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Drax Becomes ‘World’s First’ Bioenergy Plant to Capture Carbon from Wood-Burning
The giant Drax power station, near Selby in North Yorkshire, has become the first in Europe to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from wood-burning. Drax burns seven million tonnes of wood chips each year to drive generators to make electricity. The…
Dubai Is Busy Embracing Solar Energy
If there’s one resource that Dubai has in abundance, it’s sunshine. Not surprisingly, the city, set in a sun-drenched desert, has set out to exploit that inexhaustible resource for clean energy generation. The United Arab Emirates, to which Dubai belongs,…
Oil, Gas Majors Spending 1.3% of Investment on Green Energy
New research suggests European firms are investing more on low carbon energy compared to their rivals in the US and Asia. Top oil and gas companies invested only around 1.3% of their total capital expenditure this year on clean energy. That’s according…
New York Awards $3m to Nextgen Clean Energy Leaders
The projects are expected to reduce emissions by more than 2,000 metric tons over the next five years. New York has awarded $3 million (£2.3m) for colleges and universities to invest in clean energyprojects to tackle climate change. The University of Rochester, Rochester…
Europe ‘Could Cut Energy-Related CO2 Emissions by 90% Before 2050’
Europe could cut energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by 90% by 2050, if it implements ambitious renewables-based electrification plans. That’s according to a new report from WindEurope, which says Europe should transition its industrial processes, buildings and transport to using clean…
Blue Dye Could Be the Next Key to Harnessing Renewable Energy
Scientists at the University of Buffalo have discovered an adept way of storing renewable energy thanks to wastewater produced from the textile industry. Polluted water containing blue dye, chemically referred to as methylene blue, has been found to have electrical…
Solar+Storage Project In North Carolina Highlights Improvements In Panel Efficiency
Cyprus Creek Renewables has partnered with LG Electronics on what is the largest solar-plus-storage installation in the continental United States. The project is located in coastal North Carolina. It’s an 8.5 megawatt series of solar installations bundled with 12 megawatt-hours…