The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or FERC has released its latest report on the U.S. Energy Infrastructure Update. According to the report, 82% of all new electrical generating capacity in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2013 came from renewable energy sources. This totals to 1,546MW of generated electricity, [...]

Japan recently announced that a team of research scientists managed to successfully extract natural gas from an offshore deposit of methane hydrate. Methane hydrate, also known as clathrates or, more colloquially, as flammable ice, is a sherbert-like substance that forms when methane gas is trapped and pressurized in ice below [...]

EcoCamp Patagonia is Patagonia and Chile’s first fully sustainable hotel. Located in the heart of Torres del Paine National Park, the ISO14001 certified EcoCamp houses guests on Patagonia hiking tours in its 25 sustainable geodesic domes from September to April each year. Where does EcoCamp’s electricity come from? EcoCamp’s electricity [...]

Even in the final sprint of one of the most hotly contested elections in recent memory, few politicians attempted to score political points from the death and destruction left in Hurricane Sandy’s wake. In fact, quite the opposite happened as entrenched rivals reached across the aisle in a show of [...]

There is a lot of negativity towards wind turbines, which are often accused of being ‘blights on the landscape’. This may be because the first image that springs to mind when you think of a turbine is that of one of the giant turbines employed on offshore and onshore wind [...]

The already uphill battle to promote renewable energy instead of traditional fossil fuels has become even harder. On Friday, September 14th, the US House of Representatives passed the No More Solyndros Act, effectively halting the Department of Energy’s (DoE) loan guarantee program.  Republicans wrote the bill because, in light of [...]

A high level infographic showing just how much power the sun provides and what that energy could mean to the US and world.

With worldwide energy consumption increasing by 46% in the past 20 years, renewable energy specialists at Stephens Scown solicitors in Devon and Cornwall are highlighting the importance of renewable energy in the region, as energy needs increase. Despite hitting the headlines in recent months and years, renewables still only accounts for [...]

The United Kingdom, as you might expect, uses a large amount of electricity each quarter. We use electricity to run our offices and workplaces, our homes and public spaces, meaning we’re constantly using electricity generated by numerous different resources. So how much energy is generated via renewables? How much is [...]