Renewable energies

Coal heavy regions in Europe could have a sustainable transition

Clean energy jobs will revive coal communities in Europe, says report

Film director Julia Barnes investigates solar panels

Dirty secrets of renewable energy revealed as ‘Bright Green Lies’

Locals buiding their solar power grid in Brixton, UK

Meet the local communities starting a renewable energy revolution

The Nevada desert is home to some of the world's most expansive solar projects

These are the 11 most beautiful solar farms in the world

Environmental activists in Bosnia are warning that tons of garbage floating down the Balkan country's rivers are endangering the local ecosystem and people's health.

Is hydropower really the solution to Europe’s clean energy problem?

Facebook sources power from the Bjerkreim wind farm in Norway

Facebook global operations are now supported by 100% renewable energy

Powerpod

Is this the ‘safest, most powerful wind turbine in the world’?

Bladeless wind turbine

It may look rude, but this 'skybrator' is producing clean energy

02/04/2021

Renewable energy deserts in the UK

Where are the UK’s renewable energy 'deserts'?

23/03/2021

After running out of room on land, Singapore has taken its solar farms to the sea.

Singapore is turning to floating solar panels to meet its green target

14/03/2021

Seville Oranges, Spain

Seville is turning 35 tonnes of unwanted oranges into electricity

02/03/2021

This new technology turns the body into a battery by harnessing body heat that is lost through the skin.

‘Next-generation’ wearable tech turns your body heat into electricity

01/03/2021

Renewables could become bit for Bitcoin when looking to the future of the cryptocurrency.

Will clean energy help Bitcoin survive the green revolution?

24/02/2021

These solar panels are partially made from waste

This solar-powered pavement harvests energy from under your feet

21/02/2021

Scientists are asking governments around the world to stop using wood as a "renewable" source of fuel.

Stop burning trees for energy, hundreds of scientists tell EU leaders

12/02/2021

Illustration of what the future wind farm island will look like.

Denmark’s first artificial energy island will power 3 million homes

05/02/2021

The backpack generated electricity from your movements as you walk.

This backpack harvests wasted energy from human movement

04/02/2021

Wind and solar power helped push the EU past the milestone.

Most of Europe's electricity came from renewable sources in 2020

30/01/2021

Currently the longevity of solar panels is one of the major drawbacks of the technology.

Self-healing solar panels may be the future of reliable clean energy

29/01/2021

The first solar-powered car made from trash in Sierra Leone

First solar-powered car made out of trash invented in Sierra Leone

29/01/2021

Solar power plant on the Lac des Toules, Switzerland

Extraordinary views from the world's first mountainous solar farm

13/01/2021

Geothermal energy is heat derived within the sub-surface of the earth.

Fire and ice: Geothermal energy's world-saving potential

28/11/2020

27-year-old Carvey Ehren Maigue has won the Sustainability Award

James Dyson sustainability award winner turns rotten veg into energy

27/11/2020

TU Graz researcher Stefan Spirk has found a way to replace liquid electrolytes in redox flow batteries with vanillin.

This eco-friendly battery is powered by the smell of vanilla

02/10/2020

A single blade of each turbine being painted black could prevent bird strikes.

Why are wind turbines being painted black?

27/08/2020

SolarStratos, first jump from a solar-powered plane

Watch Swiss skydiver make first ever jump from solar-powered plane

26/08/2020

Wind and solar generated 10% of the world's energy in the first half of 2020.

Europe now gets 21% of its electricity from solar and wind

14/08/2020

Stale beer is being turned into renewable energy.

‘Liquid gold’: Stale beer turned into renewable energy in Australia

04/08/2020

Inside the living room

Solar panels and underfloor heating: Inside a very British eco home

03/08/2020

Scientists in the US and Australia have found a way to 'upconvert' infrared light into energy.

Invisible light can now be harnessed for solar power

21/07/2020