This year is set to be even warmer than last, but there are reasons to believe the shift to clean energy will gain serious momentum in 2016. 2015 was a landmark year for climate action. Its many highlights were topped by a Paris agreement where 195 countries set themselves on a low-carbon path via economy-wide
2015 saw the UK destroy its position as a climate and energy leader, and now faces some tough questions in the wake of a successful Paris climate agreement. Despite a big year in 2014 which saw a number of renewable energy records broken and strong momentum created for the country’s renewable energy industry, following 6
At Obvious Ventures, we believe stored electricity, increasingly derived from renewable sources, will entirely replace fossil fuels as the preferred method to power everything in our lives. From cars to scooters to boats to locomotives to industrial equipment, we are in the midst of a transition that will electrify everything previously driven by combustion. There
Consumers and businesses will have to be more energy-efficient and switch to alternatives to fossil fuels [From 4 December} The Paris climate change summit will conclude at the end of next week. It aims to reach an international agreement on limiting emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that are contributing to global warming.
The World Energy Council rates countries in their energy and climate policies. The recent rating is available on the WEC website. The WEC points out that only two countries have the triple A rating. This post from Reuters in The Guardian shows that the UK has lost that rating, because of the government scrapping onshore
After many months of bad news for the country’s renewable energy industry, the House of Lords delivered some unexpected good news. In deliberations on Wednesday, the UK Government’s House of Lords voted to remove a section of the country’s Energy Bill that would end subsidies for onshore wind from 31 March, 2016. This had been
10 Renault electric vehicles available to hire in the Outer Hebrides EVs powered by renewable energy generated by the islands’ wind turbines 100% electric ZOE supermini and Kangoo Van Z.E. ideal for rural and urban areas Vehicles available to hire on an hourly or daily basis New six turbine wind farm to power Outer Hebrides
Some good news on renewables – despite government policy. Often when we talk about countries breaking renewable energy records, we focus on momentary spikes caused by exceptionally sunny or windy days. While these records are, in and of themselves, important—they still leave a bigger question hanging: How does the electricity grid cope when the sun
A positive view of renewables from an oil publication In April, 2010, BP took the front page, and held it for months, as it struggled to plug the blowout on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico that would cough up 3 or 4 million barrels. The Deepwater Horizon disaster was a bitter reminder of
An interesting and detailed discussion of the technology behind wind power and how it’s changing Wind power is often described as relying on “mature technology” and, in many contexts, that’s correct. Today, well-sited wind farms in the US and EU generate electricity at a lower cost than coal. But numerous difficulties remain with the way
