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Scotland Tests Battery That Could Revolutionize Renewables
We've been making more than enough energy to start converting our sources of power to renewables, but what about where we're going to store it all?
Costa Rica Has Been Powered Only By Renewable Energy For 122 Days
After using renewable energy for 99% of their electricity in 2015, this Latin American country plans to be carbon neutral by 2021.
Despite Low Oil Prices, Renewables Attract Record $329 Billion in 2015
Despite bargain basement prices for oil and natural gas, renewable energies like solar and wind raked in a record $329.3 billion of investment last...
Austria’s Largest State is Now 100% Powered by Renewables
The largest of Austria’s nine states now produces all of its electricity from renewable sources.
The premier of Lower Austria, which surrounds the city of...
UPS Cuts Greenhouse Gases with 46Mil Gallons of Renewable Diesel
United Parcel Service (UPS) has committed to buying 46 million gallons of renewable diesel made from waste oils and animal fats, delivering on its...
Run on 100% Renewables, Burlington, Vermont Powers Ahead (Video)
"Burlington, Vermont, the state's largest city, recently became the first in the country to use 100 percent renewable energy for its residents' electricity needs....
Half of Scotland’s Power Comes From Renewables
Almost half of Scotland's electricity consumption now comes from renewable source. Green energy output rose by almost a third in one year. (The Herald)
Impressive 20% of Electricity in UK From Renewables in 2014
Renewable energy technologies contributed nearly one fifth of the UK’s power mix in the first quarter of the year, as a result of high...
Germany Shatters Another Renewable Energy Record
Germany has shattered another record: In the first half of 2014, 31% of the entire country was powered by renewable energy. (Inhabitat)
Scotland’s Renewable Energy Equals Removing Carbon of Every Car for a Year
The carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere in Scotland by renewable energy projects since 2012 was the equivalent of halting every motor vehicle journey...
World Gets 22% of Electricity From Renewable Energy
"The Renewables 2014 Global Status Report released earlier this month has good news for the environment, namely that an estimated 22.1% of the world’s...
Buffett Ready to Increase Renewable Energy Investment to $30 Billion
Warren Buffett, the $65.6-billion man, proclaimed last week that he would double his investment in renewable energy across the United States.
Having already invested $15...
Worldwide Renewable Energy Jobs Hit Almost 6.5 Million In 2013
Global renewable jobs hit almost 6.5 million in 2013, a 14 percent increase over the previous year, driven by the rising solar market and...
U.K. Renewable Electricity Generation Rose 28 Percent in 2013
According to the Department of Energy and Climate Change, renewable power generation in the U.K. rose 28 percent in 2013 as more wind farms...
Capturing Energy From Earth’s Emissions for Renewable Power
When the sun sets on a remote desert outpost and solar panels shut down, what energy source will provide power through the night? A...
Renewable Village Offers Lifeline to Fukushima Farmers
It seems the most unlikely place to try to put a utopian blueprint into practice. Yet a patch of land in Fukushima, the Japanese...
UK Breaks its Renewable Energy Record
The UK has generated a record amount of energy from renewable sources in the second quarter of 2013, a full 15.5% of its total...
Cincinnati is Largest US City to Use 100% Renewable Energy
Greater Cincinnati is on the leading edge of the green movement – maybe not in showy ways like curbside composting or light rail, but...
IKEA Pledges to Switch to 100% Renewable Energy by 2020, Protect Forests
Ikea is setting itself up as a role model for sustainable business by announcing it will invest €1.5 billion in solar and wind power...
Renewable Energy Investment Powers to Record $257 Billion Worldwide
Total investment in renewable power and fuels last year surged by 17% to a record $257 billion, according to a report issued yesterday by...