Soil Management: Key to Fighting Climate Change?
An important tool for mitigating climate change may lie beneath our feet—soil management could increase our ability to keep carbon out of the atmosphere, a new study shows. A paper published last week in the journal Scientific Reports estimates…
Costa Rica Runs Entirely on Renewable Energy for 300 Days
Costa Rica has charted another clean energy accolade. So far this year, the Central American country has run on 300 days of 100 percent power generation from renewable energy sources, according to the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE), which…
German Auction Sees Wind Energy Costs Drop Another 10 Per Cent
Germany’s green business community may have endured a volatile few weeks, after disagreements over the future of coal power derailed Angela Merkel’s attempts to form a coalition government. But there was some good news for the clean energy sector this…
India’s Coal Imports From North America Tripled Year On Year In October
Imports of coal from North America have risen rapidly in recent times in India, on the back of a regional ban on the use of petroleum coke and a domestic coal shortage, according to recent reports. Relying on shipping data…
Insurers Warn 2017 To Be Most Expensive After Year Of Climate Disasters
A combination of natural disasters and extreme weather events impacting the entire globe is likely to mean 2017 will be the most expensive on record according to 28 insurance industry organizations. According to ClimateWise, a global network of 28 insurance…
Steep Cost Reductions Confirmed as Ribbon Cut on Giant Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm
The giant 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm off the coast of Norfolk was officially opened yesterday, providing further evidence costs are falling sharply across the industry. Operator Statoil and its partners Masdar and Statkraft announced the construction costs for the…
Tesla Set to Beat 100 Day Deadline for Giant Australian Battery Project
Tesla is set to deliver on its promise to complete the world’s largest lithium-ion battery project within 100 days, after the South Australian government today confirmed testing of the high profile installation is about to get underway. Earlier this year,…