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Smart cooling and cleaning for concentrated solar power plants

In partnership with The European Commission

New research is looking at ways of saving water at ultra-thirsty concentrated solar power plants, making this renewable energy more environmentally friendly.

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Positive energy: Danish island leads renewable revolution

In this episode of Insiders, Euronews' Hans von de Brelie travels to Denmark to find out about the efforts on the island of Samsø to slow down climate change.

Ocean

Harnessing the power of our oceans

In partnership with the European Commission

In this episode of Ocean, Denis Loctier travels to the west coast of France and northern Scotland to see what Europe is doing to tap into the immense power of the sea.

Ocean

Ocean energy: "what we need to see is sustained support"

In partnership with the European Commission

As part of an Ocean episode on harnessing the power of our seas, we spoke to Neil Kermode, the Managing Director of the European Marine Energy Centre.

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Latin America's first thermosolar plant is being built in Chile

In northern Chile, the first thermosolar plant of Latin America is springing up in the middle of the Atacama Desert.

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Seven sustainable wonders of the world are on display in India

A group of artists have come together in New Delhi to reproduce famous monuments of the world using waste.

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How is Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week encouraging young green entrepreneurs?

This year’s Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) comes to an end on January 19th. Taking place in the UAE’s capital, it’s an annual gathering of industry leaders and heads of state to discuss the latest advancements in sustainable development.

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Jordan’s switch to renewable energy with solar power

Jordan’s movement towards renewable energy is gaining momentum.

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China's first 100MW solar power plant turned on

China's first 100MW solar power plant was put into operation on Friday in Dunhuang City of northwest China's Gansu Province.

Smart Regions

EU Education programme trains "energy guardians" to stop waste

In partnership with the European Commission

Smart Regions travels to Hungary to look at a European programme which is teaching students how to better save energy at home and at school.

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Solar energy in your pocket

The best solar powered gadgets for your everyday and travel adventures.

Business Planet

Making waves in Scotland - European business assistance helps turn on the power

In partnership with The European Commission

An EU advisory and planning network, the EEN, has helped Scotland's Nova Innovation take on the world in the tidal power market.

Global Japan

Small is beautiful: How a Japanese micro-turbine is transforming a Nepalese village

In partnership with The Government of Japan

Japan's Ibasei has installed six small turbines in Nepal, and transferred the technology, bringing light to the darkness of schoolchildrens' classrooms and their homes.

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"Insiders" gets an expert's case against coal

Germany, a heavy user of dirty coal, has a high profile as an environmental leader, but that paradox has to change and the arguments for phasing out this fossil fuel are, says one expert, incontrovertible.

Belgium

Which European nations lead the way with renewable energy?

By 2020, many European countries are trying to reduce greenhouse gases and lower climate change in accordance to the Paris Agreement. Here are some of the EU countries leading the way with renewable energy sources.

United Kingdom

Watch: Britain now hosts world’s largest offshore wind farm

Sitting off the northwest coast of England, Danish energy group Orsted unveiled the Walney Extension project on Thursday.

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World’s largest offshore wind farm opens in Irish Sea

The wind farm covers an area the size of about 20,000 football pitches.

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Making a splash: European innovation for a brighter future

According to some data, 85% of productivity growth in modern developed economies is the direct result of innovation

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Will inventive solar scheme be Moldova’s moment in the sun?

Virtual currencies are set to be at the heart of an ambitious scheme to bring solar power to Moldova and other parts of Europe.

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Could Butanol be our new alternative to fossil fuels?

Biologists across Europe have been carrying out detailed research to find out how effective Butanext, a biofuel from wheat straw, could be to replace finite fossil fuels.