Renewable energies

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

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

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

James Dyson sustainability award winner turns rotten veg into energy

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

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

Why are wind turbines being painted black?

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

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

The London Underground could soon be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy.

The London Underground could soon run on 100% renewable energy

17/07/2020

Facebook's data centre in Odense, Denmark.

Facebook data centre donates excess heat to warm 7,000 Danish homes

09/07/2020

Shrimp shells are being used to make batteries

Why shrimps are being turned into batteries to store renewable energy

06/07/2020

Stunning 'hybrid timber' tower will be the tallest in the world

Stunning 'hybrid timber' tower will be the tallest in the world

26/06/2020

Harnessing sunlight, wind, and water: can climate data boost the green energy sector?

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Harnessing sunlight, wind, and water: can climate data boost the green energy sector?

26/06/2020

The multi-billion pound investment opportunity will form a major part of Scotland’s green recovery.

€9 billion competition in Scotland will redefine wind power

10/06/2020

Double sided solar panels that follow the sun are cheaper and more efficient.

Double sided solar panels have arrived and they’re 35% more effective

05/06/2020

What is a green mortgage and why is it cheaper?

Why going green is the best way to get a cheap mortgage

02/06/2020

Noor Abu Dhabi, the current world’s largest single-site solar power plant

World's largest solar project to provide record-low energy tariffs

05/05/2020

Large wind farm, wind turbines

UK blown away as huge new wind farm will soon power 170,000 homes

28/04/2020

Live performance at a music festival

How the power of the creative arts will help solve the climate crisis

23/03/2020

Electric cars are very popular in this Nordic country.

This is the best country in Europe for driving an electric car

14/03/2020

BedZED eco village exterior

What’s life like inside the UK’s first zero carbon, eco village?

10/03/2020

The 1975

The band making history by powering an entire show on vegetable oil

04/02/2020