Recent News Headlines : Renewable Energy Sources

CONTROVERSIAL SITE C DAM TO PROCEED


The provincial NDP government made what it said was a tough decision, but said cancelling the project would be a worse idea... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 18

PARIS CLIMATE SUMMIT OPENS WITH BILL GATES, DICAPRIO, BUT NOT TRUMP


Two years after the landmark Paris climate accord, dozens of world leaders and philanthropists are back in the French capital on Tuesday for a summit... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 676

GLOBAL WARMING WILL WEAKEN WIND POWER, STUDY PREDICTS


Wind farms are key to tackling climate change but warming will significantly cut wind power across US and UK, though Australia will see winds strengthen... READ MORE

11th December, 2017 427

GLOBAL WARMING WILL WEAKEN WIND POWER, STUDY PREDICTS


Wind farms are key to tackling climate change but warming will significantly cut wind power across US and UK, though Australia will see winds strengthen... READ MORE

11th December, 2017 427

GLOBAL WARMING WILL WEAKEN WIND POWER, STUDY PREDICTS


Wind farms are key to tackling climate change but warming will significantly cut wind power across US and UK, though Australia will see winds strengthen... READ MORE

11th December, 2017 427

TESLA SWITCHES ON GIANT BATTERY TO SHORE UP AUSTRALIA'S GRID


"We think that's what's really going to acclerate the uptake of energy storage in Australia," he said... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 3801

TESLA SWITCHES ON WORLD'S LARGEST LITHIUM ION BATTERY SETUP IN AUSTRALIA


Elon Musk met up ot his 100-day deadline of building the world's largest lithium battery in Australia, located in Hornsdale, South Australia... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 19

FROM AMAZON TO ETSY TECH GIANTS FIGHT TRUMPS PLAN TO SAVE COAL


Despite her state's deep roots in coal, she backs the company's fight for more renewable energy... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 476

IS ELON MUSK'S GIANT BATTERY REALLY THE ANSWER TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S POWER WOES?


An energy expert says the world's biggest lithium-ion battery built in South Australia by technology billionaire Elon Musk will help the state move towards renewable energy... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 0

MOST POWERFUL BATTERY WITHIN REACH


The joint brine4power project aims to make use of underground salt caverns to store energy within the next six years... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 3

AUSTRALIA IS NOW HOME TO THE WORLD'S LARGEST BATTERY


Tesla have successfully completed the building phase of the world's largest battery in south Australia, designed to store renewable energy... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 155

THE ECO GUIDE TO USING YOUR MONEY


Switch to an ethical bank account and invest in renewable energy, not fossil fuels, says Lucy Siegle... READ MORE

11th November, 2017 350

FATHER-SON TEAM PLANS ANTARCTIC TREK POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY


Perpetual sunlight will charge the solar panels, which will power a NASA-designed ice melter to provide them with enough water for drinking and cooking... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 10

UK'S BIGGEST SOLAR FARM PLANNED FOR KENT COAST


Britain's biggest existing solar farm is at Lyneham in Wiltshire... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 1555

U.S. HOUSE APPROVES BILL TO EXPAND HYDROPOWER


McMorris Rodgers, the fourth-highest ranking Republican, said that figure could be doubled without constructing a single dam... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 0

THE SEVEN MEGATRENDS THAT COULD BEAT GLOBAL WARMING


'Everybody gets paralysed by bad news because they feel helpless, says Christiana Figueres, the former UN climate chief who delivered the landmark Paris climate change agreement... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 26089

HUGE PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PUTS PARIS CLIMATE TARGET IN REACH, SAYS REPORT


The World Bank's subsidiary, the International Finance Corporation IFC, said on Thursday that the investment could hold the key to fighting climate change... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 2635

THIS BAN COULD COST BRITONS $1.3 BILLION IN POWER BILLS


The cost of onshore wind may have fallen even further since the Baringa analysis was published in April, Richard Black, ECIU's director, said in an email... READ MORE

25th October, 2017 450

DOES WA NEED ITS OWN RENEWABLES TARGET?


He has already flagged the possibility of WA following other states and setting its own renewable energy target RET once the Clean Energy Target is cut... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 49

THE CLEAN ENERGY TARGET IS GONE, SO WHAT HAVE WE GOT INSTEAD? AND WHAT DOES A NATIONAL ENERGY GUARANTEE MEAN FOR CONSUMERS?


In November last year the Government promised to reduce emissions by between 26 and 28 per cent by 2030 as part of the Paris climate change accord... READ MORE

18th October, 2017 3144

UK CLIMATE CHANGE MASTERPLAN THE GROWNUPS HAVE FINALLY WON


Governments clean growth strategy unequivocally states that tackling climate change and a prosperous economy go hand in hand... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 1303

INDIA AND US RIVEN ON CLIMATE BUT PARTNERS IN CLEAN ENERGY TECH


India and the United States have traditionally not seen eye to eye on climate change and energy policies... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 6

GIANT ATLANTIC WIND FARMS COULD POWER ENTIRE WORLD - STUDY


Giant Atlantic wind farms could power entire world - study -- RT News... READ MORE

10th October, 2017 967

HOW FOREIGN MEDIA REVIEW CHINA'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS? (II)[1]


The 19th Communist Party of China National Congress will convene in Beijing on Oct 18... READ MORE

30th September, 2017 11

HOW WIND CAN POWER THE WORLD'S MASS TRANSIT


The world's soaring population is prompting a slew of transit innovations wheel-free bullet trains, obstacle-sensing robot cars, 120mph passenger pods... READ MORE

29th September, 2017 2029

HOW FOREIGN MEDIA REVIEW CHINA'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS? (II)[1]


The 19th Communist Party of China National Congress will convene in Beijing on Oct 18... READ MORE

29th September, 2017 14

CLIMATE AND ENERGY ARE BECOMING FOCAL POINTS IN STATE POLITICAL RACES


The proposal presents a two-part focus on clean energy-based economic development and climate-change mitigation... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 182

Trending News Headlines : Renewable Energy Sources

NEOLIBERALISM HAS CONNED US INTO FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE AS INDIVIDUALS


At the very moment when climate change demands an unprecedented collective public response, neoliberal ideology stands in the way... READ MORE

17th July, 2017 114948

WORLD ENERGY HITS A TURNING POINT


Auctions, where private companies compete for massive contracts to provide electricity, established record after record for cheap solar power... READ MORE

15th December, 2016 107812

BRITAIN GOES A DAY WITHOUT BURNING COAL FOR ELECTRICITY


Coal-fired power generation contributes heavily to climate change burning coal produces twice as much carbon dioxide as burning natural gas... READ MORE

22nd April, 2017 92516

ELON MUSK'S BIG BATTERY BRINGS REALITY CRASHING INTO A POST-TRUTH WORLD


They have just chosen to throw truth onto the fire of climate change for political reasons... READ MORE

8th July, 2017 53631

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

2nd June, 2017 39546

WIND POWER GENERATES 140% OF DENMARK'S ELECTRICITY DEMAND


Wind power generates 140 percent of Denmark's electricity demand... READ MORE

10th July, 2015 37769

PAUL KRUGMAN TRUMP GRATUITOUSLY REJECTS THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD


As I said, however, these days the fight against climate action is largely driven by sheer spite... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 27546

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

23rd April, 2017 26456

FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES ARE A STAGGERING $5 TN PER YEAR


Third, the subsidies discourage investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy that compete with the subsidized fossil fuels... READ MORE

7th August, 2017 21773

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

19th January, 2017 21279

CHINA AIMS TO SPEND AT LEAST $360 BILLION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2020


China surpassed the United States a decade ago as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gasses, and now discharges about twice as much... READ MORE

6th January, 2017 19600

THE CHEAP ENERGY REVOLUTION IS HERE, AND COAL WON'T CUT IT


Unsubsidized wind and solar are beginning to outcompete coal and natural gas in an ever-widening circle of countries... READ MORE

27th April, 2017 16956

'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

7th June, 2017 15605

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

17th May, 2017 15527

TRUMP MAY BE GOOD FOR OIL TROUBLE FORRENEWABLES


The president-elect has promised to promote oil, natural gas and coal aggressively, and pull back on Obama administration commitments to fighting climate change... READ MORE

2nd January, 2017 11407

'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

21st February, 2017 9534

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

10th January, 2017 9174

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

31st July, 2017 8139

TRUMP SAYS ENERGY REGULATIONS ARE HURTING ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE EVIDENCE SAYS OTHERWISE.


The assumption they are making is that economic growth depends upon increasing carbon emissions... READ MORE

22nd December, 2016 8121

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

2nd June, 2017 7963

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

6th January, 2017 7830

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

27th June, 2017 7764

RENEWABLES INVESTMENT IN UK WILL FALL 95% OVER NEXT THREE YEARS - STUDY


In contrast, public sector high carbon investment is rising, although slowly, the authors wrote... READ MORE

4th January, 2017 7150

US SCIENTISTS FIND NEW WAY TO CONVERT CO2 TO GREEN FUEL


Unexpected discovery that produces ethanol could be a building block towards creating a low-carbon energy system... READ MORE

22nd October, 2016 6909

CLEAN ENERGY IS TROUNCING OIL, GAS AND COAL IN TRUMP ERA


President Donald Trump took office vowing to revive the coal industry's fortunes. So far, the smart money has been on clean energy... READ MORE

18th July, 2017 5189

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

1st February, 2017 4332

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

15th October, 2015 3332

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

24th November, 2016 3193

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

9th May, 2017 3022

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

11th August, 2016 2925


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