100% renewable energy by 2040.
Fukushima is planning to transform itself into a renewable energy hub, almost nine years after it became the…
The Fluence-supplied battery system will make money via a new product that rewards high-speed frequency response.
The Republic of Ireland recently received its first grid-scale battery, which will…
For the first time since 2010, Belgium exported more electricity than it imported, it emerged from figures produced by high voltage network operator Elia that states the situation is the “reverse of…
Solar Africa returns to East Africa at Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania
7th Solar Africa 2020, East Africa's largest Solar Energy Products and Equipment fair is back, in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania to…
Equinor has committed to slash greenhouse gas emissions in Norway.
Equinor has launched a new climate ambition to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas emissions from its operated offshore fields and…
The Co-op has announced a new commitment to only use 100% recyclable packaging for its own brand products.
The Co-op has banned black plastic packaging from all its products and by the summer of…
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…
Nexeon – the UK company developing silicon materials for next generation Li-ion batteries – has reached the halfway stage in its £10million SUNRISE project, and has already produced silicon
battery…
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;…
A new year has already begun, and it won’t be long before we roll out our 2020 workshops starting from February. Last year, 500+ practitioners benefited from GORD’s training series and many qualified…
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…
IRENA and UNHCR forge partnership to increase the role of renewable power solutions for displaced communities
Geneva, Switzerland - On-site renewable energy solutions can cost-effectively supply…