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- Giant turbines operating from anchored rafts can harness strong offshore winds
- China poised to power huge growth in global offshore wind energy Wed, 5 Aug 20, 3:01pmReport finds the offshore industry could create 900,000 jobs globally over next decade
- “World War Zero”: Former Republican Governors Demand Action on Climate Change Wed, 5 Aug 20, 3:00amGuest essay by Eric Worrall Former Republican governors John Kasich and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and former Secretary of State John Kerry have teamed up to create “World War Zero”, an initiative aimed at driving...
- BP enjoys share bounce after unveiling plans to shift away from fossil fuels Wed, 5 Aug 20, 2:45amDespite reporting one of its worst quarterly results on record BP shares closed up 6.5%
- BP's dividend cut puts firm on road to deliver green energy pledge Wed, 5 Aug 20, 4:09amLockdown has hammered oil prices but it also offers a chance to refocus on clean energy
- BP slashes dividend as Covid pushes it to record $16.8bn loss Tue, 4 Aug 20, 4:44pmCompany to shift towards clean energy after writing down value of its oil and gas assets
- About Those ‘Green Energy’ Unicorns… Tue, 4 Aug 20, 11:00amYou think those baby unicorns grow on trees? Better think again. "Green" energy, in fact, comes with a very high price tag. as this report from the Manhattan Institute makes clear:
- Flogging Unreliable Energy By Extension Cord To Singapore Looks Like An Outrageous Fraud Mon, 3 Aug 20, 7:00amAustralia has granted major project status to AU$22bn solar, storage and transmission project which intends to sell unreliable energy to Singapore by undersea cable from Darwin.
- More coal power generation closed than opened around the world this year, research finds Mon, 3 Aug 20, 10:00amChina continues to increase its coal power, but in India construction has ground to a near halt
- Open up offshore windfarm subsidy scheme, urges Scottish Power Sun, 2 Aug 20, 11:20pmCEO wants limit on 2021 auction scrapped to help power green economic recovery
- Trump Recovers Taxpayer Cash On A $1 Billion Obama-Backed Solar Plant That Was Obsolete Before Ever Going Online Sat, 1 Aug 20, 3:00amThe Department of Energy reached a settlement Thursday to recover $200 million in taxpayer funds from a loan the Obama administration distributed in 2011 to finance a $1 billion solar power plant that was deemed obsolete...
- Australia’s trilemma of providing good, fast and cheap energy finally has a clear solution | Simon Holmes à Court Fri, 31 Jul 20, 12:35pmWe now know that we can have an affordable, reliable and low emissions power system – and it needs a lot less coal and fossil gas
- World’s largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly in France Tue, 28 Jul 20, 7:00pmProject aims to show clean fusion power can be generated at commercial scale
- UK electricity grid's carbon emissions could turn negative by 2033, says National Grid Mon, 27 Jul 20, 3:01pmOperator says UK can tap carbon capture and renewables to help meet UK’s targets
- Biden plots $2tn green revolution but faces wind and solar backlash Sat, 25 Jul 20, 6:00pmEnormous overhaul will have to defeat opposition from fossil-fuel lobbyists and residents unhappy with nearby turbines
- This solar panel calculator will, given the Watt rating of a solar panel, its dimensions and number of units calculate the total power you can expect and roof space taken up...
- Interactive calculator to help work out the savings from installing a solar power system and when it breaks even. Can factor in Feed in Tariffs, rising electrical bill costs and comparative investment returns.