Sustainable

Carbon Neutral

Helsinki Carbon Neutral Building Pledge to Improve Energy Efficiency

Helsinki has become a signatory to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment developed by the World Green Building Council, an international network of 70 sustai…

EU and Africa Signed A $120m Deal to Fund Sustainable Energy Projects

The European Investment Bank and the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) have signed a deal to fund sustainable energy projects over t…

Osnabrück Police to Trial Hydrogen Car

Germany’s Osnabrück Police Department will trial a hydrogen patrol car in a bid to make its fleet more environmentally friendly and sustainable.

Solar Technology

Saving the Mekong With Floating Solar Power

For two decades or more, alarms have been sounding for the Mekong Delta. It is being hammered by climate change, by a proliferation of upstream dams, by unsusta…

Lab-Evolved E. coli Makes Energy Solely from Carbon Dioxide

Bacteria that produce energy from inorganic carbon could have applications in sustainable biofuels.Researchers have engineered Escherichia coli bacteria to make…

Smart Grid

Smart Grid Technology in the US: Benefits to Environment and Social Justice

Smart grids can lead to cleaner neighborhoods, reduce the cost of living, offer more sustainable solutions for design and construction, and provide a more accur…

Coal Mine

How to Make Coal Mining Sustainable

Notwithstanding the optimism over renewables displacing fossil fuels rapidly, coal will continue to dominate India’s electricity generation for at least a coup…

Bamboo to Create More Energy Efficient Buildings

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found that bamboo can help to design more sustainable and energy-efficient buildings.

German Renewable Organisations Highlight the Crucial Role Geothermal Heating

Local associations are pushing for measures that help accelerate the expansion of geothermal district heating supply in Germany, highlighting its important role…

Coal Power

African Development Bank Decides not to Fund Coal Project in Kenya

With a decision to withdraw from potentially investing into a planned coal plant in Kenya, the African Development Bank shows commitment to sustainable energy d…

Electric Vehicle Battery

New Electrodes Could Increase Efficiency of Electric Vehicles

The rise in popularity of electric vehicles and aircraft presents the possibility of moving away from fossil fuels toward a more sustainable future.

Market Analysis

Papua New Guinea Emerges as a World-Leading Market for Mobile Pay-Go Solar

Papua New Guineans are embracing mobile pay-go, aka PAYG, solar, which is proving to be a potent, if small-scale, agent of change in terms of improving energy a…

Atlantis Successfully Decommissions 1.2 MW SeaGen Tidal System in Industry First

SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited, the global developer, owner and operator of sustainable energy projects, is pleased to announce that it has successfully decommis…

PowerGrid Technology

The POWER Interview: How Industry 4.0 Will Improve Sustainability

Many companies are working toward the goal of being sustainable while also maintaining profitability, in part by integrating and applying artificial intelligenc…

Conference on EU Energy Strategy Calls for Investments in Clean, Sustainable Energy

A conference of the European Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan underlined here on Friday the need for the European Union (EU) to provide the energy industr…