electricity

•             Innovative storage technology as key to the next step in the energy transition •             Newly-opened pilot plant in Hamburg-Altenwerder can store 130 MWh of energy for up to one…

The British multinational investment bank Barclays has entered RE100, a global initiative committing to source 100% renewable electricity for their global operations by 2030. RE100 is an initiative…

As more and more funds pull out of coal, Andrew Tunnicliffe talks with the IEEFA’s Tim Buckley about what’s leading the exodus and what it means for the future of coal. For more than two centuries…

WHY YOU SHOULD CARE: Whether Nigeria can improve its power generation could determine the future of Africa’s largest economy. 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France is one of six EU nations unlikely to hit their 2020 renewable energy targets, putting the European Union’s 20% goal at risk, the bloc’s auditors said on Thursday. France…

By 2021 the country is aiming to have well over half of its power generated by wind or solar energy On the road from Wadi Rum to Petra in Jordan, where signs point to the Sheikh Zayed solar complex…

Geothermal electricity generation keeps gradually increasing in Turkey and continues to play an important role in decreasing dependency on foreign energy import. Reporting on the released…

  SEVERAL countries — including France, Norway and the UK — have plans to phase out cars powered by fossil fuel before 2050, to reduce air pollution and fight climate change. The idea is to replace…

At Hannover Messe, the international trade show dedicated to industry, EDF announces the creation of “Hynamics”, a new subsidiary for the Group(1) responsible for offering effective low-carbon…

As the sun sets on California’s solar farms, a backup energy source deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains springs to life. The huge system of reservoirs and turbines can store energy during the day…

Construction works on the 300MW coal-fired power project Malawi is underway. This is according to Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China Liu Hongyang. “Kam’mwamba Coal-field Power Project is…

Researchers discover energy harnessed from Estuaries could potentially power up to 30,000 households.

Ethiopia is set to receive US $1.8bn from the State Grid Corporation of China to improve  electricity transmission and distribution networks across the country. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed…

For the past two decades, the primary investors in domestic renewable projects have been independent power producers (IPPs) — unregulated wholesale generators that sell their power to utilities,…

Sustained efforts are needed to deploy more renewables and improve electricity access for world's poorest, progress report warns Without a step-change in global efforts to improve electricity access…

The world isn’t putting its money where its mouth is to fight climate change.

At a power station in Berlin, Germany, visitors find a shining piece of machinery that looks out of place in the building. Its silver pipes and containers hold a substance that reportedly could…

The amount of renewable energy needed to clean up the chemical industry is dramatic. When we think about climate change, we most often think about emissions from two sectors: energy and…

Black Panther and Wakanda made adults dream, Bino and Fino make kids smarter. How? The popular cartoon made in Nigeria combines education and entertainment and it’s available on Amazon Prime. Forget…

Jeremy Corbyn and Rebecca Long-Bailey will say heat and electricity are a human right. Labour will announce plans on Thursday to seize back control of Britain’s energy network from private…