2014 was a record year for Germany’s onshore wind sector. Photo credit: Andreas via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen Germany installed a record amount of onshore wind power in 2014, with a total […]
Germany installs record amount of onshore wind in 2014
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Video: Robert Swan: Let’s save ‘the last pristine continent’
Robert Swan. Photo credit: TEDxAntarcticPeninsula via Flickr. Robert Swan, the first person to walk both the poles, has given a TED talk in which he has made a passionate plea to save […]
China’s renewables to shrug off oil price plunge
Photo credit: Greenpeace. By John Mathews A drive to diversify from fossil fuels, reduce imports and clean up toxic air means China’s renewables industry will shrug off the impact of plunging fossil […]
Obama: Let’s set our sights higher than on a single oil pipeline
In his State of the Union speech, Obama again highlighted the case for climate action. Photo credit: http://www.whitehouse.gov. By Anders LorenzenUS President Obama has, in his annual State of the Union (SOTU) […]
Opinion: Seattle port commissioners turn a blind eye to climate change
Drilling for oil in the Arctic is incredibly expensive and risky, and thus far has proven unsuccessful. And yet Seattle port commissioners have offered to house Shell’s Arctic drilling fleet. Photo credit: […]
UK fracking moratorium fails to pass Parliament vote
Campaigner Bianca Jagger joined anti fracking protesters during a protest outside Parliament on Monday, as a vote on a fracking moratorium were talking place inside. Photo credit: Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace. By […]
Opinion: Why renewables will have a bumper 2015
Photo credit: Sten Dueland via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen I recently wrote how renewables have had a record year in 2014. Investments in renewable energy sources have increased by an impressive 16% […]
Opinion: Why we should keep Lancashire frack free
Cuadrilla’s fracking site pictured in 2011. Photo credit: Justin Woolford via Flickr. By guest contributor Damien Clarkson At the end of January Lancashire County Council will decide whether Cuadrilla can resume its […]
Opinion: Why 2015 could and should be the year of energy storage
An artists impression of a grid-tied battery storage system. Photo credit: A123 Systems. By Anders Lorenzen Renewable energy enthusiasts, myself included, are championing the idea that we can have a future energy […]
UK Chancellor’s 2014 autumn statement angers environmentalists
George Osborne. Photo credit CBI via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen In December 2014, the UK Chancellor George Osborne declared in his annual autumn statement further support for the suffering North Sea oil […]
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