Renewable Energy
05 Mar 2012
In January 2012, the UK government’s Department of Transport announced that its green car grant scheme would be extended to include vans, cutting the cost price of ultra low emission electric vans by 20% or up to £8,000
05 Mar 2012
A fleet of hybrid-powered ferries, said to be the first of their kind, are being used to take golfers between islands off Hong Kong
UK / Community, Renewable Energy
05 Mar 2012
Leading UK civil society organisations have united to promote a dramatic increase in community-owned renewable energy
Global / Community, Renewable Energy
05 Mar 2012
As a coalition of UK charities calls for an increased focus on community-owned renewables, Martin Wright reflects on the potential of local energy ownership
Community-owned hydro power station planned in Stockport
17 Jan 2012
Share offer launched to finance first community-owned hydro power station in Greater Manchester
12 Jan 2012
Germany, where more than half of the country's renewable energy is now generated by citizens, will host a conference on community power in July 2012
UK / Education, Renewable Energy
04 Jan 2012
Ten British schools are attempting to ‘crowd fund’ their own solar panel roofs, with support from carbon reduction organisation 10:10
27 Sep 2011
A network of charging points at motorway service stations will allow electric vehicles to travel the length and breadth of Britain
Britain’s largest solar farm goes live
UK / Innovation, Renewable Energy
27 Sep 2011
Britain’s largest solar farm has been connected to the national grid
UK leads in offshore wind farms
27 Sep 2011
A Dutch study into the environmental impact of wind energy has found that offshore wind farms do little harm to wildlife and may even benefit some ecosystems
US solar industry thriving
North America / Renewable Energy
27 Sep 2011
The solar energy industry is thriving in the US, according to a report from the Solar Energy Industries Association and GMT Research. There has been a 66% growth in solar electric capacity so far this year, with almost 3,000 megawatts installed across the US, enough to power 600,000 homes. The industry hopes to install 10 gigawatts by
Economics & Innovation, Environment, Renewable Energy, Technology
21 Jun 2011
An underwater kite, which is tethered to the seabed and ‘flies’ through the sea current carrying a turbine, is to be trialled off the coast of Northern Ireland
UK / New Economics, Renewable Energy, Transition News
10 Jun 2011
£300,000 raised by community group to put PV solar panels on brewery in Lewes
Renewables can power the world
Global / Politics, Renewable Energy
08 Jun 2011
Almost 80% of the world‘s energy supply could be met by renewable energy in 2050, if governments implement the right policies, a new report shows.
UK / Innovation, Renewable Energy
06 May 2011
A stunning new eco-house, inspired by the design of prehistoric long barrow monuments, has been built near Stroud, in the Cotswolds
Environment, Renewable Energy, Youth
20 Dec 2010
Climate Squad, a youth volunteering programme, now has more than 3,000 16-25-year-olds creatively working together to build a sustainable future
UK / Archive, Innovation, Renewable Energy
14 Dec 2010
Energy from the wind will soon be used to make devices that capture the power of the sun
UK / Economics & Innovation, Renewable Energy
14 Dec 2010
The UK's largest juice drink producer is turning its waste products into 'cool green power' to refrigerate its ingredients