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- Negative? How a Navy veteran refused to accept a ‘no’ to his battery invention Sat, 13 Jul 19, 3:53amThe journey for Trevor Jackson started, as many things do in tech, with research. He’d become fascinated by the experiments done not with lithium batteries, which had come to dominate the battery industry, but with so-called...
- Ford and Volkswagen team up on EVs, with Ford the first outside automaker to use VW’s MEB platform Fri, 12 Jul 19, 9:59pmAutomakers Ford and Volkswagen have announced a partnership today that covers a number of areas, including autonomy (via a new investment by VW in Argo AI) and collaboration on development of electric vehicles...
- Turkey rejects claims it is drilling illegally for gas off Cyprus Thu, 11 Jul 19, 2:00pmAnkara hits back at Greek and EU officials and vows to press ahead with offshore operations
- Brexit is political poison, and it’s green policies that are suffering | Molly Scott Cato Wed, 26 Jun 19, 6:00pmThe spat over VAT on solar batteries shows how Brussels-bashing is taking precedence over urgent social priorities• Molly Scott Cato is a Green MEPAs pro-European MEPs we grow weary of the government claiming credit for...
- Bloomberg predicts wind and solar will power half the world and bag $9 trillion investment Thu, 20 Jun 19, 8:07pmWind or solar now represent the least expensive option for adding new power generation capacity in approximately two-thirds of the world.
- Greece and Cyprus call on EU to punish Turkey in drilling dispute Wed, 19 Jun 19, 1:55amWar of words as Turkish vessel begins offshore operations in eastern Mediterranean
- Ireland to unveil bold plan to tackle climate emergency Tue, 18 Jun 19, 12:20amVaradkar reveals ideas to curb greenhouse gases and move towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
- Power to the people: how Spanish cities took control of energy Fri, 14 Jun 19, 10:05pmThe ‘sunshine tax’ is dead, and Barcelona and Cádiz are mounting a renewables revival
- Scottish Power to install biggest battery in Europe at windfarm Wed, 12 Jun 19, 9:06pmThe Scottish government has given utility Scottish Power the go-ahead to install Europe’s biggest industrial-scale battery to date to store energy generated at the 539MW Whitelee onshore wind farm.
- This is one smart device that every urban home could use Sun, 26 May 19, 3:00amLiving in a dense urban environment brings many startup-fuelled conveniences, be it near instant delivery of food — or pretty much whatever else you fancy — to a whole range of wheels that can be hopped on (or...
- Germans pessimistic on energiewende success Mon, 20 May 19, 5:30pmPeople in Germany are more pessimistic than the rest of Europe regarding their country’s progress on its energy transition, or engergiewende.
- ABB and Italian utility in blockchain pact for solar prosumers Fri, 17 May 19, 7:58pmABB is working with Italian utility Evolvere on how to use blockchain technology to deliver transparent and secure peer-to-peer energy transactions.
- Scalable, low-cost technologies needed to repair climate, Cambridge professor suggests Fri, 10 May 19, 7:18pmCambridge University has proposed setting up a research center tasked with coming up with scalable technological fixes for climate change. The proposed Center for Climate Repair is being coordinated by David King, an emeritus...
- Scalable, low cost technologies needed to repair climate, Cambridge professor suggests Fri, 10 May 19, 7:18pmCambridge University has proposed setting up a research center tasked with coming up with scalable technological fixes for climate change. The proposed Center for Climate Repair is being co-ordinated by David King, an emeritus...
- Britain celebrates first week without coal power since 1882 Fri, 10 May 19, 5:30amEngland has officially gone seven days without using any coal-powered source of electricity for the first time in centuries. Britain was the cradle of the industrial revolution, opening the world's first coal powered plant...