[ad_1] Solar panels create electricity on the roof of a house in Rockport, Massachusetts, U.S., June 6, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. Brian Snyder | Reuters When Josh Hurwitz decided to put solar power on his Connecticut house, he had three big reasons: To cut his carbon footprint, to …
Read More »Wind farm will need to shut down five months a year to protect parrots
[ad_1] An Orange-Bellied Parrot perched on the edge of a feeding bowl. The species is listed as being critically endangered. Margot Kiesskalt | Istock | Getty Images Plans for a major new wind farm in Australia were given the thumbs up this month — on the provision its turbines go …
Read More »Renewables to be main source of electricity generation by 2025: IEA
[ad_1] Wind turbines in the Netherlands. A report from the International Energy Agency “expects renewables to become the primary energy source for electricity generation globally in the next three years, overtaking coal.” Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty Images Renewables are on course to overtake coal and become the …
Read More »How electric air taxis could shake up the airline industry
[ad_1] A VoloCity air taxi by Volocopter is pictured at Pontoise airfield in Cormeilles-en-Vexin, near Paris, France, November 10, 2022. Benoit Tessier | Reuters A world with flying vehicles, like the 1960s sitcom The Jetsons, might be closer than you think. Companies across the U.S., including several startups, are developing …
Read More »After years as nuclear powerhouse, France makes play in offshore wind
[ad_1] This image, from Sept. 2022, shows French President Emmanuel Macron speaking with workers on board a boat during a visit to the Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm. Stephane Mahe | AFP | Getty Images A facility described as “France’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project” is fully operational, multinational utility EDF …
Read More »Offshore floating desalination plant aims to produce drinking water from the ocean
[ad_1] Ocean Oasis’ Gaia system has been designed to use wave power to desalinate water. Ocean Oasis Plans to use marine energy to desalinate water received a further boost this week, after a Norwegian firm presented a system that will be put through its paces in waters off Gran Canaria. …
Read More »Energy transition will fail unless wind power fixes problems: CEO
[ad_1] Wind turbine blades photographed at a Siemens Gamesa facility in Hull, England, in January 2022. Paul Ellis | AFP | Getty Images The CEO of Siemens Energy on Wednesday argued that the energy transition would fail unless his industry addressed a number of issues currently facing the wind power …
Read More »Clean energy investment may hit $2 trillion a year by 2030: IEA
[ad_1] Wind turbines photographed off the coast of Wales. Clean energy investment could be on course to exceed $2 trillion per year by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency. Ben Birchall | PA Images | Getty Images International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol told CNBC Thursday that the …
Read More »U.S. to provide millions in funding for tidal, river current systems
[ad_1] While there is excitement about the potential of renewable technologies such as tidal power, there are challenges when it comes to scaling up. Laro Pilartes / 500Px | 500Px | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Energy said $35 million in funding would be made available “to advance tidal …
Read More »New project will test the viability of large-scale wave energy
[ad_1] This image shows waters off the coast of Orkney, an archipelago north of the Scottish mainland that’s home to the European Marine Energy Centre. Capchure | Moment | Getty Images A 19.6 million euro (around $19.3 million) initiative centered around commercializing large-scale wave energy projects will be officially launched …
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