energy transition

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06 02 2019 | 13:15

Literal Power to the People

For me, working to stop threats to endangered species and our communities is about more than fighting destructive fossil fuel extraction, pollution and over-consumption — I also want to support a …

04 02 2019 | 12:05

Analysis: Why the UK’s CO2 emissions have fallen 38% since 1990

The UK’s CO2 emissions peaked in the year 1973 and have declined by around 38% since 1990, faster than any other major developed country. Here, Carbon Brief presents detailed analysis of the reasons…

01 02 2019 | 09:14

Japanese firms abandon plans for 2GW coal plant near Tokyo

Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan, Kyushu Electric Power and Tokyo Gas said on Thursday they have given up their plan to build a 2 gigawatt (GW) coal-fired power station in Chiba, near Tokyo, as it would not be…

30 01 2019 | 09:34

Africa: 'Food Shocks' Increasing in Frequency Over Last Five Decades, Report Says

New York — Food shocks, or sudden losses of crops, livestock or fish, due to the combination of extreme weather conditions and geopolitical events like war, increased from 1961 to 2013, said…

25 01 2019 | 12:11

Green tech expert: ‘Car ownership is nonsense’

The sharing economy can kill two birds with one stone by lowering the cost of green technologies and reducing polluting emissions, cleantech expert Radoslav Mizera told EURACTIV Slovakia. Radoslav…

17 01 2019 | 14:24

EBRD green financing hits 36 percent of total investments in 2018

EBRD green financing in 2018 reaches 36 per cent of total business volume Green Cities programme quadrupled to almost €1 billion New Energy Sector Strategy ends investments in coal The EBRD…

16 01 2019 | 11:24

Immediate fossil fuel phaseout could arrest climate change – study

Climate change could be kept in check if a phaseout of all fossil fuel infrastructure were to begin immediately, according to research. It shows that meeting the internationally agreed aspiration of…

15 01 2019 | 14:23

California Moves to Replace Gas Plants With Battery Storage

PG&E Corp. plans to replace three natural gas-fired power plants in California with battery-storage systems as the state continues its push to squeeze fossil fuels out of the electricity mix.…

14 01 2019 | 11:56

It’s plug-ins vs. pickups in newest culture crash

2018 is shaping up to be a record year for electric vehicles. My Bloomberg NEF colleagues expect 1.9 million EVs will have been sold last year, up from 1.1 million the year before, with the bulk of…

11 01 2019 | 11:55

ABB microgrid to support Portuguese island’s energy transition

Microgrid and energy storage technology to enable the island of Porto Santo to achieve clean-energy goals. ABB is supplying an ABB Ability™ enabled microgrid and energy storage system to Empresa de…

10 01 2019 | 13:20

Alstom unveils new hydrogen train in the UK

Alstom has revealed that a new hydrogen train could enter UK markets as early as 2022. The train, nicknamed ‘Breeze’, will be a conversion of existing Class 321 trains, reengineering some of the UK’…

20 11 2018 | 14:11

A major U.S. utility company just pledged to go carbon-free for the first time in American history

For the first time in American history, a major utility company declared to dive fully into clean energy. Xcel Energy, a major utility company based out of Minneapolis, just pledged to go completely…

29 09 2018 | 14:06

The future of renewable energy in Africa is bright

With more than 640 million people in Africa with no access to energy and investors looking for cheaper and reliable sources of power, there is no doubt that renewable energy is the future for Africa…