Energy sources such as gas, wind, solar and nuclear allowed Britain to keep things switched on for 24 hours without the use of coal-fired power plants. Last Friday (21 April 2017) saw Britain’s energy demand…
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The London Marathon is considered one of the biggest marathon events in the world, attracting runners of all ages and abilities on one course. From Blackheath to Greenwich, across Tower Bridge and through the Isle…
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Known as the “Solar Impulse of the Seas,” the first self-sufficient boat powered only by renewable energies — and not just the wind in its sails — hopes to make a historic six-year trip around…
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Amazon is backing Virginia’s largest solar farm to power its data centers in the state. The $150 million project will help the company achieve its goal to use 100 per cent renewable energy sources at…
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Day and night, all over the world, the force of the ocean can be seen and heard, pounding onto beaches and shores. The endless cycle of waves, currents and tides is driven by wind, the…
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Hydropower has been around for more than a century, and is one of the world’s largest sources of clean, renewable electricity. Considering the strains climate change is having on the planet’s limited resources, what role…
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Billionaire philanthropist and investor Bill Gates, along with a group of high-profile executives, are launching a $1 billion fund, called Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), to promote clean energy technology and tackle global climate change. The…
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Tesla has announced a new line of solar roof tiles that mimic common roofing materials. Tesla’s new solar roofing was revealed by founder, inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk at a recent high-profile launch event. Musk,…
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Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and ExxonMobil, the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, have developed a plastic manufacturing process that could reduce energy costs by $2 billion (£1.55 billion)…
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In the years following the Second World War, the Manhattan Project in the US demonstrated the raw energy that could be created by nuclear fission or ‘splitting the atom’. The two bombs dropped on Japan…
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