Libya could generate five times the amount of energy from solar panels alone than what it produces from crude oil, according to research by Nottingham Trent...
The UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) last week chose Mongolia as host of World Environment Day 2013 – a country, it says, that has made a significant...
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has been criticised by environmental campaigners for a “short-sighted” approach to future economic growth in the energy sector,...
The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) recent public attitudes survey brought to light some interesting – and encouraging – figures regarding the support for...
Nearly eight in 10 people (79%) in the UK are in favour of clean energy while just 4% are opposed to it, according to the Department...
Twenty-nine years ago today, an advertisement was shown on US television to mark the imminent release of the Apple Macintosh computer – the first chapter in...
Nearly two years after the Fukushima disaster, Japan has its sights set on filling the void left by its suspended nuclear fleet with the “world’s largest...
A report by one of the world’s largest reinsurance firms has highlighted the important role insurers must play in tackling climate change and developing renewable energy....
Seventy per cent of people in the EU think renewable energy should be given priority in their country’s energy mix over the next three decades, according...
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) yesterday unveiled the “world’s first” open-access renewable energy atlas – a portal for information on resources, infrastructure and policies. Twenty-four...
New York governor Andrew Cuomo has called for the establishment of a $1 billion green bank in his annual address to members of congress. Cuomo’s state-of-the-state...
A crowdfunding campaign in the US has raised $313,000 (£194,000) in just 24 hours to help finance four solar projects across the country. The company behind...
Solar panels are set to be installed on the roofs of a number of fuel poor homes in Newport, South Wales, after Gen Community’s share offer...
Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. has acquired two solar planet projects from, solar developer SunPower, in line with their ‘core business principle...
In the renewables industry, it’s often the case that campaigners enjoy much of the limelight. But without firms to invest in, install and build the technologies,...