Earth 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.

26/05/2023

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.

19/05/2023

Earth 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.

18/05/2023

Ecotech

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.

11/05/2023

Ecotech

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.

07/05/2023

Earth News

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

This Scandinavian country is leading the path to net zero.

30/04/2023

Earth 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.

28/04/2023

Climate

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

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

18/04/2023

Earth News

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.

18/04/2023

Earth News

Czech Republic unplugs hundreds of solar plants during sunny weather

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

14/04/2023

Earth 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.

13/04/2023

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.

12/04/2023

Earth 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.

11/04/2023

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’.

06/04/2023

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.

06/04/2023

Earth 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.

31/03/2023

Ecotech

Could abandoned mines hold the answer to storing renewable energy?

Could dropping containers of sand down mine shafts give us a way to store renewable energy?

29/03/2023

Earth News

Why selling solar power from EU homes is about to get easier

An electricity market redesign is under way, aimed at shielding consumers from price spikes and boosting the rollout of renewables.

25/03/2023

Ecotech

German solar school hopes to train ‘unbelievable number of people’

As German solar demand surges, a new school has opened to train workers.

22/03/2023

Ecotech

Can power-hungry data centres redeem themselves by heating homes?

There's plenty of niche options for the heat from computer warehouses. But these aren't a 'panacea' for a power-hungry industry.

16/03/2023