Renewable energy

Sámi reindeer herders file lawsuit against Norway windfarm
Indigenous communities say planned Øyfjellet turbines will interfere with migration paths
Weronika Strzyżyńska
18, Jan, 2021 @12:34 PM

'Carbon-neutrality is a fairy tale': how the race for renewables is burning Europe's forests
Wood pellets are sold as a clean alternative to coal. But is the subsidised bioenergy boom accelerating the climate crisis?
Hazel Sheffield
14, Jan, 2021 @6:00 AM

NSW coal-fired power plant chosen as site of Australia's biggest battery
Analysts say Origin’s plan for 700MW battery at Lake Macquarie Eraring power station and Neoen’s proposal for a 500MW storage project near Lithgow will accelerate the state’s energy transition
Lisa Cox
12, Jan, 2021 @5:49 AM

Green economy plans fuel new metals and energy 'supercycle'
Chinese growth and post-Covid recovery plans are powering a commodities boom, say analysts
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
10, Jan, 2021 @5:50 PM

Cold snap forces UK electricity market prices to new high
National Grid issues urgent call for suppliers to generate extra 524MW of electricity capacity
Jillian Ambrose
05, Jan, 2021 @5:35 PM

Australia inching closer to committing to net zero by 2050, top energy adviser says
Head of Energy Security Board calls for ‘agreed national emissions reduction trajectory’ among federal, state and territory governments
Daniel Hurst and Graham Readfearn
04, Jan, 2021 @4:30 PM

Dogger Bank's giant turbines herald a wind of change in UK industry
The ambition of the North Sea project promises vast quantities of green energy – and many green jobs
Jillian Ambrose
02, Jan, 2021 @4:00 PM

'Energy needed a digital revolution – and we are it'
Greg Jackson, boss of Octopus Energy, says the sector was ripe for an Amazon or Uber-style disruptor, but that his version will also boost the UK’s green revolution
Jillian Ambrose
02, Jan, 2021 @4:00 PM

Is the UK about to have liftoff in the global space industry?
With plans for satellite launches and investment in space-based solar, can the UK become a space super power?
Zahaan Bharmal
31, Dec, 2020 @2:51 PM

From volunteering to vaccines … the best of a bad year
Covid may have made 2020 a year to forget, but amid the gloom there were plenty of positive moments
Jon Henley
31, Dec, 2020 @8:00 AM

Storm Bella helps Great Britain set new record for wind power generation
On Boxing Day more than half of country’s daily electricity came from wind turbines
Rob Davies and Jillian Ambrose
28, Dec, 2020 @5:47 PM

Is nuclear fusion the answer to the climate crisis?
Promising new studies suggest the long elusive technology may be capable of producing electricity for the grid by the end of the decade
Oscar Schwartz
28, Dec, 2020 @10:00 AM
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