Average global wind rising since 2010: study
Environment
Research published in the journal Nature Climate Change suggests average wind speeds have increased noticeably since 2010 after decades of
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EIB agrees to end fossil-fuel lending
Transmission
The board of the European Investment Bank (EIB), the world’s largest multilateral lender, has agreed to stop funding fossil-fuel projects
Renewable most important in biggest polluters: study
Environment
A study says the amount of climate and health benefits generated by renewable sources varied across different countries. The more
Swedish study hails solar heat-storage molecule
Storage
A project in Sweden claims to have found a way to allow the sun’s rays to be stored cheaply in
Renewables firm looks to skyscraper energy storage
Storage
Office blocks could contain “green batteries” in their foundations, Scottish startup Gravitricity has argued. The firm has developed a method
EDF signs renewables deal for giant theme park
Storage
French utility EDF Energy is partnering with the London Resort to create what they say will be one of the
‘Liquid air’ project aims to store renewable sources
Storage
A European startup company is planning to build Europe’s largest energy storage plant using a cryogenic battery to cut costs when
Renewable project to lift weights with spare power
Storage
A simple renewable energy storage system using weights suspended above disused mineshafts could work out cheaper than batteries, says a
Forums discuss bringing hydrogen power to the market
Storage
German politicians are due to meet UK offshore wind representatives in Berlin on November 20 to discuss the transition to
Germans to pay more for renewables fund
Transmission
The surcharge used to fund Germany’s move towards renewable energy (EEG) is due to increase again next year, triggering demands
Book review: Winds, waves and tides swirl in Orkney Islands Saga
Environment
“Cities are precarious creatures. They are unable to live or breathe without a myriad of lifelines from the surrounding world
Shipwreck study aids green energy placements
Environment
A sonar study of hundreds of First World War shipwrecks around the coast of Wales is giving vital data for
Saudi Arabia’s renewables drive remains in first gear
Environment
Saudi Arabia has promised to diversify its economy away from fossil fuels but so far there has been limited evidence
By adding solar, Portugal pushes all-in on renewables
Consumption
In the early fifteenth century, Portuguese explorers began spanning the globe in search of riches in new colonies and trading
BP promotes upstream chief to replace Dudley
Industry
BP CEO Bob Dudley, 64, will retire in 2020 after almost a decade in charge and be replaced by a