Panorama

Cornwall Insight Announces New Scottish Generation Forum at the All-Energy Show

Thursday, 09 May 2019 REM

Cornwall Insight will be announcing the dates and format of its new Scottish Generation Forum at the All-Energy event in Glasgow on May 15-16.

European stakeholders call for immediate action in face of climate emergency

Tuesday, 07 May 2019 Robin Whitlock In an unprecedented Climate Action Call published today, a broad coalition is urging European leaders to take decisive action to respond to the climate emergency by profoundly altering the way we run our ...

UK can end its contribution to global warming within 30 years says Climate Change Committee (CCC)

Friday, 03 May 2019 Robin Whitlock The UK can end its contribution to global warming within 30 years by setting an ambitious new target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said in ...

New World Bank Fund to Support Climate-Smart Mining

Thursday, 02 May 2019 REM The World Bank has launched the Climate-Smart Mining Facility, the first-ever fund dedicated to making mining for minerals climate-smart and sustainable. The facility will support the sustainable extraction ...

Innovative District Ground Source System Wins Industry ‘Oscar’

Thursday, 02 May 2019 REM A low-carbon renewable energy scheme involving the retrofit of ground source heat pumps into 400 flats in eight tower blocks in the London Borough of Enfield has been named District Heating Project Of ...

Cross-party politicians call for UK Government to be put on a ‘war footing’ to end ‘climate appeasement’

Tuesday, 30 April 2019 Robin Whitlock The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called for a ‘revolution in political leadership’ on climate change by launching a new Environmental Justice Commission to set out a plan to deliver ...

DNV GL opens new digital marketplace for efficient trade of renewable power

Tuesday, 30 April 2019 Robin Whitlock Independent energy advisory and certification body DNV GL is inviting renewable energy developers and sellers to join Instatrust its new digital platform for renewable power purchase agreements aimed at ...

Japan

Japan’s grid can handle more wind and solar power than currently envisioned

Monday, 29 April 2019 Robin Whitlock Although Japan has experienced a solar boom in the past five years, ongoing concerns about the stability of its power grid have slowed the expansion of wind and solar, leaving the country with renewable ...

Mobisol insolvency could raise questions about viability of rural electrification business models

Monday, 29 April 2019 Robin Whitlock

Off-grid consultancy THEnergy sees the need for solar-home system and minigrid companies to optimise their business processes in the wake of the Mobisol GmbH insolvency.

The European DURABLE Project Will Use Drones and Robots to Boost Renewable Energy

Friday, 26 April 2019 REM The launch meeting of DURABLE was held on April 12 in Bidart, France, with the objective of promoting the development of renewable energies in the Atlantic area including France, Ireland, Portugal, Spain ...