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.
The world’s leaders in the clean energy transition are developing nations. India ranks second in the top after Chile, climbing three spots from the fifth position it held last year. This is due to an increase in clean energy installations and rising investments in solar power projects. On top of Read More...
The small Filipino town of Paluan on the island of Mindoro has been electrified with the installation of its own Tesla battery powered solar plus storage mini grid. The new mini grid provides power to local residents who had been living on just a few hours of unstable electricity that came and went Read More...
A newborn town in France has opened the world’s first solar panel road. The one-kilometer-long street has 2,800 square meters of solar panels built into it, came at a price of $5.2 million, and took five years to produce. This is an important development for the solar industry and could Read More...
Hydrogen gas was first produced artificially back in the 16th century, while the first fuel cells and electrolyzers were made in the 19th century. Until recently, however, the price of electrolyzers – which produce hydrogen by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen with electricity – and fuel Read More...
Wind power is limited in part by how expensive it can be to make each turbine. You may need roughly a ton of rare earth metals per Read More...
A company that focuses on converting tidal currents into energy has introduced its newest turbine design. The device, which will be deployed in 2020, is expected to be the most powerful tidal generating platform in the world. This is a breakthrough in the industry as ocean energy could potentially Read More...
This company specializes in making window blinds that not only keep the sunlight out but also work as solar panels to generate electricity. The blinds have a sensor that tracks the location of the sun and change their angles according to its location. If installed outside of a south-facing window, Read More...
Wind farms are now overtaking coal plants in terms of construction and maintenance costs. An annual analysis report which measures the costs of different types of energy has shown that building a new utility-scale solar or wind farm costs less than operating an existing coal plant. Depending on the Read More...
A significant downside to wastewater treatment plants is their carbon footprint. Now, researchers have found a way to reduce carbon emissions from sewage and produce hydrogen energy at the same Read More...
After observing solar farms for the past couple of decades, researchers have found that solar farms have an incredible ability to alter the microclimate under them. In fact, scientists in Oregon found that 90 percent more biomass flourished in areas partly or fully covered by solar panels. This was Read More...