Australia pushing ahead with ammonia as carbonless fuel
The idea of using ammonia to store energy from renewables such as solar and wind is gaining ground, with Australia emerging as a key...
Solar energy storage – gold nanoparticles
Gold nanoparticles may help improve solar energy storage, says a team of scientists. If you apply a semiconductor coating to the star-shaped gold nanoparticles,...
Global solar investment pushes ahead of fossil fuels
In 2017, the world invested in solar like never before, according to a new global trends report.
Driven largely by China, global solar investment was...
BP to pilot Tesla battery storage at South Dakota wind farm
BP are launching a battery storage program at their existing Titan 1 wind farm in South Dakota in the United States with help from...
Portugal’s renewables exceeded electricity demand in March
Last month, electricity produced by mainland Portugal's renewables exceeded demand, according to figures released by the country's transmission system operator, Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN).
The...
Floating solar rig set to convert seawater into clean hydrogen fuel
Engineers from Columbia University in New York City have developed a solar rig that uses energy from the sun to extract hydrogen from seawater...
Renewables will be main driver of new electricity access by 2030
By 2030, renewables will be providing three out of five people with new electricity access, says a new global report.
The International Energy Agency (IEA)...
Wind energy to provide all electricity for General Motors plants in Indiana, Ohio
General Motors are to power all their manufacturing facilities in Indiana and Ohio - where they build the Chevrolet Cruze small car and the...
Rapid electrification to flatten world energy demand from 2030, says report
Rapid electrification of the world's energy system will spur energy efficiency to improve at a faster pace than global economic growth, resulting in a...
Chile and other countries in Latin America pressing ahead with renewable energy sources
Chile, along with other Latin American countries, is pressing ahead with ambitious plans to shift its electricity supply away from fossil fuels toward greater...