Avainsana: renewables
Lithuania strong on renewables and recycling – must do better on transport, agriculture and emissions reductions, says OECD
Lithuania has significantly boosted its use of renewable energy and waste recycling but needs to do better in managing environmental impacts of transport and agriculture….
Vertical turbines could be the future for wind farms
The now-familiar sight of traditional propeller wind turbines could be replaced in the future with wind farms containing more compact and efficient vertical turbines. New…
New research verifies: The energy sector can reach the 1.5°C target in a cost-neutral way
Based on an energy system transition model created at LUT University, a new study describes a scenario where the 1.5°C climate target in the energy…
Solar power’s future could soon be overshadowed
As more households and industries have opted to harness the sun’s energy, a small but definite shadow is nagging at the many manufacturers who have…
India to replace coal fired power plants with renewables – minister
India is planning to replace retiring coal-fired power plants with renewable generating capacity in a bid to cut the nation’s carbon footprint, power minister R….
Phillips 66 plans FOG recycling investment
Houston-based energy and petrochemical company Phillips 66 has announced it plans to reconfigure its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, to produce fuels made not…
Europe steams towards coal exit – research
Europe’s long goodbye to coal is speeding up, in a transition smoothed by the rise of wind and solar power and energy policy that has…
Offshore wind boom powers renewables investments through Covid-19 storm
The forward march of the renewable energy industry continued through the first half of 2020, defying even the enormous turbulence from the coronavirus crisis, according…
First zero-emission McDonald’s restaurant unveiled at Disney, Florida
McDonald’s has unveiled its first zero-emissions restaurant at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, with solar arrays, green walls and kinetic bikes all featuring to…
EU targets 40GW of hydrogen capacity in sweeping new strategy
The European Commission yesterday unveiled its long-awaited hydrogen strategy, outlining its vision to ramp up the EU’s renewable hydrogen capacity from 1GW today to 6GW…
Global oil demand, CO2 emissions likely peaked in 2019: energy consultancy
Global oil demand and carbon dioxide emissions probably peaked in 2019 as the COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on both, energy consultancy DNV…
Climate fund targets $2.5 bln in clean energy investment for SE Asia
A new climate fund backed by philanthropic donors is aiming to trigger $2.5 billion of clean energy investment in Southeast Asia and aid the region’s…
UK-Norway subsea electricity cable powers past halfway point
Construction of the world’s longest subsea power cable has passed a major project milestone this week, after the deployment reached its halfway point. The North…
Trump administration wind and solar approvals lag Obama record: study
President Donald Trump’s Interior Department has approved about half as many wind and solar energy projects on federal lands as the Obama administration had at…
Global new clean energy investment totaled $282 billion last year: research
Global investment in new clean energy capacity rose 1% last year to $282.2 billion, research by UNEP, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the Frankfurt School-UNEP…
’Records are falling like dominos’: Europe delivering record renewables generation
May acted as a record month for renewables across certain areas of Europe, with blustery and sunny conditions propelling levels of renewables supply to new…
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