Eco-Innovation Tiny British island is now home to the world’s most remote EV charger The island of St Helena is hoping that better infrastructure will incentivise more people to move away from petrol and diesel-powered vehicles. 14/01/2025
Green News How did Germany reach a record green power mix in 2024? Reducing coal usage and making permits easier has helped renewables become “the backbone of the system” in Germany. 06/01/2025
Business BP moves offshore wind to joint venture as moves away from renewables BP is creating a joint venture to bring about 'one of the largest global offshore wind developers' while lowering its share of investment in renewables. 10/12/2024
Europe News Sweden rejects applications for thirteen offshore wind farms The government believes that building the projects in question in the Baltic Sea area would have unacceptable consequences for Sweden's defence. 05/11/2024
Eco-Innovation Renewables set to meet half of globe’s power demands by 2030 China is likely to account for almost 60 per cent of all renewable capacity installed worldwide between now and 2030. 09/10/2024
Business Financing the EU's green transition: Who foots the bill? Around €40 trillion worth of economic activity is moderately or highly dependent on nature - according to the World Economic Forum. A shift towards greener energy sources is necessary, but how do we get there? 04/10/2024
Green News Renewables generate half of EU electricity in first six months of 2024 Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said the EU is now “well equipped” to meet climate neutrality goals. 12/09/2024
Europe News Suppliers spooked by Draghi’s calls to reform EU electricity market Mario Draghi’s EU competitiveness report, launched with much fanfare in Brussels yesterday, included a proposal for an electricity market reform that the European Commission shied away from during the energy crisis of 2022. 11/09/2024
Europe News Commission nominee says energy transition boosts European integration Spanish minister tipped for key role in the next EU executive says power grid expansion should be a core European project for the second von der Leyen Commission. 05/09/2024
Eco-Innovation This is the UK’s first ‘motionless’ wind turbine. How does it work? The technology is described as a ‘breakthrough scalable renewable energy solution’ that could be coming to other European roofs soon. 05/09/2024
Europe News UK seeks closer EU cooperation on energy security, net-zero New Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to "reset" EU relations after saying the Brexit deal was "botched" 29/08/2024
Green News ‘Lacking ambition’: US, Russia and India fall behind on wind power Seven out of 10 countries set to exceed their wind power targets are in Europe, according to a new report. 12/08/2024
Green News Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the EU over last 6 months Almost half of EU member states - 13 countries - produced more electricity from wind and solar over the last six months than from fossil fuels. 30/07/2024
Business TotalEnergies to partner with SSE on new British EV charging company French oil giant TotalEnergies has announced that it is partnering with SSE, a UK-based power company in order to launch an electric vehicle (EV) charging company called Source, which will operate in Britain and Ireland. 16/07/2024
Green News New UK government ditches ‘absurd’ ban on onshore wind farms One study found that using less than 3 per cent of England’s land for onshore wind and solar could produce enough energy to power every English household more than twice over. 09/07/2024
Eco-Innovation Could floating wind farms be a game changer for renewable energy? Countries are developing the tech to produce wind power at even greater depths. 30/06/2024
Green News Renewables generated nearly 45% of the EU’s electricity last year Wind and solar power increases combined with a sharp drop in fossil fuels pushed renewables into the lead. 27/06/2024
Eco-Innovation How scientists are growing seafood under offshore wind farms Denmark is serving up a side of mussels alongside renewable power. 24/06/2024
Green News This European country is about to build its largest ever wind farm The wind farm will be incorporated into the Tâmega hydropower complex, one of the largest hydroelectric projects completed in Europe in the last 25 years. 17/06/2024
Business Energy giant RWE to build two new wind farms off the German coast German energy company RWE is to build two new wind farms in the North Sea off the German coast, in a major expansion of its portfolio of offshore energy production. 27/05/2024