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Eco-Innovation

James Dyson sustainability award winner turns rotten veg into energy

27-year-old Carvey Ehren Maigue is pioneering a new form of renewable energy which can help farmers.

Ocean

What will the future of energy in Europe look like?

In partnership with the European Commission

What will the future of energy in Europe look like? Euronews finds out in this edition of Ocean.

Ocean

Why do offshore wind turbines keep getting bigger?

In partnership with the European Commission

Why do offshore wind turbines keep getting bigger? We find out in this week's Ocean on Euronews.

Smart Regions

Smart Schools - a cross-border project making schools greener

In partnership with the European Commission

In the former enemy nations of Bosnia-Herzogovina and Croatia, a new European cross-border project is promoting greener, cleaner schools and eco-friendly innovation - as well as better relations.

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United Kingdom

Every UK home to be powered by offshore wind power by 2030, says UK PM

"As Saudi Arabia is to oil, the UK is to wind – a place of almost limitless resource," said UK PM Boris Johnson, outlining plans for a post-COVID green recovery.

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No limit on Total’s renewables strategy

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Diversity is the name of the game for Total. The French multinational is looking firmly to the future and further developing sources of renewable energy, particularly to feed the hunger for what the company describes as the “energy of the 21st century” - electricity.

Green News

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

Vanillin, a key ingredient in vanilla extract, takes the place of expensive and toxic rare metals.

My Europe Series

The Netherlands must reduce carbon emissions by the end of the year, but can this be done?

The Netherlands must reduce carbon emissions by the end of the year, but can this be done?

Next Series

New technology innovations to expand European geothermal energy use

In partnership with The European Commission

Safer and more resilient technology for expanding the use of geothermal energy in Europe is being developed and tested in Iceland. A particular challenge is developing more flexible casing for the much deeper geothermal facilities typically needed on mainland Europe.

Green News

Why are wind turbines being painted black?

A single blade on some turbines at a wind farm in Norway has received an interesting paint job.

Eco-Innovation

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

Raphaël Domjan parachutes off an electric plane, freefalling several hundred metres at speeds of over 150 km/h.

Green News

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

Globally 10% of all energy was produced by solar panels and wind turbines in the first half of 2020.

Green News

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

Did you know beer can be used to generate electricity?

Green News

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

An air source heating system absorbs heat from the outside air to heat both the house and hot water.

Next Series

Europe aims to be first climate-neutral continent

In partnership with The European Commission

Achieving the “Green Deal” will involve some radical and innovative projects.

Green News

Invisible light can now be harnessed for solar power

Could this reshape the future of green energy?

Living

This project is turning CO2 emissions into fish food

Food for the animals we eat is being made using carbon emissions captured from a power station.

Eco-Innovation

The London Underground could soon run on 100% renewable energy

The Tube is about to go green.

My Europe Series

Hydro power to the people: the fight against Bosnia and Herzegovina's hydroelectric dams

Bosnia and Herzegovina depends on dirty coal. Hydroelectricity generation is a cleaner, greener alternative. So why are locals protesting against the building of dams and barrages

Green News

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

These giant warehouses full of computers can get very warm.