Statoil to replicate Hywind triumph
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The Norwegian company behind the world’s first floating wind farm, Hywind (pictured) off Peterhead in Scotland, has revealed it is
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Merkel to ditch 2020 emission goals
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Germany’s ongoing coalition government talks have agreed to postpone 2020 emissions reduction target to “the early 2020s”, the German media
Skopje smog sparks lignite questions
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Macedonia has taken emergency measures against dense smog enveloping its cities, which is blamed on factors like coal burning, ageing
Scientist attacks biomass boom
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Policies aimed at limiting climate change by boosting the burning of biomass contain critical flaws that could damage attempts to
Russia removes Arctic nuclear poison
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Russia says it is addressing one of the most hazardous environmental legacies of the Soviet era and trying to clean
Statoil bids for Dutch wind project
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Statoil has submitted a bid for the offshore wind-power contract for Hollandse Kust Zuid: a 760-megawatt project in the Dutch
UK sets renewable record
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As use of renewables has risen across the EU, Britain’s electricity generation from renewable energy has reached a “record high”,
EIB invests in UK-German solar firm
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A UK-German solar panel manufacturer says it is poised to revolutionise the global energy industry and has secured more than
EDF benefits from ‘dreadful’ Hinkley deal
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Hinkley Point, on England’s Somerset coast, is the biggest building site in Europe at 430 acres and the UK’s first
Germany unveils renewable record
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Renewable energy has reportedly provided a third of German electricity this year, with wind energy overtaking natural gas and nuclear
The World Energy Outlook’s muddled definition of energy leadership
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While the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook (WEO) is one of the most respected sources of insight into
France bans new fuel extraction
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The French parliament has enacted a ban on producing oil and gas by 2040, which is seen as a largely
Water-dwelling organisms show new ways to harvest light for solar tech
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This article was originally published by The Conversation and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. Photosynthesis is a
We could use old coal mines to decarbonise heat – here’s how
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Fossil fuels currently dominate the production of electricity and heat. Although renewable energy accounts for around a quarter of electricity
Storing carbon under the North Sea: are wrong sites being looked at?
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This article was originally published by The Conversation and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. One effective way