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Tidal Energy Firm Makes Waves with Tesla Battery Storage
Nova Innovation claims it has developed the world’s first grid-connected baseload tidal power station. Scottish cleantech firm Nova Innovation is using Tesla batteries with its tidal energy technology to deliver what it claims is the world’s first grid-connected baseload tidal power station. Since…
New Renewables Cheaper Than Old Coal in Southeast Asia
A new analysis from independent financial think tank Carbon Tracker has concluded that it would be cheaper to build new solar PV and onshore wind capacity in Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines by the end of the next decade rather…
U.S. Companies Set a New Record on Renewables
Chalk up another record for renewables, this time in the United States. Local companies there added nearly 4 GW of utility-scale wind and solar capacity by August this year. In so doing, the companies have broken the former annual record,…
Taxing Carbon May Sound Like a Good Idea But Does It Work?
Exxon Mobil is backing a proposal to tax oil, gas and coal companies for the carbon they emit and redistribute the money raised that way to all Americans. It’s also giving a group urging Washington to enact a tax on…
Scottish Island to Receive Electricity for 24 Hours for the First Time Ever!
An island in Scotland is to be powered by electricity for 24 hours for the first time ever. Fair Isle, located between Orkney and Shetland and currently home to 55 people, has only had access to power between 7.30am and…
6 Things You Can Do to Avoid Climate Catastrophe
We’ve already warmed the world about 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times—with disastrous effects. Sea levels are rising, coral reefs are dying, species are going extinct and extreme weather is on the increase. A new report by the…
Blenheim Palace Goes Green with 100% Renewable Deal
The UNESCO World Heritage site will now be supplied with clean electricity from Good Energy. Good Energy is to provide Blenheim Palace with 100% renewable power under the terms of a new deal. The UNESCO World Heritage site says the move…