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Wind and solar costs keep falling, squeezing nuke, coal plants
Wind and solar have become the cheapest sources of power, and natural gas-fired plants are the best option to back
Innovation is making solar panels harder to recycle
The United States installs 7 million pounds per day of solar panels, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a
Climate change may already be hitting the housing market
Between 2007 and 2017, in the USA, average home prices in areas facing the lowest risk of flooding, hurricanes and
The giant coal plant converting to green energy
On the train to visit one of the last places in Britain that burns coal for electricity, I pass three
This island nation is making the fastest-ever shift to renewables
Like most islands, Palau, a Pacific island nation that bills itself as a pristine paradise, currently relies on diesel fuel
Coal is being squeezed out of power by cheap renewables
Coal will be increasingly squeezed out of the power generation market over the next three decades as the cost of
Climate change is messing with your dinner
The world’s dinner tables are seeing the impact of climate change. As cold regions become warmer, and warm places hotter
Ireland becomes world’s first country to divest from fossil fuels
The Republic of Ireland will become the world’s first country to sell off its investments in fossil fuel companies, after
G7 countries still heavily subsidising the fossil fuel industry
A new report has highlighted how member states of the G7 are failing to cut subsidies to the fossil fuel
Europe is building more wind and solar without any subsidies
The French electric utility Engie announced that it’s going to develop 300 megawatts of wind energy across nine wind farms
Almost half of Australian big business moving to renewables
Almost half of Australia’s large businesses are actively transitioning to cheaper renewable energy, including many going off the grid by
Renewables are booming in oil country
The rapid growth of the renewable energy sector has been astonishing. Renewables have been the fastest-growing sources of energy worldwide
Oil spill now larger than Paris ravages indonesian island
An oil spill in Borneo that began over the end of March has now spread across an area greater than
Fears of another Fukushima as Tepco plans to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant
If a single structure can define a community, for the 90,000 residents of Kashiwazaki town and the neighbouring village of
Utility CEO: new renewables will be cheaper than existing coal plants by the early 2020s
It is difficult to exaggerate just what a sea change has taken place in the discussion of renewable energy in
China aims to stop renewable energy being wasted by 2020
China aims to prevent power generated by its renewable energy sector being wasted by 2020, the country’s National Energy Administration
Unlocking energy savings from buildings
The past decade has seen major changes across the energy sector, from the emergence of solar PV or shale oil
Most expensive year on record for US natural disasters
The US experienced a record year of losses from fires, hurricanes and other weather related disasters in 2017, according to
Newcastle: world’s biggest coal export port announces shift away from coal
Newcastle, the world’s largest coal export port, must “urgently” diversify its traffic, the port’s incoming chairman has said, warning that
Ten facts about solar energy that might surprise you
After decades of development and political debate about solar energy, the industry is finally ready to stand on its own.
