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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.

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?

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Eco-Innovation

How scientists are growing seafood under offshore wind farms

Denmark is serving up a side of mussels alongside renewable power.

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.

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.

Green News

Tornado rips through wind farm: How often do wind turbines fall down?

Experts explain how designers account for extreme weather.

Green News

Commission urges nature protection amid fast tracking of green energy

Environmental groups have expressed relief at European Commission guidelines for the acceleration of renewable energy deployment, which stress the need to respect nature protection rules.

Green News

Renewables covered 95% of Portugal’s power needs last month

Portugal has made huge progress in renewable power, up from 27 per cent in 2005 and 54 per cent in 2017.

Climate

Less than 25% of the EU’s electricity came from fossil fuels in April

The drop in fossil fuel generation was driven by wind and solar growth as well as the recovery of hydropower.