Energy
Could Salt Be the Key to Cheaper and More Efficient Batteries?
A new design of rechargeable battery created using salt could boost efficiency and reduce costs. That’s according to researchers at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China and the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, who claim to have found a novel…
Church of England Threatens to Withdraw Investment from Oil and Gas
The Church of England has voted in favour of withdrawing investment from companies that aren’t doing enough to tackle climate change. The General Synod, the decision-making body for the Church, said it broadly supported its ongoing strategy of engaging with…
Sweet! Nestlé opens new wind farm in Scotland
The owner of brands such as KitKat, Smarties and Milkybar has opened a new wind farm in Scotland. It consists of nine turbines and will generate around 125GWh of electricity a year – enough to supply half of the annual…
India’s Huge Solar Ambitions Could Push Coal Further into Shade
India says it intends to launch a tender for 100 gigawatts of solar power, 10 times the size of the current largest solar tender in the world – another Indian project scheduled to open for bids next month. But analysts…
US and Russia ‘to Dominate Global Pipeline Expenditure to 2022’
The US and Russia will dominate global capital expenditure on planned oil and gas pipelines up until 2022. That’s according to data and analytics company GlobalData, which says the nations are set to spend an estimated $88.4 billion (£66.9bn) and…
New York Announces ‘Energy Storage Roadmap’ to Hit Low Carbon Goals
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced an ‘Energy Storage Roadmap’ to guide the state toward its energy storage target of 1.5GW by 2025. This figure is equivalent to the electricity demand of a fifth of the state’s homes…
Samsung Commits to 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2020
Samsung Electronics announced Thursday an aim to source 100 percent renewable energy for its energy used in all of its factories, office buildings and operational facilities in the U.S., Europe and China by 2020. Specific locations were chosen as they…