Coronavirus, the stay-at-home workstyle, and cloud energy consumption

Between video calls, collaboration applications and streaming services, data centers are working overdrive. Here’s some perspective on how much power that requires and why efficiency matters more than ever. Read More

Could artificial photosynthesis be the holy grail of renewables?

Emulating the natural process plants use to convert sunlight into energy could bring benefits in efficiency not just for power generation, but for energy storage. Read More

Green hydrogen could curb one-third of fossil fuel and industry emissions by 2050

That's according to a BloombergNEF report that calls policy support for the hydrogen economy "insufficient." Read More

Orchestrating the energy transition: Tuning into buildings

For the sector to play its part means adopting aggressive energy efficiency, zero-carbon and grid-interactive strategies, especially for existing structures. Read More

The environmental trail of the global charcoal supply chain

Use of the fuel is alive and well, with devastating implications for forests in sub-Saharan Africa. Read More

Corporate renewable energy in the age of COVID-19

Will this upheaval slow clean energy goals? There's strong reason for optimism. Read More

Coronavirus: Falling power demand is impacting clean energy

With the pandemic spurring a dramatic drop in economic activity across Europe, electricity, renewables and carbon prices have also plummeted Read More

Should land be used for solar panels or agriculture?

The burgeoning Solar Sheep movement argues: Why not both? Read More

Why plastics are also a climate issue

We can’t tackle one successfully without tackling the other, as many of the reasons for and solutions to the growing plastic and climate problems are the same. Read More

What COVID-19 teaches us about resilience

The unprecedented response to coronavirus, however, may provide the best argument for local grid resilience we’ve ever had. Read More