Articles of note: renewable energy

Here we round up all the trending news in renewable, clean and new energy. We’re planning to relaunch with original content in September so please complete our readership survey to tell us what you’d like us to cover.

Cheap oil endangers poorer nations’ switch to renewable energy. Supporters of solar power express confidence in long-term prospects because costs are falling. Read more here.

Clean energy investment continues to lag behind last year. Two big European offshore wind financings, and a record quarter for investment in Chile, were among the highlights of an otherwise sluggish Q2 2015. Read more here.