Tiny Tilos, in the Dodecanese, is a pioneering nature reserve. Now, Greece’s ‘green island’ is set to be powered by renewable energy
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Renewables roadshow: how Broken Hill went from mining to drag queens and solar farms
The home of BHP and Mad Max can now take credit for kickstarting the large-scale solar industry in Australia
Renewables cut Europe’s carbon emissions by 10% in 2015, says EEA
European Environment Agency report solar and and wind is reducing fossil fuel dependency but clean energy capacity still not growing fast enough
South Australia to get $1bn solar farm and world’s biggest battery
System will include 3.4m solar panels and 1.1m batteries, with operations set to begin by end of 2017
UK breaks new solar energy record on sunny March weekend
Amount of electricity demanded by homes and businesses one afternoon was lower than it was during night for first time ever
Solar power growth leaps by 50% worldwide thanks to US and China
UK leads Europe for solar growth despite drop in installations after government cut subsidies
What next for renewables in cities? – the expert view
A complex range of factors is shaping how and why cities adopt renewable energy, from costs to the need for stable power supplies
UK offshore wind ‘will lower energy bills’ more than nuclear
RenewableUK chief says windfarms could offer cheaper prices than rates government agreed with new nuclear power stations
Almost 90% of new power in Europe from renewable sources in 2016
Wind energy overtakes coal as the EU’s second largest form of power capacity but concerns remain over politicians’ enthusiasm for renewables
Power to the EV: Norway spearheads Europe’s electric vehicle surge
With ambitious emissions-reduction targets, support from government and the car industry, electromobility is on the verge of major expansion in Europe.