Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News on Renewable energy

Australia is poised to be a world leader in offshore wind, but any potential risks to marine life remain poorly regulated

The strong winds blowing over Australia’s rugged coastlines will soon power many of our homes, as offshore wind farms are poised to begin construction. But our new research highlights the need to ensure any potential risks to marine life is properly mitigated.

The Conversation

Hundreds of offshore wind firms to descend on Sunderland for key conference

Offshore Wind North East takes place on November 9 and 10 at the Beacon of Light

Birmingham Post

You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaper

The cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Solar panels reflect light and heat. Do they increase global warming and contribute to increased local temperatures?

Solar panels convert about 20 per cent of the light they absorb into electricity. The rest of the sunlight becomes heat.

The Canberra Times

Controlled chaos may be the key to unlimited clean energy

A new study suggests that nuclear fusion reactors could work best when scientists purposefully destabilize it.

Inverse

Australia's Victoria gov't raises renewable energy goals as state election looms

The Labor government of Australia's Victoria state said on Thursday it would raise its renewable energy targets and proposed government ownership of future power generation if it wins local elections due to be held next month.

Reuters

Victoria signals end of coal by announcing a new 95% renewable target. It's a risky but vital move

It’s the end of the line for coal in Victoria, after Victorian Premier Dan Andrews today announced plans for 95% renewables within 13 years. Until now, the industrialised state has been aiming for 50% by 2030.

The Conversation

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Victoria set to re-enter electricity market after setting 95% renewable energy target

Daniel Andrews announces plan to revive State Electricity Commission, which was privatised in the 1990s

The Guardian - AU

Vic to bring back public energy ownership

Almost all of Victoria's energy will come from renewable sources by 2035 and state ownership of power assets revived if Labor is re-elected next month.

AAP

Study: Solar and wind energy saved Texas customers more than $7 billion in 2022 so far

Solar and wind energy saved Texans nearly $1 billion a month this year in electricity costs, according to a recent clean energy study from energy system analysis group IdeaSmiths LLC.

Tribune News Service

Energy agency: CO2 emissions rise in 2022, but more slowly

The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that it expects carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels to rise again this year, but by much less than in 2021 due to the growth in renewable power and electric cars

The Independent UK

Renewable energy projects fast-tracked

Tasmanian and Victorian renewable energy projects have been fast-tracked with additional funding in an attempt to lower power prices for consumers.

AAP

Saudi Arabia, South Africa Stress Joint Action, Cooperation

Saudi Arabia and South Africa issued a statement after President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Riyadh, confirming the strength of bilateral relations and the importance of boosting joint action. Ramaphosa began Friday a visit to the Kingdom at the invitation of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Experts say 'crazy' policies will hobble role of gas in Australia's energy transition

Across the developed world, countries are betting big on gas to be the transition fuel to renewable energy. So why is Australia, with all its gas reserves, unable to follow suit?

ABC News

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

Gaza's electricity shortages powering a renewable energy revolution

In Waddi Alsalqa village, just east of Deir Elbalah in the centre of the Gaza Strip, a group of 11 women and three local young men have started using renewable energy to transform their living conditions and open a business.

Insider UK

Do not repeat past mistakes by banning cheap solar power, Energy UK boss warns

Meanwhile, Labour pledges to ban fracking and continue with solar roll-out

The Independent UK

Energy trade body criticises Jacob Rees-Mogg’s ‘sudden’ announcement of windfall tax on renewables

Lord Hutton said government had shaken investor confidence in sector

Insider UK

Renewable energy generation hits record high

Government figures show a 36% year-on-year increase in gigawatt hours produced

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Energy Prices Bill: Government profit cap on renewable energy explained

Energy bosses have said they were concerned that the profit cap could put off investors.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle Innovation Festival showcases enthusiasm for energy transition

Enthusiasm for innovation

Wales Online

Energy bosses ‘worried’ as ministers move to cap renewable and nuclear profits

Leaders in the energy sector warned that the mechanism must not put off investment and should be comparable to other countries

The Guardian - UK

Beam me down: can solar power from space help solve our energy needs?

The latest developments in solar tech offer potential solutions to the energy security crisis – including satellites that would convert sunlight into power for Earth

ABC News

South-west Victorian coastline picked as possible home of wave energy technology

Wave energy could bring down the price of renewable electricity in the future and decrease dependency on battery storage, a company that has completed a report for the CSIRO says.

ABC News

Concentrated solar thermal power touted as part of Queensland's clean energy future

An Australian company says its technology can help solve the problem of around-the-clock clean energy.

The Guardian - AU

Wave energy machines on Australian south coast would slash renewable energy costs, CSIRO says

Report commissioned by Wave Swell Energy says the machines would make a future clean electricity grid more stable and more reliable

1 … 208 209 210 211

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

European Space Agency

International Energy Agency

Energy Security Board

11 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.