
⚡️ Energy


☀ Solar panels on airport roofs could reduce coal dependency in Australia
If solar panels were installed on the roof of all the buildings at Australia’s largest airports, it would generate electricity for 136,000 homes. This figure is presented in a study done by Australian RMIT University. In a press release, the researchers behind...
🔋Renewables have halved emissions in the USA
Fifteen years ago, the US Energy Information Administration issued a forecast predicting that emissions from the US energy sector would increase from 2,400 million tonnes in 2005 to 3,000 million tonnes by 2020. But the real outcome turned out to be a lot better, a...
🇮🇪 Ireland will replace its last coal plant with a renewable energy hub
The last coal generation site in Ireland, known as Moneypoint, is being replaced. The country’s goal is to remove coal as a power source altogether. The old coal plant will be replaced with a new green energy hub. The closure of the Moneypoint coal-fired power station...
⚡️🌊 Tidal energy takes Scotland towards zero emissions
On the island of Yell, situated in the Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland, electric cars can now be fueled completely by tidal energy. Nova Innovation’s tidal turbines are making this possible. The large, revolving turbine machines are anchored to the seafloor...