Why Uruguay is the Cinderella of renewable energies
Il Paese ha raggiunto il 95 per cento di produzione di elettricità da fonti rinnovabili, in poco più di 10 anni. Ecco come c’è riuscito.
Botswana authorises fracking in Kgalagadi National Park, condemning its wildlife
Il Paese ha venduto i diritti per l’estrazione di gas naturale in una delle aree dell’Africa più importanti dal punto di vista naturalistico.
Those who fight for the climate have no choices: it’s a matter of survival
It’s not possible to prevent people from fighting for the climate. Naomi Klein talked at the Climate Action Zone, Paris. Here’s what she said.
A mega solar plant in Morocco will bring energy to 1 million people
Located outside the city of Ouarzazate, the plant will have a surface area equivalent to that of Morocco’s capital, Rabat and will generate 580 megawatts (MW) of electricity, the BBC reports. It employs a large number of moveable mirrors that can follow the sun’s path and harness sunlight to melt salt contained inside the structure’s circuit.
Every other plant being built is powered by renewable energy. 2015 has been a good year
La metà delle nuove centrale elettriche installate quest’anno è rinnovabile. La strada verso la transizione energetica è presa, ma il tempo stringe.
Germany quits nuclear power. Renewables will lead the way
In contrast to British plans to build an expensive nuclear power plant, Germany’s nuclear power phase out is happening thanks to renewables and innovation.
How Isis’ oil could fuel our cars
I combattenti dell’Isis controllano numerosi giacimenti. Secondo alcune inchieste, parte del greggio passerebbe per la Turchia e raggiungerebbe l’Europa.
10 ways to save on your home heating bill
1. The more you spend, the more you save Make sure to get your boiler checked and serviced once a year. A dirty and inefficient boiler can increase gas consumption by up to 30%. Get a qualified engineer from an approved company or an installer registered with the producer to do this. 2. Keep
United Kingdom to quit coal by 2025
Le centrali a carbone inglesi saranno dismesse entro il 2025, per far posto a quelle a gas, ma anche al nucleare. Una vittoria a metà.
Texas is giving wind energy away
It seems quite impossible that such news comes from one of the US states most known for oil. As an article of the New York Times reports, some Texas electricity companies are giving electricity away from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. to thousands of customers. This happens because windparks operating in the state