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Australia’s First Solar Farm Co-Located With Wind Formally Opened
Australia’s first large-scale solar farm co-located with a wind farm was formally opened this month, the first of more than a dozen projects likely to follow suit within the next few years. Wind and solar have been paired in various…
US Renewables Account For 18% Of Energy Mix, Hot On The Heels Of Nuclear
Renewable energy deployment grew at a near-record pace in 2017, increasing by 14% to account for 18% of total US electricity generation, double its contribution a decade ago, and bringing it hot on the heels of the nation’s nuclear energy…
Arizona Could Implement Huge Energy Storage Mandate, Aim For 80% Renewables By 2050
As US president Donald Trump throws his support behind “beautiful clean coal,” the American state of Arizona — a Republican Party stronghold — is poised to take the lead on energy storage in the country as it tosses up whether…
In Kenya, An Entrepreneur Is Using Biodiesel To Fight Climate Change
The story began in 1935, when Taher Zavery’s grandfather emigrated to Kitui, Kenya, all the way from Gujarat, India, to set up a cotton ginning factory. There was no trace of electricity in the region at that time, and today,…
Rooftop Solar Lowers Peak Electricity Demand In Australian Heatwave
Households and businesses played a key role in reducing peak demand and capping wholesale electricity costs in South Australia last month, with data showing that rooftop solar played a major role in reducing and deferring demand peaks in the midst…
INTERVIEW: Filip Radovic and Verica Jovanovic
SEPA AND BATUT: Key Partners for Improving EcoHealth The concern about the state of the whole ecosystem, contained in the conceptual goals of EcoHealth, requires interaction between all expert services and institutions of the health system and environmental protection. In order…
Are We Stuck with Plastic Drinking Straws?
One of the world’s leading makers of single-use plastic drinking straws has told Radio 5 Live that the development of more environmentally friendly alternatives is “stuck”. John Sidanta, chief executive of Primaplast, said he was aware of rising global concern…