UK company plans massive, subsidy-free 350MW solar farm

it is the first proposed solar project to qualify as a a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project. If it gets the go ahead, the farm will be producing power by somewhere around 2020.

100% renewable electricity worldwide is cheaper than business-as-usual

According to the study's modeling, the total levelized cost of energy would come down to 52 euros per MWh by 2050, compared to 70 euros today. And the transition would create 36 million jobs in the process too.

Cape Verde plans to run on 100% renewable energy by 2025

With cutting-edge technologies and innovative business practices, Cape Verde can achieve its 100% renewable energy goal in a way that is cost-effective and equitable.

Scotland ‘on target’ for 100% renewable energy by 2020

Scotland has hit its 2020 emission targets five years early and has gone from delivering 10 per cent to 60 per cent of its electricity consumption from renewable sources over the past 15 years.

Masdar Institute's Harvests its First Crop For Aircraft Biofuel

The oil-rich Salicornia being grown as part of the pilot project is being used to produce aviation biofuel. It is an important milestone in the life of the project — which aims to begin producing “sustainable” jet fuel for the local aviation industry.

One step beyond organic or free-range: carbon-neutral eggs

Dutch farmer’s chickens lay carbon-neutral eggs - poultry owner claims his new approach has the highest welfare standards and lowest cost to environment.

The world's most sustainable building is also the smartest

This Amsterdam office block is packed with 30,000 sensors to control everything from lighting to where it would be best for people to work.

Richard Branson leads green energy plan to rebuild Caribbean

The focal point of the recovery plan is to trigger the replacement of outdated fossil-fuel power grids with new renewable energy-based energy systems that will have the ability to endure extreme weather conditions.

Wind ‘breaks EU record’

WindEurope says 24.6% of Europe’s power met by sector on 28 October

This high-tech solar funnel allows plants to grow deep underground

Invasive Regeneration uses a high-powered, solar-powered funnel installed at street level to shoot light onto a concrete block underground, allowing vegetation to grow in an otherwise inhospitable environment.

Plantagon's ‘plantscraper’ aims to produce 500 metric tons of food a year

Part urban farm, part skyscraper, these vertical greenhouses could provide large-scale organic food production in cities, with a much smaller energy and carbon footprint than industrial agriculture.

Ghana to welcome its first PET bottle recycling facility

Within two to three years, a collection system and modern recycling facility for PET bottles will start up in Ghana.

Chile Bans Plastic Bags in 100+ Coastal Areas

Chilean President signed a bill Wednesday that prohibits the sale of single-use plastic bags in 102 coastal villages and towns in a bid to stop the build-up of ocean plastic.

World’s First Hydrogen Fueled Train Creates its Own Power

With water being its only emission, this groundbreaking new transit system in China emits no pollutants and creates its own power.

New Zealand Government Announces Plan to Plant 1 Billion Trees

The government of New Zealand has just unveiled an ambitious set of environmental policies that are destined to take an aggressive stance against climate change in the future.