The surprising benefits of cleaning up wastewater

Trent Knoss of the University of Colorado Boulder writes on the alternet website about an electrochemical reaction that absorbs more CO2 than it releases while creating renewable energy could transform emission-heavy industries. Amazing New Process Treats Wastewater, Captures Carbon and Makes Renewable Energy Cleaning up municipal and industrial wastewater can be dirty business, but … Continue reading The surprising benefits of cleaning up wastewater →

UK is leader in offshore wind power

Renewable Energy Focus reports that a new study by GlobalData shows the UK remaining the top offshore wind power market through until 2025. Importantly, the UK accounted for an impressive 51.3% share of global offshore capacity in 2014. UK to remain top offshore wind power market by 2025, with capacity exceeding 23 Gigawatts, says … Continue reading UK is leader in offshore wind power →

Not to Miss . . .

There are a couple of upcoming events you should consider. This is particularly important for young researchers in energy efficiency or biomass. • WSED Young Researchers Conference The annual World Sustainable Energy Days in Wels, Austria has grown from strength to strength over recent years. The World Sustainable Energy Days are organised by the … Continue reading Not to Miss . . . →

Understanding the synergies between renewable energy and energy efficiency

Surabhi Goswami has written on the website of the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency about an important new report that should be of interest to all EiD readers. C2E2 and IRENA launch new Working Paper A first of its kind collaboration between the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) and International Renewable Energy Agency … Continue reading Understanding the synergies between renewable energy and energy efficiency →

Looking to a win-win situation to promote renewable energy in Africa

This is a good article by Farida Abubakari on the GhanaWeb website about how renewable energy can be better expanded in Africa. How Africa and rich countries can both profit from renewable energy Africa has huge renewable energy potential to cover the energy needs of the continent as it has six of the world’s … Continue reading Looking to a win-win situation to promote renewable energy in Africa →

Nova Scotia backtracks on promoting renewable energy

In a week when the provincial regulator demanded that the provincial electricity utility spend more on energy efficiency programmes we find the province cutting a popular renewable energy subsidy scheme, in an article written by Carol Linnett on the DESMOGCANADA website. Nova Scotia Pulls Plug on World’s First Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff A popular … Continue reading Nova Scotia backtracks on promoting renewable energy →

Balancing national politics and the need to decarbonise in the UK

The Financial Times provided a very good editorial this week about the Conservative government’s path from environmental trailblazers to considering it a faddish agenda. It will be curious to see the stance that the British government takes at the global climate summit later this year in Paris. A positive plan is needed to decarbonise … Continue reading Balancing national politics and the need to decarbonise in the UK →

Will wind and solar generators end up as victims of their own success?

Pilita Clark writes an interesting article in the Financial Times about the dynamics of the renewable energy sector. She argues that there could be a need for subsidies to last longer than expected. Renewable energy sector runs the risk of overpowering market Another day, another billion-dollar renewable energy deal. That has been the story … Continue reading Will wind and solar generators end up as victims of their own success? →

Getting energy utilities more involved in sustainable energy

Priya Barua and Joshua Ryor write a good blog on the World Resources Institute. They write that a growing number of companies want utilities to provide access to long-term, fixed price renewable energy. Utilities that deliver are able to retain large customers, attract new ones and drive economic growth. An Opportunity for Cooperative Clean … Continue reading Getting energy utilities more involved in sustainable energy →

Norway wants to play role of balancing Europe’s electricity supply and demand

Paul Brown writes a good article on the Climate New Network website about how hydraulic engineers in Norway aim to use surplus power from wind and sun to cut the need for fossil fuel plants to boost European electricity supplies. This is an important role as Europe increases its generating capacity based on renewables. Norway pumps up … Continue reading Norway wants to play role of balancing Europe’s electricity supply and demand →