Wind

Wind

New Google-led consortium to go Dutch for renewable energy

First step of new agreement with AkzoNobel, DSM and Philips will see four firms purchase nearly all energy from new wind farms in Zeeland

clock 17 October 2016 • 2 min read

Wind

US carbon emissions from energy reach lowest in 25 years

Lower heating demand, less coal and more renewables mean energy emissions have fallen to lowest levels since 1991, EIA data shows

clock 14 October 2016 • 2 min read

Wind

Global wind capacity set to hit 500GW by year end

New figures show installation rate continues to grow at same pace as 2015, with Germany, India and Brazil leading the way

clock 12 October 2016 • 2 min read

Solar

Cubico wins big in Mexico's second state power auction

London-based investor snaps up 540MW worth of projects in country's latest clean energy auction

clock 07 October 2016 • 2 min read

Wind

ScottishPower Renewables inks Met Office deal for wind farm weather monitoring

Energy firm to use VisualEyes software to help better forecast conditions across wind farm portfolio

clock 06 October 2016 • 3 min read

Wind

Study: Tech innovations could cut offshore wind energy costs by a third by 2030

Levelised cost of energy from Europe's offshore wind farms could drop drastically if improved technical measures implemented, concludes new report

clock 03 October 2016 • 2 min read

Energy

BEIS energy update: Coal power nears rock bottom

Latest round of government energy stats shows solar and biomass on the rise and coal production and generation slumping to record lows

clock 30 September 2016 • 5 min read

Energy

Siemens unveils new hot rocks energy storage system

Simple technique could see excess wind energy stored as heat and converted back to electricity using a steam turbine

clock 29 September 2016 • 2 min read

Investment

Macquarie Group: You need as much renewables as you can get hold of

The banking giant reportedly behind one of the bids for the Green Investment Bank reveals why it thinks the UK is such an attractive market for clean energy investment

clock 29 September 2016 • 12 min read

Wind

Mainstream Renewable Power inks deal with GE for $1.5bn Vietnam wind power push

Deal will see energy giants build 1GW of wind power to help propel Vietnam towards renewable energy targets

clock 28 September 2016 • 1 min read