Energy
Transitioning to a world powered by renewable energy is key to tackling climate change. Here you can find the latest good news related to our clean energy transition, covering wind, solar, green hydrogen, hydropower, and more.
Sweden to scrap taxes on solar energy in 2017
Sweden is set to ditch taxes on its production of solar energy in 2017 in a bid to run entirely on renewable energy by 2040, the government said on Monday. Solar energy is currently marginal in the Nordic nation, accounting for less than 0.1 percent of electricity production. Sweden relies mostly Read More...
How blockchain technology will make energy systems benefit the consumer
With more people getting rooftop solar panels, homes can send excess electricity to their utilities. In the future, people may be able to trade power not only with utilities, but also with each other using blockchain technology. Blockchain is the essential component of the Bitcoin crypto-currency, Read More...
Tidal power developers bet on sea change in Indonesia renewables sector
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Politicians cannot stop the clean power revolution. And that’s good news
America is deeply divided after a hard-fought and often cruel election. In the immediate aftermath of the results, both sides may think or hope or fear that their world is going to radically change. But, if history is any guide, elections never lead to revolutions. The power of the business and the Read More...
Morocco lights the way for Africa on renewable energy
As the host of this year’s COP22 climate change conference in Marrakech, Morocco has been keen to demonstrate its green credentials and make this COP the “African COP”. In the past year, Morocco has banned the use of plastic bags, launched new plans for extending the urban tram Read More...
Study shows LED lights attract far fewer bugs than other lights
Here’s another reason why you should replace the traditional filament lamps in your home with LED lights. In a new study, researchers found that LED lights are much less attractive to nuisance insects such as biting midges than filament lamps. In fact, the results showed that LEDs attracted four Read More...
First electricity from tidal energy farm reaches mainland Scotland
For the first time, Scotland’s mainland has received electricity from tidal power. Scotland is currently developing the world’s first large-scale tidal energy farm, with plans to deploy up to 269 turbines that will generate around 400MW of electricity. That’s enough to power hundreds of Read More...
Energy-efficient engine turns waste hot water into electricity
A new engine that generates electricity from waste hot water could reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions for thousands of different businesses, from cargo shipping to data centres. So says Exergyn, a firm based in Dublin, Ireland, which plans to run the first industrial trials of its Read More...
The state of solar power looks bright in 2017 (+video)
By 2017, solar power capacity in the U.S. will have nearly tripled in less than three years, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Combined wind, utility-scale and distributed solar power accounted for more than 66% of all new capacity installed in the U.S. last year. Already, more than twice Read More...
Want to boost wind and solar power? Bring them together
What’s keeping solar and wind power from fully taking over the electric grid? For starters, the sun only shines during the day. Wind blows intermittently, is seasonally variable, and is not always blowing when the energy is needed. But what if solar and wind work together? "Wind resource Read More...