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Latest World News
March 17, 2013
Energy Island, Samsø, Denmark
Interview with Søren Hermansen, Director, Energy Academy, Samsø. What inspired the decision for your community to pursue your 100% renewable energy goal?
March 4, 2013
100% Renewable Energy: Becoming the New Normal?
A decade ago, cities, regions, and businesses aiming for 20% renewable energy were on the cutting edge. Few believed that a higher target in a few decades was an achievable goal. Anyone even suggesting a target of 100% renewable...[more]
February 15, 2013
Denmark introduces the brakes on heating costs
The law on “banning installation of oil fired boilers and natural gas heating” was approved in March 2012 as part of an Energy Agreement. The agreement was an important step towards delivering on the political goal that Denmark’s...[more]
February 13, 2013
New policy can put the EU on track to reach 100% renewable energy
WWF launched a new report – Putting the EU on Track for 100% Renewable Energy – which shows where Europe needs to be by 2030 in order to reach a fully renewable energy system by 2050. It is comes just as the European...[more]
February 11, 2013
Greens push 100% renewables plan for Western Australia
The Greens Party has unveiled an ambitious new document that outlines possible pathways to turn Western Australia – one of the most energy-intensive states in the world – into one where its stationary energy needs are powered 100...[more]
February 8, 2013
Renewables now cheaper than coal and gas in Australia
A new analysis from research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance has concluded that electricity from unsubsidised renewable energy is already cheaper than electricity from new-build coal and gas-fired power stations in...[more]
January 24, 2013
Africa's Renewable Future: the Path to Sustainable Growth
IRENA's new Report on Africa's Renewable Future[more]
January 20, 2013
Google invests another $200 million in a wind farm.
Renewable energy investments made by Google since 2010, capable of generating 2 gigawatts of power. [more]
January 12, 2013
World's first car-carrying electric ferry to see use in Norway
The world's first car-carrying electric ferry is scheduled to begin operations in Norway, in 201 Presently, the Norwegian villages of Lavik and Oppedal are linked by a ferry that burns about a million liters...[more]
December 19, 2012
Wind, solar power paired with storage could be cost-effective way to power grid
Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today’s electricity expenses, according to new research by the University of Delaware and Delaware Technical...[more] |