Articles Tagged with the word ‘renewable energy’
Europe / Environment, Renewable Energy
18 Jun 2013
Iceland produces more energy than it can use, but thanks to advances in technology, the UK could soon be on hand to help out
22 May 2013
The festival has enlisted the help of researchers to pioneer a technology that could revolutionise the way outdoor events are powered
UK / Technology
12 Apr 2013
London-based designers dream up a gravity powered lamp, which could light the far corners of the developing world using a bag filled with rocks or sand
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
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
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
12 Oct 2012
A ‘Green Investment Bank’ (GIB), set up by the government with an initial funding pot of £3bn, is due to launch this October
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
13 Sep 2012
Review: Boom Festival 2012. Set in the breathtaking Naturtejo Geopark on the Portuguese Iberian Peninsula, Boom is the sunshine festival, next to which, others seem to pale in comparison
19 Jul 2012
Cloud Cuckoo Land, a community-focused creative arts festival with a utopian vision, returns for a second year
05 Jul 2012
Boom festival is returning for a ninth year of celebrating art, music, spirituality and alternative living
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
21 Jul 2011
Triodos Renewables launches new share issue to raise £15m towards building renewable energy infrastructure
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
Give Me Sunshine!
29 Feb 2004
Dr I.M. Dharmadasa and experts at Sheffield Hallam University have produced a Renewable Energy Hand-book which can be downloaded free from their website.