Google to be Powered by 100% Renewables from 2017
Internet Giant Goes Green in a Big Way The internet giant Google is going to be fully powered by renewable energy from next year. It has been gradually moving to the...
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee Power
bio-bean makes biofuels from waste coffee Pioneering, award-winning company bio-bean is the brainchild of former architectural student Arthur Kay. It makes biofuels from coffee waste. The idea came to Kay while...
Report Shows Renewable Electricity Plunging in Costs
Joint IEA-NEA investigation is optimistic about renewables over fossil fuels A Joint IEA-NEA report has just been released. This is the latest in a series of reports which look at the LCOE...
First UK Tidal Lagoon Generates Another £100m in Funding
Equity investment means Swansea renewable project will start later this year Essentially, the project is to wall off a 9.5 Km section of Swansea bay with a breakwater, then use the...
Advances in Tidal Technology – the UK leads the way
8th International Tidal Energy Summit hears about how to harness marine renewables for energy, climate change and energy security Although there are many different designs, technologies and financial approaches in the...
Co-Operative Energy Boosted
New government policy and Community Energy England launched Britain lags behind in the co-operative energy sphere. In Germany 46% of renewable generation is community owned, whereas in the UK it is...
Greenpeace Report: How to Keep the Lights on Without Spendin
77% European renewable generation is possible by 2030 Greenpeace have released an upbeat report, which no doubt will have the denialists and “anti-windmill” people frothing into their cocoa:
Scotland Plans New Pumped Storage Power
Upgrade for Hollow Mountain could be instrumental in Scotland’s transition to a low carbon economy Scotland is planning to add more hydro power to its existing generating site in the mountains...
Community Energy – Is it the way forward?
Think tank report suggests community-owned energy could improve UK Britain lags behind in community-owned energy. In Germany, community energy accounts for 46% of all energy produced from renewables. Here in the...
The World's First BioAlgae Building
Microscopic algae used to generate hot water The world’s first eco-building to use algae to generate heat as part of its systems was opened in Germany earlier this year. The BIQ...
