Friends of the Earth has compiled a league table of MPs who have gone the furthest to support renewable energy development in their constituency, as part...
Leading renewable energy supplier Good Energy has launched its first solar farm in Dorset, adding to its renewable energy portfolio. The 5 megawatt site at Tout...
SolarCity, the rooftop solar panel business backed by technology entrepreneur Elon Musk, has announced plans to expand its production to 1,000 megawatts (MW) a year in...
Almost three-quarters (73%) of business leaders have no idea what their company spends on electricity, a new survey has revealed. The results are surprising considering that...
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropic foundation has announced a $5m (£2.97m) investment in Little Sun, the creator of portable, solar-powered LED lamps designed...
Crowdfunding is a democratic form of financing that allows people to direct their money towards projects they consider important, innovative and socially useful. Each month, we...
It is safe to say that we have always been pretty bad at predicting how our great-great grandchildren will be getting around, though it never stops...
Kenya’s government has identified a number of sites where it could develop solar farms – which it said could provide more than half of the country’s...
Broadcast from the beautiful Cornish town of St Austell, two leading renewable energy suppliers got a mention on Question Time, the BBC’s flagship political debate programme, on...
In September, I attended an event hosted by Ford in Frankfurt, introducing journalists to its new electric and hybrid range of cars. The journey itself was...
Well-known for its flatpack furniture and Swedish meatballs, retail giant Ikea is looking to crack the renewables market, too. Steve Howard, chief sustainability officer, reveals why...
Solar power technology could deliver the same levels of electricity as the planned nuclear plant at Hinkley Point, at a similar cost and in just two...
On Brixton’s Loughborough Estate in south London, two community-owned solar energy projects – Brixton Energy Solar 1 and 2 – are providing power to social housing...
I recently spent a day in Dezhou, one of China’s famed ‘solar cities’. As a bright and cheery advertisement explained, “Just like the Silicon Valley, this...
The UK’s first Community Energy Fortnight began on Saturday, hoping to inspire and engage people with the concept of community energy. Francesca Baker looks at what this means,...