"Renewables don't work because the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow" ..until now. Investigating what is likely to become the final answer to the issue of intermittency.
Its difficult to overstate the rapid reduction in the cost of renewable energy, and there doesn't seem to be an end to price declines in sight with renewables now making up two-thirds of new energy investment globally.
In the run-up to the Paris Agreement, six major European oil companies including BP, Shell and Total made an unusual declaration. In an open letter to governments and the United Nations, they explained “..we need governments across the world to provide us with clear...
While traditional biomass makes up just under half of all renewable energy used across the globe, the share of biomass used to generate electricity is now 2% out of a total renewables quotient of 24% by -end 2015. In Europe this figure has been rising, and in 2014 biomass made...
Its a traditionally held view that renewable energy is not cost effective without considerable government subsidies. It is posited that fossil fuels are far less expensive, and although not carrying the same price tag we accept that they come with environmental and health risks...
Marine energy has been dwarfed by the massive development of familiar technologies such as wind and solar – but new advances may see a renewed optimism in the sector as governments and investors seek to avoid financially and environmentally perilous hydrocarbon...