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BRITAIN SPENT 'TWICE AS MUCH ON OVERSEAS FOSSIL FUELS AS RENEWABLES'
Twenty-nine per cent of UK energy aid in 2010-14 went to investments using fossil fuels and renewables, or where the energy source could not be identified... READ MORE›
ALPHABET WANTS TO FIX RENEWABLE ENERGY'S STORAGE PROBLEM -- WITH SALT
Existing electrical grids struggle with renewable energy, a vexing problem that's driving demand for new storage methods... READ MORE›
AEP TO SPEND $4.5 BILLION ON THE LARGEST WIND FARM IN THE U.S.
Is looking to invest 4.5 billion in a massive wind farm spread across Oklahoma's panhandle and a new transmission line that will carry the power to customers... READ MORE›
CLIMATE DENIAL IS LIKE THE MATRIX; MORE REPUBLICANS ARE CHOOSING THE RED PILL
Normally the GOP views itself as the more pro-military party, but on climate change they've resisted the DoD's findings... READ MORE›
EVEN THE MAN WHO TRIED TO TURN NRG GREEN BACKS ELLIOTT ON A SALE
David Crane spent five years trying to convince Wall Street that he needed to turn the coal-burning, natural gas-dependent power generator NRG Energy Inc... READ MORE›
TESLA POWERPACK INSTALLATION IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA WILL BE WORLD'S LARGEST LITHIUM-ION STORAGE FACILITY
Along with French renewable energy company Neoen, the Elon Musk enterprise won a bid to provide a 100 MW 129 MWh Powerpack system in South Australia... READ MORE›
SA TO GET WORLD'S BIGGEST LITHIUM ION BATTERY IN 'HISTORIC' DEAL WITH ELON MUSK
South Australia teams with Tesla, Neoen to build world's biggest lithium ion battery in bid to secure power... READ MORE›
WORLD'S FIRST FLOATING WINDFARM TO TAKE SHAPE OFF COAST OF SCOTLAND
Irene Rummelhoff, head of the oil firm's low-carbon division, said the technology opened up an enormous new resource of wind power... READ MORE›
WORLD'S BIGGEST WIND TURBINE MAKER VESTAS SETS SIGHTS ON ASIA-PACIFIC, MIDDLE EAST MARKETS
Vestas intends to be a pioneer in new markets, CEO Anders Runevad said in a phone interview Thursday... READ MORE›
THESE 5 CHARTS SHOW THE SEISMIC SHIFTS HAPPENING IN GLOBAL ENERGY
Even China's Turning Away This map shows that most of the world's economies are turning away from coal, the most environmentally harmful fossil fuel... READ MORE›
SOLAR POWER PRICE SLUMP CASTS SHADOW ON INDIA'S GREEN FUTURE
After the United States withdrew from the Paris climate deal last week, India said it would stick to its huge renewable energy programme... READ MORE›
CHINA MAKES GREATEST RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT IN WORLD FOR FIFTH YEAR RUNNING
During the eighth Clean Energy Ministerial, held in Beijing from June 6 to 8, Wang Zhigang, vice min... READ MORE›
'SPECTACULAR' DROP IN RENEWABLE ENERGY COSTS LEADS TO RECORD GLOBAL BOOST
Falling solar and wind prices have led to new power deals across the world despite investment in renewables falling... READ MORE›
INDIA, ONCE A COAL GOLIATH, IS FAST TURNING GREEN
The price needs to fall to 100 per kilowatt-hour for renewable energy to be comparable in price to coal, Mr. Mathur says... READ MORE›
PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT: COST FOR U.S. ECONOMY FROM TRUMP'S WITHDRAWAL
Benioff tweeted that he was deeply disappointed by the decision, noting that his company would continue to strive to run only renewable energy... READ MORE›
JUMP IN RENEWABLE ENERGY JOBS WORLDWIDE
In its Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2017, IRENA says the sector employed seven million people five years ago... READ MORE›
JUMP IN RENEWABLE ENERGY JOBS WORLDWIDE
In its Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2017, IRENA says the sector employed seven million people five years ago... READ MORE›
JUMP IN RENEWABLE ENERGY JOBS WORLDWIDE
In its Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2017, IRENA says the sector employed five million people five years ago... READ MORE›
CHARGING AHEAD: WELSH BATTERY SCHEME MAY AID GROWTH OF GREEN ENERGY
Experts said that more energy storage was vital for increasing renewable energy penetration... READ MORE›
MERSEY FEAT: WORLD'S BIGGEST WIND TURBINES GO ONLINE NEAR LIVERPOOL
Danish company Dong Energy has just finished installing 32 turbines in Liverpool Bay that are taller than the Gherkin skyscraper, with blades longer than nine London buses... READ MORE›
SOFTBANK AND FOXCONN BRING INDIA SOME OF WORLD'S CHEAPEST SOLAR
Are bringing India some of the cheapest solar power in the world, helping Prime Minister Narendra Modi reach his ambitious clean-energy goals... READ MORE›
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INDIAN SOLAR POWER PRICES HIT RECORD LOW, UNDERCUTTING FOSSIL FUELS
By 2022, India aims to have the capacity to generate 175 gigawatts of power from solar, biomass and wind energy... READ MORE›
WIND POWER GENERATES 140% OF DENMARK'S ELECTRICITY DEMAND
Wind power generates 140 percent of Denmark's electricity demand... READ MORE›
U.K. JUST WENT WITHOUT COAL POWER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1880S
Coal plants by 2025 How to Hit the Brakes on Climate Change The U.K... READ MORE›
CHINA BUILDS WORLD'S BIGGEST SOLAR FARM IN JOURNEY TO BECOME GREEN SUPERPOWER #GLOBALWARNING
Vast plant in Qinghai province is part of China's determination to transform itself from climate change villain to a green energy colossus... READ MORE›
'THE WILD WEST OF WIND': REPUBLICANS PUSH TEXAS AS UNLIKELY GREEN ENERGY LEADER
You don't want to see power lines, wind turbines and solar panels, Wortham said... READ MORE›
SOLAR PANEL RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATE POWERING TRAINS BY BYPASSING GRID
Imperial College London has partnered with the climate change charity 10 10 to investigate the use of track-side solar panels to power trains, the two organisations announced yesterday... READ MORE›
CHINA CEMENTING GLOBAL DOMINANCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
The report noted the global expansion cements China's total domination of renewable energy growth globally... READ MORE›
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TURN TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TO BREAK CYCLE OF WELFARE
Melina Loubicon-Massimo, from the Lubicon Cree First Nation in Canada, says her community has achieved incredible results with renewable energy... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA PLANS THE WORLD'S CHEAPEST POWER WITH SOLAR AND WIND
Saudi Arabia is the world's largest crude exporter and pumps the most oil among the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries... READ MORE›
THE AGE OF THE GIANT BATTERY IS ALMOST UPON US
Are giving lenders confidence that grid-scale energy storage is a bona fide industry... READ MORE›
WHERE IS THE WORLD'S WINDIEST CITY? SPOILER ALERT
Air pollution is non-existent as any fumes are whipped away and wind power is harnessed for electricity... READ MORE›
ECONOMICS TO KEEP WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY THRIVING WITH TRUMP
California and New York have set goals to source half of their power from clean energy by 2030... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST SOLAR FARM SET TO SPROUT IN A QUEENSLAND FIELD
That is equivalent to one fifth of the current total renewable energy target for the entire country in a single power station... READ MORE›
FULL TILT: GIANT OFFSHORE WIND FARM OPENS IN NORTH SEA
Gemini would contribute about 13 percent of the country's total renewable energy supply and about 25 percent of its wind power, he added... READ MORE›
SCOTLAND WIND TURBINES COVER ALL ITS ELECTRICITY NEEDS FOR A DAY
High winds on Sunday boosted renewable energy output to provide 106 percent of Scotland's electricity needs for a day... READ MORE›
'NO PLANS' TO CUT RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGET, JOSH FRYDENBERG SAYS
A report by the commission found that the cost of wind power had fallen by 60 percent in the past five years... READ MORE›
EARTH HOUR IS BAD FOR THE POOR
Foreign aid is increasingly tied to renewable energy projects such as building solar and wind power capacity, or tiny off-grid energy generators... READ MORE›
FOR TONY ABBOTT, IT'S FULL STEAM AHEAD ON COAL, 'THE FOUNDATION OF PROSPERITY'
Australia's insistence on locking itself into fossil fuels while distancing itself from ambitious efforts to combat climate change has not gone unnoticed overseas... READ MORE›
RENEWABLES ROADSHOW: HOW BROKEN HILL WENT FROM MINING TO DRAG QUEENS AND SOLAR FARMS
Thomas says while former Broken Hill artists painted mining scenes, many of the newer ones are inspired by renewable energy... READ MORE›
CORNISH VILLAGE MARKS 25 YEARS OF UK WIND POWER
The Delabole windfarm marked its 25th anniversary in December, having produced enough power to boil 3.4bn kettles since the blades began spinning... READ MORE›
COAL PLANTS CAST DOUBTS ON CHINAS PRIORITIES
It is also one of China's biggest owners of coal-fired power plants... READ MORE›
ALL ELECTRICITY IN AUSTRIA'S LARGEST STATE NOW PRODUCED FROM RENEWABLES
Austria's largest state said Thursday that 100 percent of its electricity is now generated using renewable sources of energy... READ MORE›
FRENCH NUCLEAR POWER IN 'WORST SITUATION EVER', SAYS FORMER EDF DIRECTOR
In the week Britain exports electricity to France for first time in four years, Gerard Magnin says renewable power will match Hinkley Point C on cost... READ MORE›
SUPPORT FOR WORLD-LEADING ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE SKYROCKETS, ACCORDING TO NEW POLL
Support for world-leading action on climate change skyrockets, according to new poll... READ MORE›
WORLD'S BIGGEST OFFSHORE WINDFARM APPROVED FOR YORKSHIRE COAST
The UK currently has about 1,200 offshore wind turbines, with a total generating capacity of about 4GW... READ MORE›
DENMARK BROKE WORLD RECORD FOR WIND POWER IN 2015
Windy year helps Denmark to produce 42 percent of its electricity from wind turbines, despite two major windfarms being offline... READ MORE›
SCRAPPING HINKLEY FOR RENEWABLE ALTERNATIVES WILL SAVE 'TENS OF BILLIONS'
A final investment decision by EDF on the nuclear power plant's expansion is expected in May... READ MORE›
RENEWABLES COULD LOSE EUROPEAN POWER GRID PRIORITY, DOCUMENTS REVEAL
Industry concern after confidential impact assessment models scenarios for paring back the 'priority dispatch' system for clean energy... READ MORE›
WORLD'S LARGEST SOLAR PLANT OPENS IN CALIFORNIA DESERT
If legislators adopt a 50 renewable energy mandate, it could incentivize massive projects like Desert Sunlight... READ MORE›
ON EVE OF PARIS CLIMATE SUMMIT, BRITAIN PULLS THE PLUG ON RENEWABLES
It's not just the subsidy cuts that are hurting renewable energy in Britain... READ MORE›