Tag: Renewable power generation
Orsted moves forward with plans to grow corals on wind turbines
Alongside their natural beauty, coral reefs have an important role to play in the natural world. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm [...]
Ukraine war sees some countries focus on food, fuel, not clean energy
Concerns related to both the energy transition and energy security have been thrown into sharp relief by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. At the same tim [...]
The race to roll out ‘super-sized’ wind turbines is on
A Haliade-X wind turbine photographed in the Netherlands on March 2, 2022. The Haliade-X is part of a new generation of huge turbines set to be instal [...]
Britain eyes nuclear, wind, fossil fuels in bid for energy security
Alongside a ramp up in nuclear power, the British Energy Security Strategy envisages up to 50 GW of offshore wind and 10 GW of hydrogen – half of whic [...]
Wind energy installations must quadruple to hit net-zero goals: GWEC
Onshore and offshore wind turbines photographed in Flevoland, the Netherlands.Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty ImagesThe wind energy sector had i [...]
How hackers and geopolitics could derail the planned energy transition
This image shows an onshore wind turbine in the Netherlands.Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty ImagesDiscussions about the energy transition, what [...]
Europe’s ocean energy installations surge back to pre-Covid levels
An overhead view of a tidal turbine from Orbital Marine Power on September 6, 2021.William Edwards | AFP | Getty ImagesEuropean installations of tidal [...]
Britain resurfaces huge tidal energy plan amid Ukraine crisis
An aerial shot of the Severn Estuary from 2010.Jamie Cooper | Sspl | Getty ImagesAn independent commission in the U.K. is to revisit the possibility o [...]
Flooded, disused coal mines could change how our homes are heated
LONDON — The ramifications of the Industrial Revolution, which had its roots in 18th-century Britain, were huge.Britain's abundance of coal — as well [...]
Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy plans $3.9 billion wind, solar project
This image from 2016 shows a wind turbine on property used by MidAmerican Energy's Eclipse Wind Farm in Adair, Iowa.Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty I [...]
Renewable power installations set for record year: IEA
Wind turbines and solar panels in Kayseri, Turkey.temizyurek | E+ | Getty ImagesThe world is set to add nearly 290 gigawatts of renewable power cap [...]
Shell to buy power from world’s ‘largest offshore wind farm’
Offshore wind farm.davee hughes uk | Moment | Getty ImagesShell said Wednesday it had signed a deal to purchase power from a development dubbed "th [...]
Enel CEO skeptical of carbon capture and storage technology
The CEO of multinational Italian energy firm Enel has expressed doubt on the usefulness of carbon capture and storage, suggesting the technology is [...]
Amazon-backed wind farm in Scotland begins operations
Sean Hannon | iStock | Getty ImagesA 50-megawatt onshore wind farm in Scotland is now operational, and tech giant Amazon will purchase all of its o [...]
Amazon’s new net-zero carbon pledge is focused on the ocean
Amazon and IKEA are among the major companies pushing the ocean shipping industry to adopt zero-carbon fuel sources for vessels by 2040.Marine ship [...]