1 Africa's largest solar power plant to be built in Ghana
155MW plant being developed by a British company is expected to create hundreds of jobs, increase electricity capacity and cut emissions
2 The world-leading UK windfarm built with little British involvement
About 90% of the £1.5bn spent constructing the London Array, a huge windfarm off the coast of Kent, has gone to foreign firms
3 Windfarms on Ireland's bog of Allen could provide UK electricity
Company behind the £5bn proposals hopes to build more than 700 turbines and transport power in cables beneath Irish Sea
4 US Navy defends 'great green fleet' from Republican attacks
Navy secretary and Obama administration move to head off spending bill that would effectively shut down biofuels project
5 UK public favours wind turbines over shale gas wells, poll finds
More than two-thirds of people would rather have a wind turbine than a shale gas well near their home
6 Orkney, leader in green energy, launches wave power competition
Community of 20,000 expected to met 85% of its electricity needs by next year
7 Saudi Arabia reveals plans to be powered entirely by renewable energy
World's biggest oil producer says it wants to make a 100% switch from fossil fuels to clean energy
8 World's biggest offshore windfarm planned off Scottish coast
Scheme with enough capacity to power 40% of Scottish households has been submitted for planning permission
9 Cornwall and Scotland hold UK's wave power potential
Cornwall's Atlantic coast and the west coast of Scotland came top in a report which maps sites with the most promise
10 Wind energy could surpass global power demand – with huge hurdles
But installing enough wind turbines to power the world may not be practical or even feasible, says author of new report
