Renewable Energy
New technology is the “Holy Grail” of clean hydrogen energy
A new technique using sunlight and mirrors to extract hydrogen gas from water could pave the way for the expansion of clean hydrogen energy
China to invest $294 billion in renewables by 2015
China plans to invest 1.8 trillion yuan in clean energy as part of its plan to reduce emissions by 45% by 2020
Supercomputers take the US electric grid to the next level
A new laboratory in Colorado is helping scientists to figure out how to incorporate renewable technology into the US electric grid
US renewable energy use soared in 2012 – report
Federal data from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory reveals wind, solar and natural gas steadily displaced coal as energy sources
Commissioner calls for expansion of EU energy empire
EU presses on with supergrid plans despite budget cuts as energy commissioner Günther Oettinger calls for North Africa and Caspian Sea nations to join in
Report: Renewables missing out on $71trn investment pot
Study finds unshackling big instuitional investors could contribute 25-50% of renewable energy funding till 2035
Belgium plans to store energy in giant North Sea doughnut
Country plans to store excess wind energy in sand island two miles offshore when demand for it is low
Cost not capacity the crucial statistic for renewable energy
Analysis: Solar and wind sectors reported capacity landmarks this week but cost of low carbon energy is the magic number
US energy reboot cuts emissions 13% in five years
Bloomberg report reveals renewable energy, gas and energy efficiency made mark on greenhouse gas output
NGOs question Scotland’s climate change plans
Group says there is too little detail on how laudable emissions reduction and clean energy targets will be met and how policies will be paid for
BP: We are going to miss the 2°C warming target
Emissions growth slowing and renewables could still avoid the “nuclear ceiling” and continue as the fastest growing energy source globally
Francois Hollande accused of climate change hypocrisy
President calls for clean energy investment at sustainability summit in Abu Dhabi before lobbying on behalf of oil industry
Harvard academic: Obama unlikely to make climate a priority
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IRENA & Masdar launch global renewable energy map at Abu Dhabi summit
Use the new interactive Global Atlas of potential solar and wind resources to see if your country can outshine California or outblow Mongolia
Geothermal potential could fill Japan’s nuclear gap
Iceland’s ambassador to Japan Stefan Larus Stefansson says the country should learn from Iceland’s experience and pursue a geothermal energy boom
Survey shows 77% of Americans think climate change is a priority
New poll shows turning tide in US attitudes to climate change and clean energy with overwhelming majority saying it should be on Congress’ to do list.
Climate action in the US: 5 Reasons to be cheerful
Forget the stalemate at the UN climate change talks, back home the US is making more climate change progress than its partisan politics would have you think.
Polish environmentalists complain of harassment and visits from “secret police”
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Hydropower could double by 2050, say IEA and Brazilian government
Report claims 3 billion tonnes of CO2 could be saved but critics question benefits of “big-hydro” on social and environmental grounds.
What can the US learn from Australia’s clean energy roadmap?
Business and government could do worse than follow in Australian footsteps writes, Jennifer Morgan, director of the climate and energy programme at the World Resource Institute.