When Public Utility Commissioner Lori Cobos pressed the state’s climatologist on how to account for extreme weather in strengthening Texas’ electricity grid, she didn’t use the C-words. “I don’t think that we can rely on the old models anymore,” said Cobos, who was appointed to the commission in June.

Dealing with the climate crisis involves the overhauling of many facets of life, but few of these changes will feel as tangible and personal as the transformation required within the home. The 128m households that dot America gobble up energy for heating, cooling and lighting, generating around 20% of all the planet-heating emissions produced in the US. Americans typically live in larger, more energy hungry dwellings than people in other countries, using more than double the energy of the average Briton and 10 times that of the average Chinese person.

SINGAPORE: Trade-offs are inevitable as Singapore transitions to cleaner energy, but the Energy Market Authority (EMA) will seek to manage this and minimise the impact of costs where feasible, its chief executive Ngiam Shih Chun told CNA.

Support for the unconventional orbiting solar programme jumped after China announced its 2060 carbon neutral target. Civilian and military researchers will look at applications for the technology amid concerns about radiation and the potential for beams misfired from space.

The pandemic has transformed almost every aspect of our world by introducing dramatic changes to our jobs, habits, child care, health care and even our collective sense of time, and it is in the midst of the crisis that human interaction and our environment become more relevant than ever, showing us that, despite of the need to address current urgencies, the biggest challenge of or generation is climate change.

The Scottish government, along with the UK oil and gas industry, has pledged funding to help support the nation's goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2045, while the UK government is carrying out new research into the impact of climate change.

Grant funding is being made available to help commercialise “emerging, innovative and transformative” renewable energy technologies and projects by the state government of Victoria, Australia. Up to 50% of the cost of eligible projects will be given, with the government expecting requests to support funding of between AU$2 million (US$1.48 million) and AU$20 million per grant.

Ankica Kovač is an assistant professor at the University of Zagreb and the head of the Power Engineering Laboratory showcases her laboratory at the University of Zagreb with its own solar power plant and green hydrogen production. She is also a member of the Council of the President of the Republic of Croatia for Energy Transition, along with numerous energy transition bodies and working groups.

As more countries look to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, the demand for renewables is surging. Two analysts share their top renewable energy stock picks to cash in on the trend.

Renewable wind and solar energy now make up about 10 percent of the electricity used in the U.S. — but sometimes the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow. This article explores exotic ideas in battery storage technologies.

Masdar and Indonesia’s state-owned power company PT PLN have reached financial close and begun construction of a 145MW floating solar project. Financing for the Cirata floating photovoltaic project, Indonesia’s first plant of its kind, was arranged through Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Societe Generale, and Standard Chartered Bank.

Growing up during the civil war in Sierra Leone, Jeremiah Thoronka had a difficult childhood. Living with his single mother in a slum on the outskirts of Freetown, the country's capital, they relied on dirty charcoal and firewood to generate heat and light.