The renewables industry has seen its fair share of innovations over the last few years as we try to make the world a cleaner place, reduce the cost of energy and combat climate change. Biofuel has always been one of those areas that produce some of the more off-the-wall solutions as we try to find alternatives for one of the…
Month: November 2014
Solar Gets DECC Backing as Cheapest Option for the Future
Big changes are beginning to happen in the solar power industry. Home retail store IKEA recently confirmed that they are looking to be 100% energy independent with renewable technologies by the end of the decade. Using solar and wind they are making their buildings across Europe more sustainable and reducing their carbon footprint dramatically. And more good news came for…
Who’s Top of the Renewable League?
It’s generally accepted amongst those who are passionate about renewables that a number of governments have been dragging their feet when it comes to implementing green strategies that see us all being less dependent on fossil fuels. The UK, despite the financial crisis and cut backs, has managed to forge forward but others, who you might expect to embrace new…
Is it Time to Stop Knocking Wind Turbines?
They’ve come in for a good deal of criticism over the last few years or so, called hopelessly inefficient by some and an ugly blot on the landscape by others. Wind turbines seem to polarize everything that is good and bad about renewable energy production for both detractors and supporters. For its supporters, wind turbine technology is our hope of…
Are Solar Farms Affecting Food Production?
One of the major benefactors of the development of solar power in the last few years has been farms that have allowed some of their land to be used for large, financially productive solar plants. For many landowners it is seen as a viable proposition to bring in extra money from a clean, renewable energy source. The problem is that…
The Tide is High in Swansea
The Proposed Tidal Lagoon The development of a power generating tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay could see similar projects popping up around the UK coast if it is successful. According to the BBC, the project to build a plant that can produce 240 MW and provide electricity for over 120,000 homes has attracted investment from the Prudential who are putting…
