renewables

Oct
26

German grid blinded by the light

Can you ever have too much clean energy? Germany has discovered that you can. And, unfortunately, it’s not likely
1 min read
Oct
18

Green fixes for the planet? They're here

The technology exists today that can help us shrink carbon emissions, prevent dangerous climate change and use energy more wisely.
2 min read
Jul
23

Renewable energy: Not all it's cracked up to be?

A recent bit of news from Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) suggests that James Lovelock, the scientist behind the Gaia
2 min read
Jul
05

The challenge: Finding $ to turn 'green shoots' into redwoods

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is seeing “green shoots” in the economy again, but one has to wonder whether there’
2 min read
Mar
18

A clean energy future? The devil is in the details

Who, besides maybe the oil and coal companies and their stockholders, wouldn’t want to move away from fossil fuels
2 min read
Feb
01

UK offers cash to homeowners with wind turbines, solar panels

Putting up a small wind turbine or solar panel on your roof might not only be a way to save
2 min read
Jan
28

2010 brings good news, bad news on clean energy spending

Spending on clean energy and low-carbon technologies didn’t crash as much as feared as the global recession bit in
2 min read
Oct
20

Politics, not technology, is delaying clean-energy future

Most of the technology we need to switch from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy already exists — the greatest
4 min read
Jul
13

England's regions to fall short of renewables goals

Regions across England are likely to miss their 2010 renewable energy goals, with some parts set to achieve less than
2 min read
Jul
01

Scottish plan aims for 20% renewables by 2020

The Scottish Government today published an action plan aimed at driving the development of renewable energy and capitalising on the
1 min read