#Renewable energy

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California
fromwww.theguardian.com
15 hours ago

The biggest transformation in a century': how California remade itself as a clean energy powerhouse

California is rapidly expanding renewable energy and battery storage, reducing natural gas use and positioning itself as a de facto national and global climate leader.
fromArs Technica
18 hours ago

How Europe's new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade

Around the world, CBAM has faced strong criticism. India and China describe it as "green protectionism," arguing that it puts unfair pressure on developing economies. At the same time, the EU has not yet created dedicated funding to help exporters in lower-income countries adapt. Without this support, the mechanism may not achieve the desired results. What about consumers? Although CBAM is mainly aimed at industry, its ripple effects will reach consumers in the EU.
Environment
fromFuturism
19 hours ago

Germany Building Clever System to Heat 40,000 Homes Using Device Powered by River Water

The Rhine is the second-longest river in Western Europe, discharging about 100,000 cubic feet of water a second into the North Sea. It snakes through the Swiss Alps and makes up large sections of Germany's western border with France, spreading out across a major delta in the Netherlands before emptying into the ocean. It's also an enormous, largely untapped resource for clean power.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

Norway's green transition is putting Sami culture at risk

I grew up in a small place called Tana, where there were just 12 children in my school class. Of the five of us who were Sami, two came from families of reindeer herders. At the time, I believed the rest were Norwegian. Later, I learned that everyone in my class was Sami. Their parents had been pressured to hide who they were.
Miscellaneous
#renewable-energy
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago
Environment

The journal Science' criticizes Trump's anti-renewable energy policy: The US is failing to benefit from its own innovations'

fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago
Environment

The journal Science' criticizes Trump's anti-renewable energy policy: The US is failing to benefit from its own innovations'

#data-centers
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

Billionaires want data centers everywhere, including space

Tech companies are pursuing space-based AI data centers to access abundant solar power despite significant technical, logistical, and environmental challenges.
US politics
fromEarth911
3 days ago

Classic Podcast: Historian Jay Hakes on the 1970s Energy Crises' Link to Climate Policy Today

1970s energy crises reshaped U.S. energy policy, prompting early renewable investments and influencing decades of oil-focused choices and later renewed shifts toward energy independence.
fromKqed
4 days ago

California Lowers Climate Pollution by 3%, Report Finds | KQED

California's planet-warming pollution shrank by 3% in 2023, one of the largest year-over-year reductions the state has seen, according to a report by nonprofit Next 10. The state's use of cleaner fuels in heavy-duty transportation, like big rigs, and its deployment of battery storage and solar energy drove this climate progress, in large part. While the transportation sector comprised the state's largest category of emissions, accounting for roughly 38% of emissions in 2023, it also saw the largest percentage decrease in emissions of any other sector, falling by 4.6%.
Environment
France news
fromThe Local France
4 days ago

French energy giant EDF eyes possible sale of US renewables unit

EDF is considering selling all or part of its US renewables unit and opening Edison to partners to cut costs and reduce debt.
#global-warming
Environment
fromEarth911
5 days ago

Sustainability In Your Ear: EarthX CEO Peter Simek on Cultivating Bipartisan Climate Strategies

Reframe climate action around shared values—stewardship, economic opportunity, and love of land—to build broad support beyond crisis-driven messaging.
#paris-agreement
#nuclear-power
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago
Environment

Letters: Nuclear power an expensive boondoggle, not cheap alternative

Nuclear power is an expensive, dangerous boondoggle overtaken by cheaper, safer green energy, while community conservation and land-return efforts restore public hope.
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago
California

Letters: Nuclear power an expensive boondoggle, not cheap alternative

Nuclear power is an expensive, dangerous multibillion-dollar boondoggle surpassed by cheaper, safer green energy.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

This Nuclear Play Trades at 61% Premium Despite Earnings Falling 22% This Quarter

Constellation focuses on nuclear expansion with premium valuation tied to hyperscaler demand, while NextEra offers diversified, regulated utility cash flows funding renewables growth.
Miscellaneous
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

$1,000 in TotalEnergies Turned Into $2,400 Over Ten Years but Trailed the S&P 500

TotalEnergies yields 5.92% while shifting gradually toward renewables amid normalized fossil-fuel markets and declining post-2022 revenue and earnings.
Environment
fromFortune
1 week ago

Exelon CEO: The 'warning lights are on' for U.S. elecgrid resilience and utility prices amid AI demand surge | Fortune

Immediate investment in diverse power generation and efficiency upgrades is required to prevent grid failures and curb soaring utility bills amid rising AI-driven demand and electrification.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

US judge strikes down Trump order blocking wind energy projects

A federal judge on Monday struck down Donald Trump's executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of windfarms on federal lands and waters was arbitrary and capricious and violated US law. Judge Patti Saris of the US district court for the district of Massachusetts vacated Trump's 20 January executive order blocking wind energy projects and declared it unlawful.
US politics
fromAxios
1 week ago

Trump offshore wind halt illegal, judge rules

Trump officials have been especially aggressive in targeting offshore wind projects, including ones already approved or even under construction. Driving the news: Judge Patti Saris, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, ruled Monday that Trump's Jan. 20 order is "arbitrary and capricious" under administrative law. The ruling came in a case brought by New York and other states, and the nonprofit Alliance For Clean Energy New York.
US politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Zombie' electricity projects in Britain face axe to ease quicker grid connections

National Energy System Operator will remove over half of queued projects to prioritise about £40bn of schemes expected to deliver near-zero-carbon power by 2030.
fromHomebuilding
2 weeks ago

Floating solar panels heading to the UK

(Image credit: Getty Images) Floating solar panels are a growing trend around the world, and the UK seems to be cottoning on to their potential. The government has just approved the largest floating solar panel project in Barrow in an attempt to generate cheap energy. The project promises to solve one of the biggest problems with large-scale solar projects, the amount of land that they take up, meaning solar panels could become even more viable across the UK.
Environment
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Energy storage industry set aggressive goals for 2025 - and already crushed them | TechCrunch

U.S. battery storage deployment has surpassed 40 gigawatts, becoming a leading source of new grid capacity and attracting major investment and new business models.
#cloud-mining
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago

China's CO2 Emissions Might Have Finally Peaked

China's carbon dioxide emissions have plateaued in 2025, indicating the country may have reached a peak after years of being the world's top emitter. The plateau reflects how China's record-setting build-out of wind and solar power and rapid expansion into electric vehicles has tempered fossil-fuel emissions, according to the nonprofit Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air. China accounts for around one third of all global greenhouse gas emissions, although historically the U.S. has emitted more carbon.
Environment
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

TikTok's first data center in Latin America will be in Brazil and will run entirely on wind power

TikTok, one of the world's most popular social media platforms, announced Wednesday that it will build its first data center in Latin America in Brazil, near the city of Fortaleza. The project represents a $38 billion investment. The Chinese company's supercomputers, which have revolutionized the internet with their short videos that are followed by hundreds of millions of users, will be operational in 2027 and will be powered exclusively by 100% renewable energy, according to a TikTok statement.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Western Cuba faces blackout as government seeks to update energy grid

For hours, millions of residents remained in the dark as the government worked to restore power to an area that spans from the westernmost province of Pinar del Rio to Mayabeque, just east of Havana. Throughout the morning, officials sought to reassure the public that electricity would soon be restored. Following the power outage in western Cuba, the workers at [the Ministry of Energy and Mines] immediately began restoration efforts, which are already under way,
World news
fromBitcoin Magazine
2 weeks ago

How Trash In Colombia Is Now Mining Bitcoin Cheaper Than Anywhere In America

Colombian Bitcoin and crypto mining company Horeb Energy reveals 2.5 cents per kWh of green biogas energy in the North Santander region of the Latin American country. The company has achieved energy prices 50% lower than the North American average of 3.5 to 6 cents per kwh for Bitcoin mining operations, through a strategic alliance with multinational energy company Veolia. Authorized in 1853 by Napoleon III to help build out public water works infrastructure in France, Veolia is a global leader in environmental services focused on water, waste, and energy solutions. Today in Norte de Santander, Colombia, the company operates critical facilities dedicated to biogas valorization and solid waste management - a common problem in Colombia and Latin America in general, known for massive landfills. Veloia also operates the "Centro Inteligente de Gestión Ecológica" - CIGE Guayabal landfill, a pioneer in biogas systems development in the region.
Environment
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Was South Africa's G20 success real change or a symbolic win?

South Africa secured a G20 declaration in Johannesburg committing to renewables funding, fair mineral supply chains and debt relief despite a U.S. boycott.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Was South Africa's G20 success real change or a symbolic win?

G20 in Johannesburg secured a multilateral declaration committing to renewables funding, fair critical-mineral supply chains, and debt relief despite U.S. objections.
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

US communities fight to save renewable energy projects DW 11/26/2025

Termination of the $7-billion Solar for All program leaves nearly 900,000 households without federal support for residential solar installations.
Higher education
fromresund Startups
3 weeks ago

Lund University Ranked Best in the World in Sustainability

Lund University is ranked #1 globally for sustainability, demonstrating leadership in renewable energy, circular economy initiatives, interdisciplinary integration, and regional collaboration.
US politics
fromTechCrunch
4 weeks ago

Trump Energy department drops renewables, promotes fusion in office reshuffle | TechCrunch

DOE reorganized to eliminate multiple renewable-energy offices, created an Office of Fusion, and merged geothermal with fossil fuels, prompting potential legal challenges.
#climate-change
fromWIRED
1 month ago
Environment

New Report Finds Efforts to Slow Climate Change Are Working-Just Not Fast Enough

fromWIRED
1 month ago
Environment

New Report Finds Efforts to Slow Climate Change Are Working-Just Not Fast Enough

UK news
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

Investing in the UK in 2026: Orb Strategies reviews possible venues - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

UK investment focus will likely shift toward undervalued equities, renewable energy projects, technology/fintech growth, and alternative assets amid ongoing political and trade uncertainties.
Environment
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Britain's wind power hits record HIGH -powering over 22 million homes

Britain's wind generation reached a record 22,711 MW, providing 43.6% of electricity (55.7% including embedded wind) and surpassing gas on November 11.
Artificial intelligence
fromHarvard Business Review
1 month ago

How Data Centers Can Support Energy Resiliency While Managing AI Demand - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

AI-driven data center growth is rapidly increasing electricity demand, straining grids and requiring major investments, renewable capacity, and new utility models.
Environment
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

China Is Now the World's Climate Champion

China is rapidly leading global clean-energy deployment, outpacing the US and EU and driving renewable capacity growth that can lower emissions while global emissions rise.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Bhutan PM on leading the first carbon-negative nation: The wellbeing of our people is at the centre of our agenda'

Wealthy Western nations responsible for the climate crisis can improve citizen health and happiness by prioritising environmental conservation and sustainable economic growth.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy

When I arrived in Reykjavík, Iceland, last March, a gravel barrier, almost thirty feet at its highest point, had been constructed to keep lava from the Reykjanes volcano from inundating a major geothermal power station not far from downtown. So far, it had worked, but daily volcano forecasts were being broadcast on a small television at the domestic airport where I was waiting to take a short flight to Akureyri.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action

Can you imagine someone giving you $170,000 (129,000)? What would you buy? Can you imagine getting another $170,000 one minute later? And the handouts then continuing every minute for years? If so, you have a feel for the colossal cash machine that is Saudi Arabia's state oil company Aramco, the world's biggest producer of oil and gas last year. That tidal wave of cash keeps the authoritarian kingdom afloat,
Environment
#solar-power
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Oversupply of oil could create glut of 4m barrels a day, says energy watchdog

Global oil supply is outpacing demand and a surplus of about 4 million barrels per day in 2026 is likely.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Despite America's absence, Trump's influence looms large over Cop30

The US under Trump has abandoned climate action and discouraged global renewable energy efforts, leaving other nations to proceed without American participation.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
1 month ago

Are wind power generators a viable resource at home? My honest truth after months of testing

Portable wind turbines complement solar for charging small devices, offering internal batteries and flexible setup, but they don't fully replace portable solar chargers.
#electricity-demand
fromFortune
1 month ago
Environment

The world isn't ready for the electricity surge that's coming, IEA warns, saying it's 'no longer limited to emerging and developing economies' | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
Environment

The world isn't ready for the electricity surge that's coming, IEA warns, saying it's 'no longer limited to emerging and developing economies' | Fortune

#cop30
Environment
fromNature
1 month ago

Don't despair, collective action can address climate change

Some climate tipping points are dangerous, but social and technological positive tipping points can accelerate decarbonization and slow global warming.
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Josephine Baker Student Residence / Ateliers A+ + Atelier Metis

Joséphine Baker residence uses bioclimatic design, renewable energy, and sustainable materials to enhance comfort, energy efficiency, and a reduced carbon footprint.
Real estate
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Blackpool Council preps datacentre planning application for tech-focused town regeneration bid | Computer Weekly

Blackpool will develop a 40-acre Silicon Sands technology campus anchored by a 6MW renewable-powered datacentre leveraging low-latency undersea fibre connections.
Tech industry
fromIT Pro
1 month ago

Colt DCS to expand West London data center campus in 2.5bn investment

Colt DCS will expand Hayes Digital Park with three renewable-powered hyperscale data centers, an innovation hub, and 97MW additional power capacity, creating jobs and apprenticeships.
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Push to counter disinformation at COP30 climate summit DW 11/03/2025

Widespread disinformation, amplified by political leaders, undermines COP30 efforts to accelerate the global shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

We moved from Seattle to the Boston area so my husband could attend Harvard. Living here hasn't been so easy.

Hayley and Helaman Perry-Sanchez put off their move to Cambridge, Massachusetts, as long as they could. Helaman was accepted to Harvard Business School in 2020, and though he was excited to pursue his MBA, the Perry-Sanchezes weren't as eager to relocate to the East Coast. After meeting and marrying while they were in college in Utah - and subsequently leaving the Mormon church together - Hayley, 27, and Helaman, 29, had found jobs and built a life in Seattle.
Real estate
Environment
fromTESLARATI
1 month ago

Tesla's Shanghai sites now producing massive solar output, confirms exec

Gigafactory Shanghai rooftop solar produces ~11 million kWh annually, cutting ~4,600 tons of CO2; the adjacent Megafactory will add ~6 million kWh and ~2,500 tons reduction.
Environment
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

UK citizens raise red flags over environmental impacts of datacentres in poll | Computer Weekly

78% of UK consumers want new datacentres built only if developers commit to powering them with renewable energy.
US politics
fromHigh Country News
1 month ago

The nation's energy dominance falters - High Country News

Trump's "energy dominance" rebranding has been ineffective and has weakened the U.S. domestic energy industry's ability to produce reliable power.
fromIT Pro
1 month ago

Equinix announces multi-billion pound data center investment in 'huge win' for UK

This £3.9 billion investment is a huge win for Britain. It will give businesses - from life sciences to high street banks - the ability to connect to thousands of other businesses across the world in an instant, powering our AI ambitions, boosting growth and creating hundreds of well-paid jobs,
UK news
Miscellaneous
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Equinix revealed as occupant of 3.9B UK datacenter campus

Equinix will build an 85-acre, £3.9 billion datacenter campus near London's M25 with 250+ MW capacity, 100% renewable energy, and hundreds of jobs.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

UK unveils carbon budget delivery plan' to get back on track for net zero targets

This Labour government is all in on action to tackle the climate crisis because it is the way to secure better lives for people in Britain today and protect future generations tomorrow. This plan sets out the ambitious actions we have taken in our first 15 months unleashing investment, creating jobs, rebuilding our energy security. Meanwhile, our political opponents have embarked down an anti-jobs, anti-science path that would spell disaster for our economy, our security and our planet.
UK news
fromIT Pro
1 month ago

Plans announced for UK's first renewable-powered sovereign cloud

Together with SambaNova and our strategic partners, we're building a sovereign AI infrastructure powered by renewable energy, demonstrating that sustainability and scale can go hand in hand. Our goal isn't just to make AI greener, but to make it competitive, compliant and cost-effective.
Artificial intelligence
Business
fromFortune
1 month ago

This Global 500 energy CEO says the model for the global corporation that worked for 20 years is obsolete-here's what he's building instead | Fortune

Schneider Electric must accelerate innovation and agility to lead the fast-accelerating energy transition driven by renewable supply growth and widespread electrification of demand.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Global use of coal hit record high in 2024

Global coal consumption reached a record high, undermining efforts to limit warming to 1.5C despite a rising share of renewable electricity.
US politics
fromMission Local
2 months ago

S.F. has a plan for a public bank. One supervisor wants to act on it.

San Francisco faces renewed push to implement a city-owned green bank to provide low-interest loans for renewable energy, small businesses, and affordable housing projects.
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

'We need to do a lot more, and fast': Ireland on track to miss five-year emissions goals as progress stalls

Ireland will breach the 2021–2025 climate budget for electricity and transport, exceeding limits by 0.8 MtCO2eq and 3.7 MtCO2eq respectively.
Environment
fromianVisits
2 months ago

Large cycle hub for 650 bikes opens at Richmond Station

Richmond Station has a new multi-storey cycle hub with 650 spaces, solar power, a living green wall, rainwater harvesting, 24-hour CCTV, and managed storage.
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Government targets 400,000 new green energy jobs in major national skills drive

The Government has unveiled a national plan to create 400,000 green energy jobs within the next five years, in what ministers say will be one of the most significant workforce transitions in modern British history. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the programme aims to double the number of people working in the UK's low-carbon sector by 2030, with a sharp focus on equipping tradespeople, school leavers, ex-service personnel and workers leaving fossil fuel industries with the skills needed to support the transition to net zero.
Environment
Environment
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

The world's largest battery made of bricks turns on in California

A 20 MW solar array and Rondo Energy's 100 MWh industrial heat battery now produce steam for enhanced oil recovery, replacing a natural gas boiler.
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Apple adds 650 megawatts of renewables in Europe with more coming in China | TechCrunch

Apple announced Tuesday that it had signed contracts for 650 megawatts of renewable power in Europe. This includes wind and solar projects that are either operational or will be soon. A large chunk of the power they'll produce will go toward offsetting the energy use by Apple customers. Use of everything from Mac Pros to Apple Watches accounts for nearly one-third of the company's carbon footprint.
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