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- Balkan dam projects could result in loss of one in 10 European fish species Wed, 18 Apr 18, 11:07pmExclusive: Plans for a network of hydropower plants in three countries would cause ‘chain reaction’ for endangered species, report warns
- EDF warns of delays at Flamanville nuclear power station in France Tue, 10 Apr 18, 11:50pmExperts fear UK’s planned Hinkley plant will face similar budget and deadline problems
- Massterly aims to be the first full-service autonomous marine shipping company Sat, 7 Apr 18, 8:32amLogistics may not be the most exciting application of autonomous vehicles, but it's definitely one of the most important. And the marine shipping industry — one of the oldest industries in the world, you can imagine —...
- Shell threatened with legal action over climate change contributions Wed, 4 Apr 18, 9:41pmFriends of the Earth demands the oil firm move away from fossil fuels to comply with Paris deal
- Lynk & Co reveals the 02 crossover SUV and details European rollout plans Tue, 27 Mar 18, 3:00amGeely’s Lynk & Co is one of the more interesting young automotive brands, with an approach to sales and marketing that more closely resembles modern gadget and lifestyle brand go-to-market strategy than traditional...
- Lignite mining: Greece’s dirty secret - in pictures Fri, 23 Mar 18, 6:00pmMining for lignite - or brown coal - in Greece is a huge industry. Together with Germany and Poland, the country accounts for more than one-third of the world’s coal production. But for residents of villages in the extraction...
- How a small town reclaimed its grid and sparked a community revolution | Aditya Chakrabortty Thu, 1 Mar 18, 12:17amThe latest article in our new economics series looks at what happened when a German utilities contract expired, and one man thought his neighbours could take over
- The Alternatives: German town takes power back from energy giants – podcast Wed, 28 Feb 18, 5:00pmAditya Chakrabortty speaks to Iris Degenhardt-Meister, who is part of a cooperative energy company that runs the electricity grid in Wolfhagen, Germany, and asks Prof Andrew Cumbers from the University of Glasgow if such...
- The small town that started a community revolution across Europe | Aditya Chakrabortty Wed, 28 Feb 18, 5:00pmThe latest article in our new economics series looks at what happened when a German utilities contract expired, and one man thought his neighbours could take over
- Balearics launch pioneering plan to phase out emissions Thu, 15 Feb 18, 10:30pmGreen manifesto for 2050 includes measures for transport and clean energy but could put islands on a path to confrontation with Madrid
- How Iceland became the bitcoin miners’ paradise Wed, 14 Feb 18, 2:26amThe island nation is the first to use more electricity on mining cryptocurriencies than on its households – thanks in part to its magma-fuelled power plants
- UK built half of Europe's offshore wind power in 2017 Tue, 6 Feb 18, 5:00pmCapacity is growing fast and turbines getting bigger – some almost as large as the Shard
- UK electricity use falls – as rest of EU rises Tue, 30 Jan 18, 10:28pmSlowing economy, mild weather and energy-efficient appliances among possible reasons for decline
- Adventuring Naya becomes first wolf sighted in Belgium in a century Wed, 24 Jan 18, 2:39amA female wolf originally from East Germany has traveled across Europe to arrive in Belgium, marking the country's first sighting in at least 100 years...
- Gas field earthquakes put Netherlands’ biggest firms on extraction notice Wed, 24 Jan 18, 2:48amGovernment tells 200 companies they have four years to stop sourcing gas from Groningen field after increasingly significant earthquakes