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.
Scientists want to create a limitless clean energy with nuclear fusion by 2030
Nuclear fusion is a process that replicates the natural powers of the sun to create vast amounts of clean energy without producing carbon emissions. The process works by fusing two hydrogen atoms together under extreme pressures to produce an almost limitless supply of helium, a fuel source. The Read More...
German electricity transmission CEO: ‘80 percent renewables is no problem’
Germany’s pursuit of a low carbon economy, the Energiewende, is in full swing, but questions have emerged over its feasibility. EurActiv’s partner Der Tagesspiegel spoke with Boris Schucht, who is head of one of Germany’s largest electricity providers. Boris Schucht has been CEO Read More...
In just three months Tesla completed this new California battery farm
Tesla has built a battery farm for a California utility company. The facility contains enough batteries to run about 1,000 Tesla cars or to power 15,000 homes for four hours. The project marks an important point in Tesla’s strategy to expand beyond the electric car business. Developing battery Read More...
The E.U. is on track to meet its clean energy goals
The E.U. is on target to meet its goal for renewables to supply 20 percent of its energy by 2020, according to a new report. The report states that renewables accounted for 16.4 percent of overall consumption in 2015, but also mentioned that E.U. nations will have to redouble efforts to meet the Read More...
Russia's nuclear giant pushes into wind energy
Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom said Tuesday that it was joining with a Dutch company to create a wind turbine venture, hoping to tap a domestic market worth billions of euros each year. The Russian government wants wind energy to generate two percent of the country's electricity output by 2024, Read More...
Vestas sets new wind energy record with giant turbine
A massive turbine developed by Danish wind energy company Vestas has set a new record producing 216,000 kWh over a 24-hour period. The Usain Bolt of wind turbines stands at 722 feet (220 m) at full height, with 38-ton blades that are 263 feet (80 m) in length for a total sweep area of 227,377 Read More...
Drilling for good: Iceland is making a giant hole to capture geothermal energy
Iceland is already one of the world’s greatest users and suppliers of geothermal energy, producing nearly 26 percent of its energy from geothermal sources. Now the country is taking it a step further by boring a hole that extends 3.1 miles beneath the earth to take advantage of the extreme Read More...
Nordic countries are bringing about an energy transition worth copying
What can we learn from the Nordic low-carbon energy transition given the new US leadership vacuum on climate change? A new study by Professor Benjamin Sovacool at the University of Sussex offers some important lessons. The Trump administration's "First energy plan" criticises the "burdensome" Read More...
This Harvard breakthrough with hydrogen can change everything electricity
Hydrogen can play a major role in a clean, renewable energy economy. It can be used to store electricity generated by solar panels and windmills. The problem is that hydrogen is a gas and that makes it a challenge to store it. That’s why for nearly 100 years, scientists have dreamed of turning Read More...
New York approves country’s next largest offshore wind project
The Long Island Power Authority has approved the development of New York’s first, and the country’s second, offshore wind farm, the 90 megawatt South Fork Wind Farm. The United States’ offshore wind industry is, currently, not the world’s most impressive. The only project Read More...