Source: mnn.com Published: December 1, 2016 The grounds of a medieval Irish castle might be the last place you’d think a couple thousand giant and coastal redwoods would be planted. But when you consider Birr Castle’s rich botanical legacy, it starts to...
Source: motherboard.vice.com Published: October 11, 2016 Image: Wikimedia The kite-powered system could reduce the cost of offshore wind energy by about 50 percent. by Madison Margolin Kites are no longer just kids’ toys gliding in the wind. By 2025, they will...
Source: sciencealert.com Published: November 24, 2015 ACWA Power BEC CREW The world’s biggest solar thermal plant is being opened in the Moroccan city of Ouarzazate next month, and it’s expected to bring renewable energy to 1 million locals for 20 hours a day. Built...
Source: ecowatch.com Published: November 5, 2015 Unlimited renewable power lies below geothermal regions like this one in Iceland. Photo credit: Milan Nykodym / Flickr An ambitious project is being launched to drill deep into the Earth’s crust to harness super-heated...
Source: theguardian.com Published: November 2, 2015 Construction on the UK’s first floating offshore windfarm is to begin in 2016. Photograph: Øyvind Hagen / Statoil ASA Hywind Scotland project will see deployment of five floating turbines off coast of Peterhead,...
Source: cleantechnica.com Published: November 2, 2015 Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath Western Australian wave power company Carnegie Wave Energy has revealed that it is collaboration with WA network operator Western Power to develop the world’s...
Source: goodnewsnetwork.org Published: October 14, 2015 By Terry Turner This planned power plant in Wales may look like the Guggenheim Museum but its benefits far outweigh the beauty: it will use the rise and fall of ocean tides to generate enough renewable...
Source: nytimes.com Published: October 14, 2015 John K. McLaughlin, of the city’s Department of Environmental Protection, looking at artificial wetlands (or wave attenuators) off Brant Point, Queens. Yana Paskova for The New York Times By Lisa W. Foderaro At first...
Source: grist.org Published: June 30, 2015 By John Light Three of the world’s biggest polluters — China, Brazil, and the U.S. — all announced new strategies to tackle climate change today. China unveiled its long-awaited pledge for the U.N. climate talks to be held in...
Source: treehugger.com Published: June 16, 2015 Megan Treacy Fresh off Greenpeace’s report card last month that showed Amazon lagging far behind other tech companies when it comes to renewable energy generation and transparency about how it plans to meet energy...
