RENEWABLES popularity and RENEWABLES trends

Renewables currently generate only about 5 percent of U.S. electricity, but by 2030 they have the potential to produce more than 40 percent, half coming from wind. And yet, unless Congress acts soon, the wind industry will have to trim its sails.

Government's draft energy bill will replace current subsidies with complex new support system that may favour larger suppliersA dash for gas, a major fillip for nuclear power and blows to renewable energy – these are widely expected to be the contents of the government's much-anticipated draft energy bill, the main contents of which will be outlined by ministers in the afternoon.The nuclear ind...

The government will publish its long-awaited draft energy bill later, designed to encourage major investment in clean energy generation.

Current power scheme hoped to generate the equivalent of one-and-a-half nuclear reactors

China will fail to meet its carbon and energy intensity targets unless it makes dramatic changes to its electricity grid, a groundbreaking new report finds. [More]

Green-energy stocks, renewables, alternative energy, clean tech — call this niche sector whatever you want but you are guaranteed to find a treasure trove of undervalued gems here in America and across the world.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Pursuing a portfolio of renewable power sources such as solar, biomass and wind power to satisfy Virginia's energy appetite through 2035 would create tens of thousands more jobs than relying on either coal or natural gas, a George Mason University study concludes. The study released Wednesday was prepared for Virginia Conservation Network, a coalition of env...

The American tycoon Donald Trump arrives in Scotland ahead of his scheduled appearance at a Scottish parliament committee.

As worldwide demand for data storage skyrockets, so do the power needs of the servers where all our digital archives live. While some companies (like Facebook) have made great progress in ditching dirty fossil-fuel energy for cleaner renewables, a few internet giants (like Apple) lag far behind.

Japan is desperately trying to replace its nuclear-power capacity with renewables. It still has a long way to go.

Ambitious plans to capitalise on renewable opportunities in Ireland appear to have stalled and it remains to be seen if the Government can get things back on track, writesJOHN REYNOLDS

After leaving U.S. home renovation giant Home Depot, Annette Verschuren was looking for new challenge. She found it in NRStor

Conservation, renewables will not be sufficient to satisfy increasing demands.

KARACHI – Mr. Adrian K. Wood, Regional Director of the Renewable Energy Division for Siemens in the Middle East will deliver a key note address at the inaugural session of the 27th Annual Multi topic symposium of the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Karachi next week. The theme of his address will be energy crisis in Pakistan and the role renewables can play to ...

The federal government spent $24 billion on energy subsidies in 2011, with the vast majority going to renewable energy sources, according to a government report.

The National Union of Metals Workers of South Africa (Numsa) said its energy conference was aimed at preventing the renewable energy sector from being dominated by a capitalist system.

For the past three years, promoters of shale gas and environmentalists opposed to coal-fired power plants have hailed the sudden abundance of U.S. natural gas as a bridge to a renewable energy future. But natural gas has become so cheap that many energy experts and environmentalists now wonder whether it won’t turn into a long, bumpy detour. Read full article >>

The cost to bring 3 750MW of power from renewables on line will dwarf the soccer World Cup.

BP sees renewables making even larger inroads than before, stealing much of the growth it had earlier seen going to nuclear energy

As the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All kicked off today, United Nations officials called on governments, the private sector and civil society to help expand energy access, improve efficiency and increase the use of renewables.

China supplanted as Washington subsidies take effect to boost American backing of renewables 33%

British companies have announced plans to invest a total of £2.5bn in renewable energy projects, according to the Energy Secretary Chris Huhne.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A shift to renewable energy would ultimately cost around the same as business as usual and the EU needs to make progress on setting a 2030 target for greener fuel soon, the bloc's energy commissioner said.

South Africa has formed an international partnership with four European countries in an attempt to source funding for its renewable energy programme.

It was a year of shattered faith in nuclear power, and in the West, eroding support for renewables. But the East's relentless growth shaped the world of energy in 2011.

Harperdog writes to this "Excellent piece by Dawn Stover about what renewables can and can't do. The sun and wind may be practically inexhaustible, but 'renewable' energy isn't. Solar, wind, and geothermal power are not fundamentally different from other energy technologies that consume finite natural resources. Good reading for anyone who thinks they know how to combat climate change." ...

With a focus on healthcare, energy and renewables, diversified German giant Siemens has charted a new strategy to design and develop some 60 products.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Three of Europe's top renewable energy companies became the latest victims of a global collapse in prices, massive oversupply and governments slashing subsidies in light of...

WHAT we need is political leadership from all sides to allow a rational discussion.