China’s solar sector blazes trail in commitment to renewables
YINCHUAN, China: Hundreds of rows of gleaming panels blanket swathes of scrubby sand at sunset in a remote northern Chinese…
BAT triples solar use in renewable energy drive
Cigarette maker British American Tobacco (BAT) tripled its solar power consumption last year after it completed key solar installations to…
Researchers say oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor. The mining company funding them isn’t happy
Oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor — seemingly by ancient lumps of metal — according to a new study.…
Portugal plans to raise share of renewables in electricity consumption to 93% by 2030
A year ago the target for renewable energy was 85%. Portugal plans to raise the contribution of renewables in…
Energy transition will propel Malaysia’s economy, needs to ‘survive multiple administrations’: Economy minister
TRICKIEST PART IS MANAGING SOCIETAL IMPACT Businesses and even the public are realising that high quality investments “come with requirements…
0.2 milligrams for the energy revolution: New record in the JET nuclear fusion reactor
The researchers at the Joint European Torus (JET), which works according to the concept of magnetic fusion, were able to…
Solar cells produce rain – weather models show the effects
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktum solar park currently has a capacity of 2.4 gigawatts and generates one kilowatt-hour of…
Producing iron without carbon and without CO2 – but with salt water
Since the Iron Age (around 1200 BC), iron ore has been heated and melted using a great deal of energy…
The US Has Big Plans for Wind Energy—but an Obscure 1920s Law Is Getting in the Way
The reason for the Jones Act’s longevity, says Colin Grabow, a research fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think…
Optimized production of hydrogen: lower costs, higher yield
The principle of how ordinary water can be split into its components has been known for over 200 years. Water…
