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The Energy Exchange explores the complex and critical intersection of energy, money and technology. Experts will use their insights and forecasts to outline what energy is available to us, the costs…

Rwanda’s Munyax Eco and Zambia’s WidEnergy have secured investment from female-focused fund Opens-LCEF, an impact investor that provides catalytic capital to early-stage social enterprises in …

What makes renewable energy so exciting is the immense economic potential of groundbreaking technology advancements.

Climate change mitigation has become a ports’ emergency; they endeavour to improve their energy efficiency and diminish their carbon footprint.

With alarm bells ringing about the rapid demise of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, satellite data have revealed how the intrusion of warmer Atlantic waters is reducing ice regrowth in the winter. In…

One of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers said yesterday it has made a “key technological breakthrough” that would allow it to stop sending old turbine blades to landfills — an issue…

US climate envoy says people will not have to give up quality of life to achieve some of net zero goals. The US climate envoy, John Kerry, has said 50% of the carbon reductions needed to get to net…

Environmental design is becoming more and more relevant as we feel the effects of climate change on our planet. Artists, architects, and other designers are finding new ways to consider the impact of…

Shifting economics and the evolution of design and technology considerations have changed the case for modern wind powered ships, says Kenneth Goh, GM of Knud E. Hansen A/S, Australia. Massive…

Many kinds of extreme events can disrupt electricity service, including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, extreme heat, extreme cold and extended droughts. Major disasters can leave…

Offshore fixed-in-place wind farms are not new, but they are providing renewable power in many locations around the world. But there’s a limit to the water depth — and thus distance offshore — that…

Europe and China are leading the installation of new pumped storage capacity – fuelled by the motion of water. Batteries are now being built at grid-scale in countries including the US, Australia…

21 April, New York -- The world is at risk of losing many of the benefits the ocean provides, warns the latest United Nations assessment on the state of the world’s ocean, which was released today,…

When U.S. companies build military weapons systems, electric vehicle batteries, satellites and wind turbines, they rely heavily on a few dozen “critical minerals” – many of which are mined and…

It could be a game changer, but for now, it's still early days. The method is more efficient than wind or solar energy, the company says.

“Convective” storms cause some of Earth’s most dramatic weather, including extreme rainfall, hail, lightning and severe wind gusts. Along with lighting up the skies, these storms frequently cause…

To avert the worst effects of climate change, global greenhouse gas emissions should fall at faster rates than they have risen for over a century. Economies must essentially turn on a dime and then…

Big batteries have emerged as the more effective provider of peaking services within the electricity market, beating out gas generators on cost and effectiveness, new analysis published by the […

Suppliers accused of misleading consumers by offering renewable deals that are only green on paper. It’s time to switch to a renewable energy tariff. This is the well-meaning advice given to eco-…

The ‘embodied carbon’ in the building of glass and steel blocks makes them anything but green