The Latest Breaking News on Renewable energy

Climate activists warn more protests to come if energy scheme approved

CLIMATE activists have threatened to return to Aberdeen to protest against plans to build an Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) after occupying a park…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 15, 2024

No room for nuclear power, unless the Coalition switches off your solar

Before renewables came along, coal-fired power stations pumped out electricity (and carbon emissions) 24 hours a day. But now, this type of “always on” baseload power is no longer necessary or commercially viable.

The Conversation · Jul 14, 2024

'Significant' funding floats green hydrogen export hub

Australian-made green hydrogen could power fuel-cell vehicles across Asia within 10 years as a proposed floating export hub attracts major funding.

AAP · Jul 14, 2024

London’s Science Museum forced to cut ties with oil giant – and faces pressure over other sponsors

Campaigners welcome ‘seismic shift’ and urge museum bosses to review links with other fossil fuel sponsors

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2024

TotalEnergies oil project 'devastating' for Ugandan national park, NGO says

Production has yet to begin, but TotalEnergies' controversial East African oil project is already taking a dire environmental toll in Uganda's largest national parks, a leading conservationist group said Friday.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 13, 2024

Steelmakers fire up to swap centuries-old reliance on coal for electric arc furnaces

As Tata Steel and British Steel close their polluting blast furnaces, will Labour get behind the switch to more energy-efficient technology – and secure jobs?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024

Ed Miliband’s oil and gas stance is welcome but it does not go far enough

ED Miliband halting new oil and gas licences is a very welcome change of direction for UK politics and effectively brings the UK Government into…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 12, 2024

Previous bidder tries again with new offshore wind proposal in New Jersey

A partnership that proposed an offshore wind farm in New Jersey last year but was not selected by state utility regulators to move forward with it is trying again

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024

Wind power expansion meets grassroots resistance in Brazil's Northeast

Wind energy is booming in Brazil's dry and windy Northeast, but some projects are drawing criticism as it becomes clear that certain communities have benefited while others have not

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024

Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in Appalachia

In the hills of West Virginia, researchers are hoping to realize a long-term dream of cleaning up poisonous groundwaters that flow out of old coal mines

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024