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Energy

CDP: 100 cities worldwide source at least 70 per cent of power from renewables

Seattle, Auckland, and Nairobi among urban centres sourcing majority of their power from renewables, as more than 40 cities now run on 100 per cent clean electricity

clock 27 February 2018 • 2 min read

Solar

Actions speak louder than words

The REA's James Court argues the government must do more to boost renewables if it wants to the really 'walk the walk' on green policy

clock 27 February 2018 • 3 min read

Infrastructure

Renault to transform Portuguese island into green power leader

Carmaker has partnered with local electricity provider EEM to launch project to turn Porto Santo into a 'smart fossil free island' using EVs, battery storage, and renewables

clock 26 February 2018 • 2 min read

Biomass

Renewables meet equivalent of entire British electricity demand - in 1958

Sixty years ago annual electricity demand hit 91TWh - in 2017 the UK produced 96TWh from renewables alone

clock 21 February 2018 • 1 min read

Energy

Merchants eaten by cannibals: Why a hike in the carbon price is the best way to drive green power

Neil Cornelius of Berkeley Research Group explains why pure merchant investment in low carbon power will not deliver UK decarbonisation

clock 21 February 2018 • 4 min read

Legislation

Green raving? Balearic Islands plan switch to 100 per cent renewable power

Ibiza, Menorca, Formentera, and Mallorca will transition to 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2050 under ambitious new climate law

clock 15 February 2018 • 2 min read

Infrastructure

Renewables can become major power players without compromising energy security, study shows

Markets around the world now have grids with shares of up to 50 per cent renewable power, demonstrating its potential for revolutionizing energy generation

clock 15 February 2018 • 2 min read

Wind

Eight things you need to know about today's renewables reports

From record-breaking European wind energy installations to France's ambitions to become tidal energy leader, BusinessGreen rounds up the need-to-know green energy news

clock 13 February 2018 • 5 min read

Solar

'An investment in future generations': Inside the world's largest solar project

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is set to deliver 5GW capacity by 2030, making it the largest in the world - BusinessGreen pays a visit to the desert power plant

clock 25 January 2018 • 6 min read

Solar

Solar eclipsed? Trump angers solar sector with 30 per cent import tariff

President's protectionist levy widely criticised as both pointless and damaging to US manufacturing, but could the tariffs soon be struck down by the WTO?

clock 23 January 2018 • 6 min read