• 2024 could finally see greenhouse gas emissions start to decline

    Updated: 2023-12-29 10:00:18
    If governments step up support for renewable energy and other efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 2024 could see total carbon emissions begin to fall

  • Zero onshore wind plans submitted in England since de facto ban was ‘lifted’

    Updated: 2023-12-27 22:30:17
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  • Will 2024 see the world finally turning away from fossil fuels?

    Updated: 2023-12-27 15:00:00
    A global agreement at the COP28 climate summit promised to begin "transitioning away" from fossil fuels, but will we see this start to happen in 2024?

  • China started drilling ultra-deep holes in 2023 in a hunt for oil

    Updated: 2023-12-24 10:00:05
    A drilling project in the Taklamakan desert is aiming to reach more than 11,000 metres below Earth’s surface as China explores the deep earth for resources

  • Much of North America may face electricity shortages starting in 2024

    Updated: 2023-12-23 00:00:42
    Over the next several years, many regions of the US and Canada may struggle to ensure a reliable electricity supply amidst soaring energy demand from the tech industry and electrification of buildings and vehicles

  • Wind turbines generate more than half of UK’s electricity due to Storm Pia

    Updated: 2023-12-21 17:00:26
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  • Gina Rinehart says renewable energy could use one-third of Australia’s prime agricultural land. Is she right?

    Updated: 2023-12-21 14:00:28
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  • Solar and on-shore wind provide cheapest electricity and nuclear most expensive, CSIRO analysis shows

    Updated: 2023-12-20 19:55:02
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  • Aemo warns coal-fired power plants could drop off before replacements are ready

    Updated: 2023-12-14 14:00:02
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  • We really could triple renewables by 2030, but it won’t be a breeze

    Updated: 2023-12-09 13:00:21
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  • How offshore wind sector is powering demand for heavy-lift ships

    Updated: 2023-12-08 06:00:42
    As wind turbines get bigger, shipborne cranes required to lift giant blades into place at sea will need to be taller and strongerThe first offshore wind turbines had blades that were 17 metres long and towers 54 metres high. The generation of turbines currently being built have a blade length of 115.5 metres and the towers are five times the height at 280 metres.As wind turbines have got bigger, the shipborne cranes required to hoist giant blades into place at sea need to be taller and stronger – but there are not enough vessels with the necessary lifting power. Continue reading...

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