Coal-fuelled electricity declined 3 per cent in 2019, leading to a 2 per cent fall in the power sector’s carbon dioxide emissions, according to a worldwide assessment by climate think tank Ember. Governments must still ‘dramatically accelerate’ transition to renewable energy to keep global warning at 1.5C, analysts warn. THE INDEPENDENT
Read MoreA new form of combined solar power generation and storage is being developed for the UK. It couples thin, flexible, lighter solar sheets with energy storage to power buildings or charge vehicles off-grid. BBC NEWS
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Read MoreA tiny spark in the UK’s hydrogen revolution has been lit – at a university campus near Stoke-on-Trent. Hydrogen fuel is a relatively green alternative to alternatives that produce greenhouse gases. BBC NEWS
Read MoreBooming solar sector is transforming lives and energy sustainability in Yemen, poor country with scant rural power access even before conflict knocked out most of national grid. REUTERS
Read MoreFor decades, scientists have sought an affordable and effective way of capturing, storing, and releasing solar energy. Researchers in Sweden say they have a solution that would allow the power of the sun’s rays to be used across a range of consumer applications—heating everything from homes to vehicles. BLOOMBERG
Read MoreAn artificial leaf would combine CO2, water, and sunlight to create energy. Scientists just got closer to making it work at scale. FAST COMPANY
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