The Earth is currently in a period of ecological overshoot. We’re increasingly using more resources than are actually available to us on a yearly basis. Alex...
A study by PwC has noted a 40% increase in renewable technology deals in 2011, but Alex Blackburne explains how this year’s fortunes are heavily dependent...
An article in the Daily Telegraph claimed that households were wasting millions on constraint payments to “redundant” wind farms. But Alex Blackburne explains how its reporting...
Bloomberg New Energy Finance has predicted that by 2020, energy storage use could be “widespread”. But what will this mean for the renewables industry? And more...
Ofgem, the energy regulator, has hinted that it will approve investment plans for renewable energy projects in Scotland to be connected to the UK grid. Alex...
There is talk of a new international airport for London but is there room for it in a sustainable future? Charlotte Reid looks at the concerns...
Vipin Ahuja, manager of the Allianz RCM Global EcoTrends Fund, spoke to Alex Blackburne about the growing need for clean technology investment, and why he thinks...
Bill Weil, chief investment officer of Ludgate Environmental, whose fund invests in innovative cleantech companies, spoke to Alex Blackburne about the criticality of investing sustainably. Shamefully,...
Hawaii should “aim and commit to being 100% renewable” says the US island state’s mayor. Alex Blackburne looks at whether this target is attainable. In a...
Despite cuts in subsidies for solar power due to come in this month, Germany reports that solar output rose by 60% last year. Charlotte Reid has...
BRIC nations – Brazil, Russia, India and China – are fast becoming some of the most serious players in the global renewable energy market. Alex Blackburne...
The annual World Future Energy Summit takes place in Abu Dhabi later this month. Alex Blackburne investigates some of the global leaders in energy efficiency and...
A recent trend has been to build your own self-sufficient home, which gives you everything you want from a house, whilst also being friendly to the...
Rob Steadman looks into the USA’s ‘seedy overbelly’, and the modern trend of sustainable urbanism. New York New York! The Big Apple, what a town! The...
Hugo House takes a close look at profitable hydro microgeneration. Hydro microgeneration is a fantastic example of how centuries-old technology can be updated to provide a...