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Back to homepageThe energy sector should care about wastewater
About 4.5 billion people around the world still lack access to safely managed sanitation and 80% of the world’s wastewater is released untreated. Two of the targets under the Sustainable Development Goal dedicated to water (SDG 6) — providing sanitation
Read MoreUK runs without coal power for three days in a row
The UK has been powered without coal for three days in a row, setting a new record and underlining the polluting fuel’s rapid decline. Coal has historically been at the cornerstone of the UK’s electricity mix, but last year saw
Read MoreChina aims to stop renewable energy being wasted by 2020
China aims to prevent power generated by its renewable energy sector being wasted by 2020, the country’s National Energy Administration (NEA) said. Power from wind, solar and hydro plants is often wasted as there is not enough transmission capacity to
Read MoreThe way we get power is about to change forever
The age of batteries is just getting started. In the latest episode of our animated series, Sooner Than You Think, Bloomberg’s Tom Randall does the math on when solar plus batteries might start wiping fossil fuels off the grid.
Read MoreGermany set to pay customers for electricity usage as renewable energy generation creates huge power surplus
German power producers are poised to pay customers to use electricity. Wind generation is forecast to climb to a record on Sunday, creating more output than needed and driving electricity prices below zero, broker data compiled by Bloomberg show. It
Read MoreHow the US generates electricity
The US electricity system is often described as the world’s largest machine. It is also incredibly diverse, reflecting the policy preferences, needs and available natural resources of each state. Carbon Brief has plotted the nation’s power stations in an interactive
Read MoreRecord-breaking summer for renewable power generation
Supplies of renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, in the UK have outstripped fossil fuels this summer. On 26 May, solar panels produced more than a quarter of all electricity needed in the country, with windy and bright
Read MoreA technology develops electricity-generating flexible glass
SolarWindow Technologies, Inc., the leading developer of transparent electricity-generating coatings for glass windows and flexible veneers, announced plans to develop electricity-generating flexible glass. SolarWindow scientists and engineers recently applied layers of the company’s liquid coatings on to Corning® Willow® Glass
Read MoreIn Haiti, a startup is building 100% renewable grids for towns with no power
A year ago, no one living in Môle-Saint-Nicolas, Haiti, had electricity. By the spring of 2016, the town had a brand new grid, and it will soon run completely on solar and wind energy. “In six months, we built from
Read More15.5% drop in China coal production shows transition gaining speed
The 15.5 percent drop in China’s production year on year in May and the cumulative 8.7 percent year-over-year decline since January has deep ramifications for the global coal industry. China produces and consumes half the world’s coal, and its production
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