India’s push toward renewables will not stop coal reliance for 20 years

A worker pushes his bicycle under a line of cable trolleys transporting coal in Uttar Pradesh, India, on Nov. 19, 2021. Money Sharma | Afp | Getty Images There’s little doubt that India has made progress in its transition to renewable energy. The country’s leaders have been optimistic about its path to net zero, making … Read more

Is your hotel sustainable? Not if these two things are in your room

Many hotels claim to be eco-friendly.   But are they?   A quick-and-easy test is to look for two items, said Sonu Shivdasani, founder of Soneva and Six Senses hotel brands. First, sustainable hotels should not have branded water of any sort, he told CNBC Travel.   “When you have incredible filtered water, and where … Read more

The giant ship critical to building Dogger Bank Wind Farm

The Jan De Nul Group’s Voltaire in waters off China in Dec. 2022. As wind turbines get bigger, the vessels that install them are having to change, too. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images A project to build a facility described as “the world’s largest offshore wind farm” took a big step forward … Read more

The ‘world’s largest offshore wind farm’ produces its first power

A Haliade-X wind turbine photographed in the Netherlands on March 2, 2022. Peter Boer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A project described as the “world’s largest offshore wind farm” took a major step forward over the weekend after producing its first power. Located off the coast of northeast England in the North Sea, the Dogger … Read more

Offshore wind turbine catches hearth off east coast of Britain

An aerial view exhibits wind generators at RWE’s Scroby Sands Wind Farm, off the coast of Nice Yarmouth, japanese England, on February 15, 2023. Daniel Leal | Afp | Getty Photographs LONDON — An offshore wind turbine within the North Sea caught hearth Tuesday, with all personnel evacuated and accounted for. The turbine is a … Read more

Why the EV growth may put a significant pressure on our energy grid

Over half of all new vehicles bought within the U.S. by 2030 are anticipated to be electrical autos. That might put a significant pressure on our nation’s electrical grid, an ageing system constructed for a world that runs on fossil fuels. Home electrical energy demand in 2022 is anticipated to extend as much as 18% … Read more