Energy

We’re running out of time’: UN warns of 3.1C temperature rise

We’re running out of time’: UN warns of 3.1C temperature rise

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has published new research indicating that yearly emissions of greenhouse gases have reached unprecedented levels. This emphasises the urgent necessity of rapid action to stop significant temperature increases and to minimise the major effects of climate change.

Author: RBN | Date: 7 November 2024

Carbon energy Net Zero
Portugal gets 95% of its electricity from renewable sources. How did it rise to prominence in Europe?

Portugal gets 95% of its electricity from renewable sources. How did it rise to prominence in Europe?

Portugal has advanced significantly in terms of renewable energy, going from 27% in 2005 to 54% in 2017.

Author: RBN | Date: 7 June 2024

energy renewables
By 2025, gasoline and diesel vehicles will not be allowed in Stockholm’s downtown.

By 2025, gasoline and diesel vehicles will not be allowed in Stockholm’s downtown.

Plan goes above and beyond what most do to lessen noise and pollution.

Author: RBN | Date: 15 November 2023

Carbon energy Net Zero pollution transport
Maeve seeks to launch a 44-passenger all-electric aircraft in 2029

Maeve seeks to launch a 44-passenger all-electric aircraft in 2029

By 2029, Maeve Aerospace, a Dutch startup, hopes to have its 44-passenger Maeve 01 regional airliner completed. According to the company, it is the “world’s first” aircraft of its kind.

Author: RBN | Date: 27 April 2023

Carbon energy Net Zero transport
“Float-ovoltaics”: How solar panels suspended in reservoirs could transform the world’s energy supply

“Float-ovoltaics”: How solar panels suspended in reservoirs could transform the world’s energy supply

According to a recent study, floating solar panels on reservoirs could generate three times as much electricity as the entire EU. They are among the most affordable and effective ways to produce electricity, but they also take up a lot of room.

Author: RBN | Date: 27 April 2023

energy renewables Solar
Germany’s biogas industry is growing slowly despite high demand

Germany’s biogas industry is growing slowly despite high demand

The biogas sector in Germany is expanding slowly, despite strong demand in the heating segment, with newly installed biogas capacity expected to reach approximately 65 MW in 2022, according to the industry group Biogas e.V, according to Renewables Now.

Author: RBN | Date: 29 October 2022

biogas Carbon energy renewables
North Seas Energy Cooperation members seize a historic opportunity to accelerate renewables

North Seas Energy Cooperation members seize a historic opportunity to accelerate renewables

The North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) countries and the European Commission’s energy ministers have declared a considerable rise in their joint objective for the deployment of offshore renewable energy.

Author: RBN | Date: 29 October 2022

energy wind turbine
Ireland Raises 2030 Offshore Wind Target to 7 GW Through Agreement on Sectoral Emissions Ceilings

Ireland Raises 2030 Offshore Wind Target to 7 GW Through Agreement on Sectoral Emissions Ceilings

After obtaining an agreement on Sectoral Emissions Ceilings, which established maximum limitations on greenhouse gas emissions for each sector of the Irish economy through the end of the decade, the Irish Government raised the country’s offshore wind goal for 2030 from 5 GW to 7 GW

Author: RBN | Date: 8 September 2022

energy renewables
Qatar Aviation Services has joined the industry’s most advanced environmental management system

Qatar Aviation Services has joined the industry’s most advanced environmental management system

The subsidiary of Qatar Airways Group, Qatar Aviation Services (QAS), announced its partnership with International Air Transport Association (IATA) to join the latest expansion of the IATA Environmental Assessment Programme (IEnvA) for ground service providers as the first ground handler globally.

Author: RBN | Date: 8 September 2022

Carbon energy Net Zero transport
Can Europe live without Russian natural gas?

Can Europe live without Russian natural gas?

Denmark’s scientists have demonstrated the possible impacts of reduced gas supply on the European energy mix up to 2050.

Author: RBN | Date: 19 August 2022

Carbon energy gas