France dismantles its oldest nuclear plant

France plans to reduce nuclear power by 50% by 2035

Investment platform raises £15m for African clean energy projects

UK aid-funded platform Energise Africa has already helped to reduce Africa’s annual carbon dioxide emissions by 100,000 tonnes

University of Strathclyde’s energy research wins a Queen’s Anniversary Prize

The university received a prize for the research on low carbon energy embracing wind, marine power and renewables and smart systems for generation, supply and storage

Western Australia will power first mine with solar and batteries

A $98m investment will finance a clean energy system at Rio Tinto’s Koodaideri mine

Ireland awards €8m for innovative energy research

One of the projects will employ artificial intelligence to optimise the forecasting ability of renewable producers

Renewables work says IKEA

Switching to renewable sources of energy could benefit companies said home furnishing giant IKEA. At an energy summit in Dubai yesterday, IKEA Group pledged to use power exclusively from renewable energy sources by 2020. The ambition is part of The Climate Group initiative called RE100 that supports major companies who are committed to 100% renewable […]