UK astronaut Tim Peake has endorsed the feasibility of solar farms in space, citing the declining costs

The ESA has given the green light to two concept commercial-scale power plants

IRENA and the European Space Agency will work together to develop a roadmap on the use of space data for the greening of the energy sector

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management and the Environmental Services Association believe the sector is being targeted by those involved in illegal activities linked to slavery, forced labour and human trafficking

The US battery energy storage market is set to soar from 1.2GW in 2020 to nearly 7.5GW in 2025, according to a report

The project will see the development of carbon capture facilities at a cement factory and a waste-to-energy plant and the storage of CO2 below the seabed in the North Sea

The new technology will make it possible to track and attribute methane emissions around the world

The change in the amount of nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere is particularly broad in Paris, Milan and Madrid, according to the European Space Agency

The European Space Agency and ArianeGroup suggest regolith ore in space could prove a valuable resource

They were launched at 4.27am from Sriharikota in India today by the Indian Space Research Organisation