The US could supply 90% of its electrical power with clean energy by 2035 – and it wouldn’t cost more
Avoiding a warmer world requires ambitious climate action.
Tag: renewable energy
Is the coronavirus crisis accelerating the shift to renewables?
Solar and wind are now the cheapest energy sources in two-thirds of the world.
Seychelles readies the world’s largest salt-water floating solar plant
It will be built across 40,000 square meters of water.
Myth busted: electric cars don’t increase emissions
Electric cars are better than petrol cars in almost all the areas in the world.
Want to waste money? Keep investing in coal power instead of renewables
The report shows clean energy is getting much cheaper than coal.
Scotland to reach this year 100% renewable energy goal
The country would leave behind fossil fuels with a clean energy matrix
Wind and solar energy dominate new US power
Good news... but not good enough.
Careful design and placement of wind turbines can minimize the threat to birds
The size of the turbine and the length of the blades are key to reduce the impacts
Driven by solar, renewables are set to expand by 50% in 5 years
Global renewable energy capacity will rise by 50% in five years’ time
Europe could power the entire world with wind power, study finds
It's a major challenge, but the benefits are well worth it.
California goes electric on school buses
California takes another step in the right direction.
Scotland produces enough wind energy to power itself twice
This year, Scotland generated enough wind energy to power nearly twice as many homes as there currently are in the ...
Air pollution challenges solar power expansion in China
China's pollution is ironically hurting its renewable energy technology.
In April, the US used more renewable energy than coal
Good news, but let's not get over-excited by this.
Greenland ice is melting 6 times faster than in the 1980s
Requiem for an ice sheet.
Germany shuts down its last black coal mine, ending almost 200 years of history
But coal isn't done yet in Germany. Quite far from it...
Australia opens first off-the-grid, solar-powered classroom, using Tesla battery
It's still early days, but this is a promising technology.
Decentralized micro-grids could be the next big thing for renewable energy
Is this what the future will look like?
California is generating so much renewable energy, it’s about to take a break
California's green policy is so successful it needs to slow down for a bit.
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