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Ireland votes to divest the country's €8 bn. sovereign wealth fund away from fossil fuels

The bill's introduction is only a formality away from making history.

Solar employs nearly twice as many people in U.S. electricity generation than oil, gas, and coal combined

Green tech doesn't kill jobs. On the contrary.

Majority of people in the US favour renewables

A divided country still agrees on some things.

Iceland is drilling the world's hottest hole for electricity

In the world's hottest man-made hole, temperatures reach up to 1000 °C (1800 F).

Flapping wind turbine mimics hummingbird to produce electricity

One odd design is being tested out in Tunisia right now.

Swiss technology can store heat in the summer to warm up your home all winter

It's like pickling heat.

All electric Dutch trains are now 100% powered by wind energy

The trains consume as much electricity as all Dutch households.

Renewables just surpassed coal as the largest source of new electricity

It's been a long and crazy ride, but coal's time seems to be finally fading away.

Renewable energy could generate up to 500,000 jobs in Morocco by 2040

Morocco's taking the right steps.

Installing solar was cheaper than fossil fuels in 2016

It's happening - renewables are becoming cheaper than fossil fuels!

Solar energy in the United States had its best quarter ever. Can it keep it up, though?

It's been a wonderful year for solar in the U.S.

Canada announced its first nationwide tax at C$10 / ton

Some good news from Canada!

German fusion machine working as intended

Germany's extremely complex fusion machine, the largest of its kind, is reportedly working as possible.

Google to run 100% on renewable energy in 2017

Google announced it will get all its 2017 energy from solar and wind.

Why We Have to Promote Renewable Energy

Climate change is real, but do you feel powerless in facing that reality?

China is building a huge solar plant at Chernobyl

When one door closes, another one opens.

Michigan's biggest energy provider will phase out coal, despite Trump

The coal industry seems to be singing its swan song, despite political efforts to save it.

Tesla converts an entire island of American Samoa from 100% diesel to 100% solar energy

The island used to import 100,000 gallons of diesel each year from overseas. Now renewable energy meets all its needs!

White House announces plan to cover 25,000 miles of highways in 35 states with EV charging stations

Better late than never.

New method developed to create biocrude oil from wastewater

From your toilet to the gas tank.

The combined capacity of the renewable energy sector overtakes that of coal

No more black lung.

Startup plans to fuel our cities by turning windows into power plants

Where there's light, SolarWindow can create power.

Iceland drilling project close to plugging into the Mid-Atlantic ridge

In a few months, Iceland will be drawing power directly from molten rock.

World's biggest solar power plant might be built in Nevada -- it's supposed to power 1 million homes or as much as Hoover Dam

A huge concentrated solar power plant might open in Nevada, 2020 onward.

Scotland joins the "fully renewable" energy club

Scotland joins a select group of nations.

New record gets us closer to fusion energy

We're one step closer to clean, virtually limitless energy.

UK successfully transmits data via the national electricity grid, in a global premiere

Smart grids, smart cities.

New farm in the middle of the desert will use only sunlight and seawater - no pesticides, fossil fuels, or even soil

The sun and the sea - that's all it needs.

New wind turbine could harness typhoons and generate enough electricity to power Japan for 50 years

Where most people see a threat, a select few see the opportunity of a lifetime.

China will build the world's biggest solar farm: 6 million panels amounting to 2GW, stretched over 7,000 city blocks

China does it again.

How much land California needs to cover with solar panels to become 100% fossil fuel-free

Sounds like a lot, but by comparison with other infrastructure, it's far from being intimidating. 'Let's get to work!'

These TWO charts are enough to understand why solar power is the future of energy

It's all you need to know, really.

Solar cells woven into fabric could turn any tent, curtain or clothes into a solar panel

Solar energy is definitely in fashion nowadays.

Abandoned gold mine in Australia gets turned into novel renewable energy hub

One of the cleverest things we've seen in a long time. One up for the environment.

Swiss startup demoes residential solar panels twice as efficient than what the market has to offer

Another confirmation that solar energy is moving fast.

China covered all its new energy demand with renewables in 2015 -- and there was still plenty left to spare

Power from thin air. Lots and lots of power.

Chile just signed the cheapest unsubsidized power in the world at ¢2.91/kWh.

There are absolutely no subsidies which means this is the cheapest power plant in the world.

Costa Rica has been running on electricity for 113 days straight

... and counting!

The U.S. plans to build the most advanced fusion reactor ever

Endless clean energy is just too good to pass up.

Why the first, tiny offshore wind farm in the U.S. is a huge step forward

These five turbines signal a change through out the country.

Finland capital Helsinki starts driverless bus pilot

If you thought driverless cars are part of a distant past, think again.

A CEO's pay is enough to train all the company's laid-off coal miners for jobs in sustainable energy

The coal industry is tanking -- hundreds of thousands are getting fired, while execs are getting a raise. One startling study found how little it takes to retrain those laid-off.

California's highways will generate electricity from cars driving over them

California will harvest freeways for electricity.

Scotland just powered itself completely from wind power the entire day

High winds and a low demand on a Sunday allowed Scottish windmills to generate 106% of the country's electricity demand.

Elon Musk's company revealed plans for a roof made of solar panels

Elon Musk has shown plenty of times in the past that he's not afraid to go a bit outside the box - or even a bit more.

Scientists find a way to harvest green energy from grass

Garden grass could become a source of sustainable energy, a group of scientists claim.

These are the worlds most energy-efficient countries

Europe tops the list.

Chernobyl is to become the world's largest solar power plant

This huge area will finally produce energy -- 30 years after the meltdown.

Photosynthetic solar cell turns carbon dioxide and sunlight into fuel

Fossil fuels could soon be a thing of the past.

Tesla just changed one word in its mission statement - and it's a big change

Energy.

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