Apple is investing in the construction of two of the world’s largest onshore wind turbines. Apple is investing in the construction of two of the world’s largest onshore wind turbines, advancing its efforts to become entirely carbon neutral by 2030.  The... 

China continues to lead the world in additions of new wind and PV capacity, even though in the past 18 months these installations have slowed. In 2018, China added a combined 66 GW of wind and solar (20 GW of wind and a record 44 GW of solar PV), and... 

Renewable energy 2030 targets already written into official policy by 87 governments around the world would mean the construction of an estimated 721 gigawatts of new capacity in wind, solar and other non-hydro renewable power technologies over the next... 

Danish energy firm Orsted and TSMC, a Taiwan-headquartered semiconductor company which supplies businesses such as Apple, have signed a deal described as “the world’s largest renewables corporate power purchase agreement.” Announced Wednesday,... 

The new BP Statistical Review of World Energy was published this week. It’s worth a look:  a treasure trove of energy data, published annually since 1952. (Full disclosure:  I led the production of the Review for a dozen years…) The Review has... 

Saudi Arabia?  Russia?  The United States—which is the world’s biggest producer of oil, natural gas, and nuclear power? Nope.  It’s China…by a long way. Why?  Well, China is the world’s biggest producer of hydroelectricity and other... 

Renewable power is increasingly cheaper than any new electricity capacity based on fossil fuels, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published today finds. Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2019 shows that more than half... 

Renewable energy investments are delivering massively better returns than fossil fuels in the U.S., the U.K. and Europe, but despite this the total volume of investment is still nowhere near that required to mitigate climate change. Those are some of... 

The dramatic slowdown across Europe due to Coronavirus lockdowns has caused electricity demand to plumet by one-tenth in the first three months of 2020 – the biggest drop in demand since the Second World War. This has caused power generation across... 

The Construction of Çetin Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant, which is located on the Botan Stream within the boundaries of Şirvan and Pervari district of Siirt, began in July 2017 by Limak İnşaat. Çetin Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant started energy... 

Battery storage systems are emerging as one of the key solutions to effectively integrate high shares of solar and wind renewables in power systems worldwide. A recent analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) illustrates how electricity... 

Coal-fired electricity production at the U.K.’s largest power plant is expected to end in March 2021, energy firm Drax said Thursday, with the move leading to between 200 and 230 job losses. Drax Power Station — which is located near the town of...