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SDG 07: Affordable and Clean Energy
Here's how India, China and Brazil are making the transition to clean energy
While nations such as China, India and Brazil produce a lot of the world's total CO2 emissions, they are also leading the way in a renewable energy transition.
Future of Energy
Transforming homes into power stations - how Sweden is disrupting energy production
Smart grids are switching Swedish homes from energy consumers to power-making ‘prosumers.’ Local ‘district heating’ plants use excess heat to warm the majority of Swedish homes.
Electricity
How to power a resilient future across the Caribbean
The Caribbean now has an opportunity to improve the sustainability and resilience of its energy systems by using distributed energy resources. Here's how.
Decarbonizing Energy
Bill Gates: How we'll move around in a clean, green future
Addressing CO2 produced from travel is vital to ensure the sustainability of the planet, whilst still ensuring economic benefits associated with travel, writes Bill Gates.
Artificial Intelligence
These robots can store energy in 'fat reserves' like humans
Scientists from the University of Michigan have created 'biomorphic batteries' that allow robots to store energy like humans.
Future of Mobility
Could electric vehicles pose a threat to our power systems?
The electrification of road transport could place new stresses and strains on our power networks. We have modelled various scenarios; here are the results.
Decarbonizing Energy
This is BP's plan to become a renewable energy powerhouse
BP plans to cut its oil and gas output by 40% by 2030 and spend $5 billion a year on low-carbon projects, to become one of world's biggest green power producers.
Electricity
Scientists discover how to use bricks as batteries
A new study in Nature Communications, has worked out how to modify red bricks to store enough electricity to power devices, using nanofiber technology.
Climate Change
To solve the climate crisis, we need an investment revolution
The scale of the climate crisis and its potential impacts mean we need a scientific and investment revolution to tackle it. Here's how to get started.
United Kingdom
An underwater cable will connect Danish wind power to over a million UK homes
The Viking Link is 760km of cable that will be predominantly laid under the seabed to bring electricity to the UK from Denmark.
Electricity
Why transmission and distribution are the clean energy transition's secret weapons
Increasing renewable energy capacity demands a concomitant increase in transmission and distribution networks – and the Lone Star State is a case in point.
Decarbonizing Energy
Nuclear power has a big role to play in the energy transition. Here's why
Nuclear power can offset the intermittency inherent in wind and solar energy - but innovation is needed. Could a new kind of reactor be the answer?
Future of Energy
Chart of the day: How US energy consumption has changed since independence
From coal to petroleum and the rise of renewables, American energy has changed a lot since 1776.
SDG 07: Affordable and Clean Energy
A new approach to scaling-up renewable power in emerging markets
A new, standardized approach to renewable energy procurement aims to make clean energy more attractive to governments and investors in emerging countries.
Africa
‘Tokunbo’: How African nations are battling with the sale of 'zombie' appliances
African nations are working to stem the resell of imported air conditioning units and refrigerators from Europe. The appliances are damaging to the environment and costly to run.