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.
This solar-powered floating rig produces hydrogen from seawater
Engineers have developed a “solar fuels rig” that floats on the ocean, captures energy through a solar cell and uses it to harvest hydrogen from the water beneath. Current methods of producing the clean fuel source aren’t so clean, but with this floating rig, no CO2 is created. To produce Read More...
Invest in solar for a brighter future for Africa
How would you like to earn a return of up to 6 percent on your cash while at the same time providing families in countries such as Kenya with “life-changing” access to clean, affordable solar energy? Energise Africa is a new ethical investment scheme Read More...
This graph makes it easy to keep track of the clean energy race
Nearly every country in the world is racing to make the switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy. It’s not an easy race to follow, especially with each country using different means to generate energy. On top of that, the terminology can be a bit hard to visualize. Do you know how much a Read More...
Wind power is getting taller and stronger
According to Energy Information Administration, wind turbines have grown taller and more powerful in the last ten years. Texas is Read More...
The death of Europe's coal industry
More than half of Europe’s coal plants are already bleeding cash, but by 2030, the percentage of coal plants in Europe that report negative cash flow could explode Read More...
Could trains be powered by solar energy in ten years’ time?
We’ve come a long way since the steam train was the main mode of transportation. A technique has been devised that allows electricity to flow directly from solar panels to electrified train tracks to the trains themselves, making the idea of solar powered trains more feasible than Read More...
India plans world’s largest solar-wind hybrid power project
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy in India plans to add yet another record-breaking project in its portfolio and it has chosen the district of Anantapur in the state of Andhra Read More...
Dead coal mines everywhere are being reincarnated as solar farms
The world is quickly abandoning coal, the dirtiest of fossil fuels. But that’s not the end of the road for coal mines—in many countries they’re coming back to life as solar Read More...
Batteries can't solve all our energy-storage problems. Here's the solution
Sometimes, there can be too much of a good thing. Every so often, from California to Germany, there’s news of “negative electricity prices,” a peculiar side effect of global efforts to generate clean Read More...
A new project will supply Chile with solar power, even at night
A new solar power plant in Chile will supply electricity to the country’s power grid even when the sun doesn’t Read More...