Wind power has overtaken natural gas as Ireland’s top source for electricity generation for a full quarter for the first time. Electricity from wind turbines provided 43.8pc of the State’s total needs from January to March, compared to 37pc in the same quarter a year ago, according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. It […]
Oil and gas markets are ensnared by oversupply and falling prices, not to mention a global pandemic. It illustrates the need to be more responsive to changes in the energy climate. And the good news is that the signs are pointing to more investment in renewables, specifically offshore wind energy. It’s a business decision that […]
The number of new renewable energy projects applying for planning permission reached a four-year high in the UK last year as energy companies raced to meet the rising demand for clean electricity. There were 269 planning applications for new wind, solar and bioenergy projects in 2019, up from 204 the year before, according to an […]
Solarcentury has announced its first UK solar farm development in four years, with 62MW planned for a Welsh site. The company has identified a plot of land on which to build the Elwy Solar Energy Farm, north east of St. Asaph, Wales. It would generate 60GWh of electricity per year from ground mounted panels. Batteries are also […]
Global coal use dropped 3 per cent in 2019, a study has found, but it will need to drop 11 per cent per year to meet global warming targets. Last year saw the biggest falls in global electricity generation from coal and power sector carbon emissions since at least 1990, analysis suggests. Electricity generation from […]
Trojan scientists are raiding deep fryers, developing alternative crops and turning to kelp in their quest to create renewable biofuels. If you’ve ever deep-fried a fish or crisped up a batch of homemade potato chips, you’ve probably eyed the leftover vegetable oil as nothing more than a messy inconvenience. Travis Williams, a chemistry professor at […]
US-based Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has teamed up with Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) to purchase 17 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy from its mill in Mount Vernon, Washington. The move to invest in biomass energy marks PSE’s continued commitment to the environment and deep decarbonisation. PSE will work with SPI to use 17MW of energy […]
The announcement by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of an auction which will include solar next year appears to back prime minister Boris Johnson’s claims to be serious about the nation’s net-zero carbon ambition. The U.K. government appears to have welcomed solar, onshore wind and other well-established renewables technologies in from the […]
The Dutch Government is to double subsidies for renewable energy to €4bn from a previously planned €2bn. In a letter to the parliament, the Netherlands’ minister for economic affairs and climate policy Eric Wiebes announced that the decision was aimed at reducing CO2 emissions by 25% by the end of 2020, meeting the country’s obligations under […]
Last year saw wind generation in the U.S. overtake hydroelectric generation for the first time, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Released Wednesday, the figures from the EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” report show that yearly wind generation hit a little over 300 million megawatt hours (MWh) in 2019. This was roughly […]