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District Heating Warms Cities Without Fossil Fuels
Heating homes and offices without adding to the dangers of climate change is a major challenge for many cities, but re-imagined district heating is now offering an answer. A district heating scheme is a network of insulated pipes used to…
All Renewables Will Be Cost Competitive With Fossil Fuels by 2020
Generating electricity from renewable energy sources is not only better for the environment compared to fossil fuels, but it will also be consistently cheaper in just a few years, according to a new report. According to a cost analysis from…
‘World first’: Australian University Signs Deal for 100 Per Cent Solar Power
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is hoping to make it into the green energy record books with a new deal to source all of its electricity from solar power. The Australian university yesterday announced it has signed a…
China Sitting Pretty To Dominate New Clean Energy Future, Claims IEEFA
With the United States pulling out of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, China has solidified its position as the dominant global clean energy powerhouse in 2017, and is set to lead the way in clean energy which is expected to…
‘Clean Energy Is a Fundamental Civil Right’: Major Campaign to Expand Access to Solar
The NAACP is launching a major environmental justice campaign on Jan. 13 to mark the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. The “Solar Equity Initiative” aims to provide solar job skills training to 100 individuals, install solar panels on…
Rural Africa Could Be Powered Using Genetically Modified Algae
Fuel cells powered by living algae that are five times more efficient than current models, have been designed by scientists at the University of Cambridge. It is thought they could one day be used to provide electricity to places where…
Wind & Solar + Storage Prices Smash Records
In a new report from Xcel Energy, the company reported unprecedented low bids for wind and solar with storage. Last year, Xcel announced it would close 660 MW worth of coal-fired power capacity at Comanche Generating Station. Xcel subsidiary Public…