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Global Wind and Solar Installations Break 1TW Milestone
Wind generation made up around 54% of this figure, with the solar proportion coming in at 46%. The volume of wind and solar energy capacity installed around the world has broken the 1TW milestone. That’s according to a new report from Bloomberg…
Nuclear Waste Could Be Stored under National Parks, say MPs
They believe the safe disposal of nuclear waste is more important than environmental concerns. Radioactive nuclear waste could be stored in vaults and tunnels located deep underground in national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs) in the UK.…
UK Hits Milestone of 1,000 Coal-Free Hours
The UK has gone a thousand hours without needing coal generation so far this year. That’s according to new figures released by MyGridGB, which show the country hit the milestone. The data shows the amount of coal-free time in 2018…
New York State to Procure 800MW of Offshore Wind Power
New York State has announced a plan to procure around 800MW of offshore wind power by 2019. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said the move would support its goals of owning 2,400MW of new offshore wind generation by 2030, enough to…
Rising Ocean Waters from Global Warming Could Cost Trillions of Dollars
Ocean waters are rising because of global warming. They are rising for two reasons. First, and perhaps most obvious, ice is melting. There is a tremendous amount of ice locked away in Greenland, Antarctica, and in glaciers. As the world…
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…
Lithium-Ion Batteries Are Fast Becoming the Worlds New Oil
For an energy source that’s been around for three decades, the lithium-ion battery is only just hitting its stride. It’s worked its way up from primitive cellular phones to cameras and laptops before entering everyone’s pockets inside smartphones. But only…