Transport
EU faces dilemma as aviation climate deal stays grounded
Analysis: Europe’s attempts to impose a global aviation emissions trading scheme look isolated – it now has to decide how much it wants to pursue this policy
Aviation industry unlikely to agree emissions reduction deal until 2016
Draft text to be presented at ICAO Council meeting next week suggests decision on global deal will be delayed
UK solar market hits 1 gigawatt for the first time
The largest PV installation to date was completed during the first half of this year, helping to boost figures
South Korea launches ‘Armadillo’ folding electric car
Four-wheel-drive, all-electric car can hit speeds of 60km/h and when folded three can fit into one average-sized parking space
India to construct floating solar power plant in Kolkata
Country’s first floating solar power station will be launched in one of the Victoria Memorial’s ponds in 2014
3D graphene to substitute platinum in solar cells
Researchers from Michigan Technological University have discovered a cost-effective solution to replacing expensive platinum in solar cells
MIT produces low-cost renewable energy battery
Membraneless device stores and releases energy in a device that relies on a phenomenon called ‘laminar flow’
Smart windows could spark energy efficiency revolution
US window coating can stop around 50% of heat and 70% of visible light, generating huge energy savings
Your iPhone uses more energy than a refridgerator
Smart phone users that consume a huge amount of data are contributing to climate change says new report
Google user’s carbon footprint equal to ‘one mile drive in car’
Users account for the vast majority of its CO2 footprint, but R&D efforts for self-driving cars are also taking their toll.
IBM technology could deliver 47% boost to wind generation
Hybrid Renewable Energy Forecasting technology uses cloud imaging, sky-facing cameras, and on-site sensors to gauge wind power
Hyperloop: the clean, green and fast train of the future?
Telsa founder Elon Musk says his magnetic train concept could revolutionise transport, and cut down on aviation emissions
Does BMW’s new i3 range mean it’s going green?
German car giant launches new electric car, but has blocked EU efforts to raise fuel efficiency standards for vehicle manufacturers
Organic solar cell potential boosted by new research
Scientists in the UK and USA believe they can radically improve efficiency of new range of ‘organic’ solar cells
EU funding advances carbon storage
National Grid analysis shows its test site can store 200 million tonnes of CO² from carbon emitters in the Humber region
UK opens world’s second largest offshore wind farm
Greater Gabbard wind farm cost £1.3 billion to construct, and will supply power to 500,000 homes
Blenheim Palace to host micro-hydropower system
Winston Churchill’s former home says hydro plant will power 18 homes, adding to current solar PV array
Tasmanian island achieves 100% renewable energy generation
Hydro Tasmania has achieved a sustained period of zero diesel operation on King Island
Cheap carbon offsets could strengthen aviation emissions goals
Cost of carbon offsetting so cheap that the aviation industry could adopt more ambitious reduction targets, says economist
BMW unveils first 100% i3 electric car
New i3 range will costs around US$41,350 but BMW says it will cost less than conventional vehicles to maintain