The Latest Breaking News on Renewable energy

This is an era of plentiful, cheap, renewable energy, but the fossil fuel dinosaurs can’t admit it

For a couple of days this month, wind power supplied over half the UK’s electricity. You wouldn’t know it, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023

VP Harris touts Arizona-California power transmission line

Vice President Kamala Harris and two cabinet secretaries celebrated the start of construction of a new high-capacity power transmission line between Arizona and California

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023

State regulators approve controversial Texas electricity market reform

The substantial change in the way the state’s market works will first be reviewed by the Legislature.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 20, 2023

Cash and the crown estate: a look at the British monarchy’s funding deal

The taxpayer funded sovereign grant will not accrue extra money from the monarch’s £1bn-a-year offshore wind leases. But the crown still has revenue from oil and gas drilling rights and real estate

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2023

Davos 2023: Is the EU energy crisis affecting the green transition?

The energy and cost of living crises were on top of the agenda at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos. Has the rush to cut off Russian fossil fuels helped or hindered European efforts to transition to green energy? We speak to Anders Opedal, the head of Norwegian energy…

France 24 · Jan 19, 2023

Davos 2023-'Open for business' Labour slams PM Sunak no-show

British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer set out his green growth plan in Davos on Thursday and criticised British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for not showing up at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2023

Wind farms deliver economic jolt to rural Middle America

A wind power boom in the nation’s central corridor has been a financial windfall for some struggling rural areas.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2023

Right-wing party calls referendum against Swiss climate bill

Switzerland's right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) on Thursday called a referendum aimed at blocking a draft law to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2023

RWE outlines next steps after huge lease agreement for Dogger Bank South offshore wind farms

Development consent order anticipated next year as it narrows down vital location for onshore grid connection

Birmingham Post · Jan 19, 2023

Sono Motors Tests How Effective The Sion SEV’s Solar Panels Are In Winter

The company set up what it considers a worst-case scenario, leaving a prototype out on a cold and cloudy winter’s day.

InsideEVs · Jan 19, 2023