On the bright side, solar investment finally set to surpass oil spending But fossil fuels won't go down without a fight Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week25 May 2023 | 8
Offshore wind power redesign key to adoption, says Irish firm Add balance and a bit of articulation and you can shave off steel and money Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week16 May 2023 | 26
Boffins claim to create the world's first wooden transistor But don't toss out your silicon chips quite yet Science01 May 2023 | 51
Used EV car batteries find new life storing solar power in California Putting theory into practice, hopefully without a lithium fire Systems08 Feb 2023 | 40
Wind, solar power outstrip fossil fuel generation for EU Coal cooked, gas dissipating as renewables power up Science02 Feb 2023 | 141
Renewables are cheaper than coal in all but one US location Thanks in large part to the Inflation Reduction Act, the dirty fuel has even fewer things going for it now Science30 Jan 2023 | 121
Have we hit a climate tipping point? Green power attracts big money As much cash went into low-carbon as fossil fuels last year, apparently Systems27 Jan 2023 | 19
Plugging end-of-life EV batteries into the grid could ease renewables transition Study says this would give old power units years of useful life once unsuitable for cars Science18 Jan 2023 | 33
Japan lacks the expertise for renewed nuclear power after Fukushima No staff and no equipment ready after over a decade of nuclear denial Science04 Jan 2023 | 43
Energy being expensive and trickier to source is good news ... for renewables Green tech will be largest power source by 2025, says IEA, but even accelerated rollouts might not stave off disaster Science07 Dec 2022 | 38
US could save billions in health costs if it changed wind energy strategy Socio-economic disparities between who benefits from new plants still remain, say MIT researchers Science05 Dec 2022 | 22
Rolls-Royce, EasyJet fire up first hydrogen-fueled jet engine Sustainable aviation will require something lighter than batteries Science29 Nov 2022 | 106
Google and Microsoft add more renewable energy for datacenters Both announce green power purchase agreements for UK and Irish DCs as European worries over power continue PaaS + IaaS24 Nov 2022 | 11
Massive energy storage system goes online in UK 196MWh installation has capacity to power 300,000 homes for two hours Systems24 Nov 2022 | 169
Google taps up Softbank solar plants for Dallas datacenter 900MW coming web giant's way ... in 2024 On-Prem02 Nov 2022 |