The giant ship critical to building Dogger Bank Wind Farm
The Jan De Nul Group’s Voltaire in waters off China in Dec. 2022. As wind turbines get bigger, the vessels that install them are having to change, too. VCG |…
Why the EV boom could put a major strain on our power grid
Over half of all new cars sold in the U.S. by 2030 are expected to be electric vehicles. That could put a major strain on our nation’s electric grid, an…
Recycling end-of-life solar panel, wind turbine is big waste business
Solarcycle CTO Pablo Dias and COO Rob Vinje show a solar panel laminate after it’s been cleanly separated from the glass to investors and partners. The laminate is where most…
From GE to Siemens, wind energy hopes its crisis is about to end
MOUNT STORM, WEST VIRGINIA – AUGUST 22: Turbines from the Mount Storm Wind Farm stand in the distance behind the Dominion Mount Storm power station August 22, 2022 in Mount…
‘Greenwashing’ is a good thing, according to one renewable energy tycoon
Greenwashing should be seen as a positive sign that companies are moving in the right direction, according to the founder of British energy firm Ecotricity. “It’s everywhere,” Dale Vince told…
Concerns over golden eagles partly prompt the redesign of wind farm
A golden eagle photographed in Scotland. The bird of prey is protected under the U.K.’s Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. Education Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Plans…
Wind farm will need to shut down five months a year to protect parrots
An Orange-Bellied Parrot perched on the edge of a feeding bowl. The species is listed as being critically endangered. Margot Kiesskalt | Istock | Getty Images Plans for a major…
EU reaches agreement on ‘first of its kind’ carbon border levy
The EU wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the year 2030, compared to 1990. Justhavealook | E+ | Getty Images Plans for the European Union’s…
Renewables to be main source of electricity generation by 2025: IEA
Wind turbines in the Netherlands. A report from the International Energy Agency “expects renewables to become the primary energy source for electricity generation globally in the next three years, overtaking…
After years as nuclear powerhouse, France makes play in offshore wind
This image, from Sept. 2022, shows French President Emmanuel Macron speaking with workers on board a boat during a visit to the Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm. Stephane Mahe | AFP…