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'Bypass the system’: How people power brought solar to this UK street

These London artists raised €132,000 to bring solar power to their ‘delighted’ neighbours.

Eco-Innovation

This giant wind turbine is helping to make Glastonbury even greener

Communities have the opportunity to host the turbine after its Glasto stint, under Octopus Energy’s ‘try before you buy’ scheme.

Green News

Ireland’s data centres are using as much electricity as all city homes

New official figures show data centres’ electricity usage in Ireland is surging at a time where the country is failing to meet its climate targets.

Green News

Here’s why Iceland is our Green country of the month

This country has become a world leader in geothermal technology and produces one of the highest amounts of green energy per person in the world.

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Green News

Solar investment set to eclipse oil for the first time ever

Spending on clean energy technology has soared, in part due to the global energy crisis.

World News

Euroviews. Climate change is hurting the Earth. It will hurt your wallet, too

Climate change will endanger financial security, our personal health, and the planet we love living on. Real solutions will only come from governments that require equal participation and collaboration between all, Prof Gary Yohe writes.

Green News

Portugal smashes record for wind and solar energy generation

Greater solar capacity got Portugal over the halfway mark, while Spain, Finland and Belgium are also breaking energy records.

Eco-Innovation

How floating solar farms generate energy while saving land and water

This technology is already popular in Asian countries where free land is scarce and expensive but now it is taking off in other parts of the world.

Eco-Innovation

Why is sun-blessed Sicily turning against solar?

The island's governor threatened to stop approving new solar plants until Sicily receives some special benefits.

Green News

Here’s why Denmark is our Green country of the month

This Scandinavian country is leading the path to net zero.

Green News

Renewables prevented a coal comeback during Europe’s ‘crisis winter’

Nearly every EU state reduced energy demand last winter. Some cuts were voluntary - others were down to cost.

Climate

'A Herculean task’: How Luxembourgers are pushing for renewables

Luxembourg's first citizens' climate council has given the country bolder climate plans.

Living

Can’t put solar panels on your home? Buy a bit of a solar park instead

Co-owning a wind farm or solar park could reduce your energy bills by 23 per cent and it's totally affordable. Here's how.

Green News

Czech Republic unplugs hundreds of solar plants during sunny weather

Engineers worldwide are working on how to store the energy generated by renewables.

Green News

7 environmental stories that are giving us hope this Earth Day

Short-haul flight bans and senior Swiss women taking the government to court are just some of the positive climate stories we’ve seen this year.

Climate

Renewables break energy records signalling ‘end of the fossil age’

Coal is still the single largest source of electricity - but change is coming fast says Ember, with solar rising by 24% in 2022.

Green News

Nuclear reactors turned off for good in Germany despite energy crisis

The country is pulling the plug on its last three reactors on 15 April.

Climate

Phase out coal five times faster to stop ‘climate chaos’, report warns

A report has urged countries to close all coal plants by 2040 or face ‘climate chaos’.

Climate

India grapples with keeping the lights on while cutting fossil fuels

Supplying the country’s 1.4 billion citizens with clean energy is not an easy task.

Green News

Here’s why Albania is our Green country of the month

It’s not the biggest or most powerful nation, but has led by example in preserving a precious natural asset in March 2023.

Renewable energy is energy generated from natural sources that are constantly replenished, such as sunlight, wind, water, and geothermal heat.