According to a new analysis of data, last year solar was the "star performer" in terms of new electricity generation, as renewables once again outstripped fossil fuels. The annual survey by REN21, the...

The newly opened Mokran Solar Power Plants Complex is the latest proof of Iran’s ambitions in renewable energy. The country’s biggest solar plant was constructed in the eastern province of Kerman in six...

A judge in the German city of Stuttgart has ordered the most polluting diesel cars be banned from entering the city from January 2018 in a bid to curb illegal levels of...

Europe added 6.1GW of new wind power capacity during the first half of the year, prompting optimism that 2017 will prove to be a "bumper year" for the sector, according to WindEurope. The...

The government will today set out a vision for removing the internal combustion engine from Britain's roads by setting a 2040 date for banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars...

Thawing tundra may be allowing long-buried pockets of methane to be released into the atmosphere, new research suggests. A study surveying the Mackenzie Delta in Canada, published Wednesday in the journal Scientific...

Swedish power company Vattenfall and German communal company Stadtwerke München have successfully completed the construction and officially inaugurated the 288 MW Sandbank offshore wind farm this week, making way for enough clean...

With an ever-growing need for power, countries across the globe are constantly looking for the most economical, logical and sustainable solutions to meet demand. At the same time specialist recruiters such as...

The latest comprehensive solar tracking data from GTM Research is good news across the board for the global solar industry, which is currently tracking 17.4 GW of solar PV tenders, predicts 9.6...

Reading the coverage of the latest Scheme of Control Agreements (SCAs) between the Hong Kong government and the power companies, you would be forgiven for thinking the rate of return was the...

Google-owner Alphabet Inc. has said it expects to begin receiving power by early September from what is expected to be Norway's largest onshore wind farm, according to reports. The US tech giant last...

Danish wind energy giant DONG Energy has announced that it has signed a contract with wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa for the supply of 752 megawatts worth of wind turbines for the...

Renewables have been cheaper or equal in price to power from new coal or nuclear plants in around half of G20 countries since 2015, according to a new Greenpeace commissioned report, which...

Renewable energy can be developed in Europe at significantly lower cost than assumed in the modelling assessments accompanying the “Clean Energy for All Europeans”-Package. Since wind and solar energy are by far...

The dramatic collapse in renewable energy costs is showing no sign of abating, according to the latest report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The influential analyst firm yesterday published its annual New...

Most people understand that melting ice will mean rising seas, but when scientists look closely, they’re finding the reality is more complex. In many places, local observations and measurements contradict global trends. Sönke...