In renewable energy, we've barely scratched the surface
With the help of the right public policies, the world could get most — close to 80 per cent — of the
renewables
Clean-energy future requires more than wind, sun
A new World Economic Forum report argues that scaling up renewables takes more more than public and private infrastructure: it
Google helps fund world's largest wind farm
Google has once again poured big money into a renewable energy project … this time, as a part-owner of what will
Weighing the long-term economics of energy
Analysing the economics of commodities so you can can compare one to another is a tricky business. Make a mistake,
Bank reiterates commitment to UK solar
NextEnergy Capital (NEC), the European Merchant Bank with a focus on the renewable energy and clean technology sector, has reiterated
UK tests grid-connected solar streetlights
A trial of the UK’s first grid-connected solar streetlight has begun in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, undertaken by Connect Plus,
2011 holds clean-energy hopes, fears
Hopes for a clean-energy, low-carbon economy are looking a bit shaky in some parts of the world for 2011, although
Energy future rests on subsidies, China
Considering the serious energy and climate concerns raised in the International Energy Agency’s latest “World Energy Outlook,” you’d
German grid blinded by the light
Can you ever have too much clean energy? Germany has discovered that you can. And, unfortunately, it’s not likely
Green fixes for the planet? They're here
The technology exists today that can help us shrink carbon emissions, prevent dangerous climate change and use energy more wisely.
Renewable energy: Not all it's cracked up to be?
A recent bit of news from Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) suggests that James Lovelock, the scientist behind the Gaia
The challenge: Finding $ to turn 'green shoots' into redwoods
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is seeing “green shoots” in the economy again, but one has to wonder whether there’