Renewable Energy
Global / Environment, Renewable Energy
23 Mar 2013
Projected electricity demands for 2050 could be met by solar energy derived from 1% of the world's land mass, according to a new report
UK / Environment, Positive Perspective, Renewable Energy
31 Jan 2013
Locally-owned renewable energy projects offer more than just clean energy; they could be a practical route to empowering people and nurturing their wellbeing, believes Matt Mellen. He sits in on a public event to hear local energy innovators share their experience
31 Jan 2013
Cramped, windowless dwellings in impoverished parts of the world are being given a new lease of life thanks to a remarkably simple invention
18 Jan 2013
Marine energy has the potential to provide the UK with 20% of its power requirements. Jacqueline Easby considers its future role in energy supply and asks why the technology has not seen more investment
UK / Environment, Renewable Energy
16 Jan 2013
A leisure centre in County Durham is keeping the environment – and its budget – in shape with a range of new energy-generating machines
Europe / Environment, Renewable Energy
03 Dec 2012
Denmark is to reach its 2020 solar energy generation target of 200 megawatt (MW) capacity by the end of 2012, eight years ahead of schedule, according to the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
26 Nov 2012
The majority of people in the UK support community-owned wind energy projects and favour wind turbines over most non-renewable developments, according to a nationwide poll
Australasia / Renewable Energy
21 Nov 2012
The Pacific island of Tokelau has completed a project enabling it to meet 150% of its energy needs using renewable power sources, setting a world record and a new global benchmark for sustainable energy
01 Nov 2012
Want to invest in green energy but don’t have a local project to invest in? A new website lists share offerings for green energy co-ops around the UK
Geothermal could supply 20% of UK electricity
10 Oct 2012
The UK could meet a fifth of its electricity demands through deep geothermal energy, according to a new report
05 Oct 2012
Europe installed 132 new offshore wind turbines in the first six months of 2012 – a 50% increase on the same period last year
South America / Renewable Energy
25 Sep 2012
Inmates at a Brazilian prison are being given the chance to reduce their jail sentences by pedalling stationary bikes which generate renewable energy to power local streetlights
30 Jun 2012
More than one million people are now employed in Europe’s renewable energy industry after employment figures increased by a quarter for the sector in 2011
Solar energy could quadruple in five years
26 Jun 2012
The world's solar power generating capacity could grow by between 200 and 400% over the next five years if there is political will, according to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA)
18 Jun 2012
A floating musical tide mill which is powered by a giant waterwheel and built using recycled pontoons, is open for the summer at Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside
01 Jun 2012
Denmark’s entire energy needs, including transport, are to be met by renewable technologies by 2050
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