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.
Elon Musk wants to make your roof entirely out of solar panels
Instead of installing solar panels on top of roofs, why don’t we just construct rooftops made out of solar panels? During SolarCity’s latest earnings call, Elon Musk unveiled that his company is developing a “solar roof” that would utilize every inch of space to produce energy for the home Read More...
Scotland just generated more electricity through wind power than the country needs
For the first time on record, wind turbines have generated more electricity than was used in the whole of Scotland on a single day. An analysis by conservation group WWF Scotland found unseasonably stormy weather saw turbines create about 106 per cent of the total amount of electricity Read More...
Massachusetts goes all in for offshore wind
America’s offshore wind industry has received a major boost with a Massachusetts law that requires utilities to procure a combined 1,600 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind farms in a little over 10 years. The legislation will make Massachusetts the largest producer of offshore wind in Read More...
Pay-as-you-go plans bring affordable clean energy to rural Zimbabwe
In rural Zimbabwe where many have no access to electricity, solar schemes are starting to bring clean energy to communities of people at a low cost. The average person earns between $20 and $100 a month, which isn’t enough to purchase a $500 solar system to power their home along with other Read More...
Study: Solar industry can provide employment for coal workers
Politicians and governments are used to face a big challenge: New technologies need to replace old ones to make the economy cleaner and more efficient. However, saying goodbye to old technologies means laying off workers. The massive transition from a fossil-fuel-based energy economy to one using Read More...
Making a solar energy conversion breakthrough with help from a ferroelectrics pioneer
Designers of solar cells may soon be setting their sights higher, as a discovery by a team of researchers has revealed a class of materials that could be better at converting sunlight into energy than those currently being used in solar arrays. Their research shows how a material can be used to Read More...
The clean energy revolution is underway in Australia
The “virtual power plant” seeks to link together networks of energy-efficient buildings, solar installations, and batteries to help utilities reduce energy demand at peak hours and supply targeted areas with clean energy. We wrote about the “virtual power plant” of Los Angeles last week, Read More...
Mining town Coober Pedy shows the rest of Australia how to turn to renewables
Coober Pedy is the epitome of the Australian mining town. Located in the South Australian outback, it is as famous for its opals as it is for the extraordinary underground housing that has become a feature of its way of life. Now the township of 3,500 people may be about to make a name for itself Read More...
A 'bionic leaf' turns solar energy into chemicals and fuels
Photosynthesis – turning the sun’s energy into food for plants – is the biological system that feeds the world. But despite its awesome power, the process is extremely inefficient. We can’t really blame plants for this because photosynthesis evolved for ancient earth’s Read More...
Introducing to you the "virtual power plant"
In Los Angeles, utility companies aren’t solely relying on fossil fuels to feed the city’s hunger for energy. Instead, they are turning to “virtual power plants”: sprawling networks of independent batteries, solar panels, and energy-efficient buildings that are tied together and remotely Read More...