The UK government launches a new ‘catapult’ scheme to promote renewable technologies.
Nick Molho, Head of Energy Policy at WWF-UK explains why a balanced energy future needs offshore wind.
$260 billion spent on clean energy in 2010 but renewables policy support is flagging.
Jean-Pierre Huguet of the European Platform Against Wind tells us why wind is not the future for energy security in Europe.
All the pieces are in place for wind power to establish itself as the key technology for clean energy writes Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive of RenewableUK.
European Investment Bank throws weight behind UK’s Thanet Offshore project.
Cost savings and improved efficiency in energy production will bring technology in line with “dirtier” sources
Africa needs $35 billion investment per year in order to provide clean energy across the continent, according to a report by UK charity Christian Aid.
Renewables news focused on wind, solar, hydro as well coverage of global transition away from coal, oil and gas
Switching residential heating from fossil fuels to heat pumps and CHP boilers would slash 15% off current UK CO2 levels
Media and political claims that province’s high proportion of wind energy is to blame for power outages are completely unfounded
Meeting of Environment ministers ends on high, Nestle chairman blames biofuels for end of “cheap food” era, the wind energy subsidy cut could “cost UK jobs” and how to put a fire out without water (or chemicals).
New report from the European Wind Energy Association found that renewable power installation account for 71.3% of new energy capacity in 2011.
The oil and gas industry aims to bring clean jobs to Aberdeen, but it involves paving over part of a much-loved park, igniting a debate on just transition
China and India are on track to triple renewable capacity this decade, but were put off by anti-coal language and cost concerns
My homeland of Denmark played its part in causing the climate crisis but is now phasing out fossil fuels. In Dubai, the world must follow
Backed by the EU, Namibia has a $20 billion plan to export green hydrogen. A secretive tender process raises concerns for nature and citizens.
An InfluenceMap report spells out foreign pro-gas lobbying in Vietnam as environmental activists face mounting threats for speaking out against the government
The world is on track to overshoot 1.5C warming. Leaving fossil fuels in the ground, changing lifestyles and removing CO2 from the air are needed to fix the climate
Date growers see little benefit from the solar boom as they struggle with drought, pests and soaring electricity bills