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New Year’s Resolution? Slim Your Carbon Footprint by a Tonne in 2021

Get fit, quit smoking, eat healthily. Most years begin with good intentions that often fall by the wayside as life gets busier again. But how about trying a different challenge for 2021 which...

Concentrating Solar Power Gets Supercritical CO2 Makeover

Concentrating solar power may have finally found its one true love: supercritical carbon dioxide, aka sCO2, which is something that happens when carbon dioxide gas behaves like a liquid. The electricity generation...

Hydropower Can ‘Drive up CO2 Emissions’

Climate change is driven by CO2 emissions and so non-emitting energy sources such as hydropower are seen as much preferred alternatives to coal-fired power plants. Yet hydropower dams, too, can drive up...

A Country with the Best Attitude Towards the Natural Environment

With its unspoilt nature, clean lakes and rivers, Switzerland has had a healthy advantage for reaching the highest position in a category concerning ecology. What nature has unselfishly given to this country,...

2017 Was a Record Breaking Year for Renewables, But More Needs to Be Done

2017 broke the record for increased renewable energy capacity, Reuters reported Sunday. But it still isn't enough to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in line with the goals of the Paris agreement.These are...

More Good News About Coal-Killing Perovskite Solar Cells

US coal and nuclear energy stakeholders are still holding out hope for their aging power plants, but the window for relief is closing fast. They face stiff competition from low-cost natural gas,...

As The Glaciers Of The Swiss Alps Melt, Hydroelectric Firms Look Toward Wind Power

Over the coming decades, some of the rivers in Europe that utilize hydroelectric facilities to generate electricity are expected to see greatly reduced water flows due to the rapid disappearance of glaciers...

Public Support for Renewables Climbs to 79 Per Cent

Public support for renewables has climbed year-on-year, according to the latest government survey on attitudes to energy and climate issues. Asked if they supported or opposed the use of renewable energy, 49 per...

Report: Global Switch to 100 Per Cent Renewable Electricity Both Feasible and Cheaper than Current System

Renewables combined with energy storage technologies could generate enough secure power to cover the world's entire electricity demand by 2050 while proving cheaper than the current fossil-fuel dominated system, according to a...

UK Smashes Solar Power Record

Solar power has broken records in Britain in Friday as the country basked in temperatures as high as 28 degrees. According to the National Grid solar generation hit its highest ever level in Friday,...

Renewables = 25% Of UK Electricity Generation In 3rd Quarter, Met 60% Of Scottish Needs In 2015

Electricity generated by renewables has accounted for 25% of the UK’s total electricity generation for the third quarter according to government figures, while the same report reveals that renewables accounted for nearly...

Report: Low-Carbon Now Dominates UK Power System

More than half of the electricity generated in the UK now comes from low carbon sources such as wind, solar, nuclear energy and biomass, according to a new study which underlines the...

New gas routes from Greece via Bulgaria to Ukraine

The Independent Natural Gas Transmission Operator of the Greece–Bulgaria Interconnector (ICGB) has announced the launch of two new cross-border routes – Route 2 and Route 3 – within the framework of the...

Water Purification Using Activated Carbon Derived from Biowaste

The Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences is the largest institute of national importance for the Republic of Serbia, operating under the University of Belgrade. It conducts multidisciplinary research with a particular focus...

The Future Is Green – Japan’s Climate Goals

In light of increasingly urgent global challenges – from climate change and the preservation of natural resources to the ongoing energy transition – Japan stands out as a country that successfully balances...

Heatwaves Drive Up Electricity Prices in Europe – Solar Power Softens the Blow

Heatwaves brought record temperatures to Europe in June and July 2025, with some areas exceeding 40 °C, posing serious challenges for the electricity system due to a sudden spike in power consumption. The biggest...

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