You’ve probably heard the intermittency myth before. “The wind doesn’t always blow and the sun doesn’t always shine, so we can’t rely on renewables to meet our...
Global investment in renewable energy fell for the second year in a row in 2013, with green investment in Europe down by 41%, new figures have...
More than 500 investors have been told by the UN’s climate chief to invest in low-carbon technologies in order to avoid losing money over the long-term...
Christiana Figueres has said that global investment in renewables and energy efficiency needs to rise from $300 billion a year to $1 trillion by 2030, in...
A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has found that the energy mix of member countries has “barely changed” since the...
Scientists and engineers from Harvard University have developed a new type of battery that they say could revolutionise the way electricity is stored on the grid,...
Global venture capital investment in clean technology (cleantech) totalled $6.8 billion (£4.1 billion) in 2013, with energy efficiency, transportation and solar the most profitable sectors, according...
In some areas of the US, where below-freezing temperatures are driving up energy demand, the lights have been kept on thanks largely to the contribution of...
Ministers from some of the EU’s largest economies have called on the European commission to set an ambitious 2030 target for renewable energy use. The UK,...
Andrew Simmonds, chief executive of the Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB), tells Blue & Green Tomorrow how the organisation’s 1,400 individual and organisational members are...
A particularly blustery December in the UK proved to be beneficial for wind power, as a surge in energy generation saw a number of records broken,...
Supporters of renewable energy are calling for more Scottish homeowners and businesses to reap the benefits of solar power, after new figures revealed that the total...
Cutting energy and water consumption in the home is the best way to take control of your bills. For the hard-pressed consumer, the only effective way...
In 2012, I asked my wife what she really wanted for Christmas. “Time” was her succinct answer. With two energetic boys under four, most parents will...
A note to all investors: if your financial adviser or someone else tells you that investing ethically or sustainably is synonymous with poor performance, show them...