Student’s Go Off Grid with Complete Solar Storage System
A housing cooperative in the Sydney suburb of Newtown will make Australian history with the installation of a full solar storage system that will power the housing complex.
11 Countries Leading The Shift To Renewables
Many countries have already made a move towards the shift to renewables and a carbon-friendly future, in a number of various forms. Whether it's solar, geothermal or wind power, it's happening all around the globe....
Obama Doubles Renewable Energy Funding
Barack Obama has announced this weekend that the budget for renewable energy funding will be doubling within five years in an attempt to commit to pledges made during the Paris Climate Summit in 2015. Making...
The Time Of The Renewable Electricity Grid
A report from the World Bank's Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) indicated that with the correct combination of investments and new policies, countries will be able to integrate unknown shares of varible renewable energy...
Renewable Energy To Solve 2030 Emission Reduction Targets
Irena has revealed that increasing renewables to 36 % of the global energy mix by would generate about half the emissions reductions needed to prevent global warming rising above 2 degrees celsius. Following the UN...
Sand Solar Storage The Latest In Renewable Energy Research
Researchers from Abu Dhabi's Masdar Institute have developed a new solar storage technology using sand from the arid deserts of the UAE to collect and store energy from the sun. Sand collected from the oil...
How renewable energy can power all of Australia
According to Professor Mark Diesendorf, it is feasible for Australia's electricity to be supplied by 100 per cent renewable energy- here's how. In the past, relying on renewable energy as a sole power source was...
Renewable energy set to ‘far exceed’ current levels: Moniz
Oil, coal and natural gas have powered the U.S. energy demand for generations. Yet now that the U.N. Climate Change Conference appears to have set a landmark agreement, can clean energy replace carbon-intensive sources going forward?...
SolarCity CEO: ‘Stop Using Dirty Energy’
PARIS, FRANCE — When Lyndon Rive co-founded SolarCity — now the largest rooftop solar company in the United States — he chose a particular start date: July 4, 2006, meant to represent the company’s stance...
Climate Change Around the World
Countries all around the world are fiercely trying to combat the effects of climate change by utilizing renewable energy sources. From wind turbines to solar power, the world is working together to save our planet....
Mission Innovation secures $20bn pledge for renewable revolution
At the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, the global community came together to form Mission Innovation - a pledge to incrementally donate 20 billion USD over the 5 years to research and developments programs within the...
African Union’s $20 Billion Renewable Energy Plan
At the Paris Climate Conference, leaders from the African Union have announced ambitious goals to progress renewable energy in their struggling nations.The project will be called The African Renewable Energy Initiative and will be hosted...
Bill Gates commits to investing $1b into renewable initiatives
U.S billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates is set to donate $1bn from his foundation into 'high risk' renewable energy initiatives over the next 5 years. The founder of Microsoft has also long been in opposition...
Morocco’s Solar Plant to Provide Energy to 1 Million People
Morocco will open a giant thermal solar plant next month as a part of the nation's pledge to reach 42 per cent renewable energy capacity by 2020. The project will initially produce enough energy to...
Renewable energy accounted for half all new power plants in 2014
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) it is clear that the transition from coal to clean energy is underway, as renewable energy made up half of new power plants in the world last year....
First 100% Renewable Energy Provider ‘ZEN Energy’ Launches
The nation's first utility company to use 100 per cent renewable energy set up shop this week in Adelaide, South Australia. ZEN Energy has emerged from an already existing company in Adelaide, Zen Industries, which...