The Latest Breaking News on Renewable energy

Across the United States, thousands of abandoned coal mines sit quietly beneath the ground. Old tunnels, empty shafts, and remnants of an industrial era that once powered cities and factories. For decades, these sites were mostly seen as environmentally problematic, expensive to maintain, and difficult to repurpose.

Construction is finished on a major Massachusetts offshore wind farm, the first project to reach this stage during President Donald Trump’s time in office

Once constructed, the solar installations alone could deliver up to 65,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of energy every year

The high cost of fuel and energy is expected to dominate discussions which will focus on energy links between Britain and Ireland.

Changes to regulation to speed up development could also make it easier to build on sensitive nature sites

As energy prices tripled in the 1970s due to Middle Eastern wars, Scandinavia, France and the Netherlands sped up green transition

The war on Iran has put fossil-fuel prices centre stage, but don’t believe those who tout ‘maximising the North Sea’ as our salvation, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

France’s top climate advisory body on Thursday called on the government to set out a precise roadmap for phasing out coal, oil and gas, warning that the country's "ambitious" climate targets will need clearer political backing and stronger implementation.

Britain’s whole energy economy needs to be reformed – decarbonising the grid is only part of the mix, says director of Common Wealth, Mathew Lawrence