Walney Extension wind farm gets green light from UK government
The UK government has given the green light for the extension of the Walney offshore wind farm, already one of the largest in the...
Wind and solar power could replace coal in Texas
A Rice University study on the rapidly-growing role of wind and solar power in Texas has attracted widespread attention. John B. Billingsley Jr., founder...
Capturing CO2 from wood-burning underway at UK’s Drax Power Station
The UK’s biggest renewable power generator, Drax Power Station, has begun a world-first trial of capturing carbon dioxide from wood-burning at its North Yorkshire...
Giant solar thermal power plant opens in California
The Ivanpah solar thermal power plant started operating in the Mojave desert in California on Thursday.
The $2.2 billion power-generating plant covers an area of...
Promising geothermal energy potential in South West England
The geothermal energy potential from Cornwall's heat-producing granite is promising, says the University of Exeter. Scientists will examine granite from Cornwall as part of...
Giant wind and solar farms in the Sahara would make it wetter and greener
If the Sahara Desert had giant wind and solar farms, the area would be wetter, greener, and warmer researchers report. We know that solar...
Do wind turbines affect property values? No
There is no evidence that wind turbines affect residential property values negatively, according to a study carried out at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory...
Major UK power plant ‘Drax’ to become carbon negative by 2030
A major British power plant, Drax, has pledged to become carbon negative by 2030.
The plant, located in North Yorkshire, used to run exclusively on...
Walney Extension, the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm, opens
Walney Extension, off the UK coast, the largest operational wind farm in the world, opened last week. Walney Extension belongs to Ørsted, PKA, and...
UK solar panels produce more electricity than coal for 6 months in 2016
For the first time ever, solar panels in the United Kingdom generated more electricity than coal-fired power stations in the 6 months to September.
From...