Running on renewables transforming transportation through renewable technologies
Worldwide, there were nearly one billion passenger vehicles and 335 million commercial vehicles on the road in 2015. This number has been rising steadily...
Onshore Wind Power Now as Affordable as Any Other Source, Solar to Halve by 2020
The cost of generating power from onshore wind has fallen by around a quarter since 2010, with solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity costs falling by...
European Union Can Meet Ambitious Renewable Energy Targets
In November 2017, the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy recommended that by 2030 a minimum of 35% of all energy consumed...
Renewable Energy Can Account for 37% of Thailand’s Energy Mix by 2036
With a stronger and more ambitious energy development plan, Thailand’s share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption could surpass its national target...
Building innovation networks to transform the energy landscape
The ‘three Ds’ of renewable energy — decarbonisation, decentralisation and digitalisation — are bringing new opportunities and transforming the energy sector. Innovations in technology,...
Caribbean Leaders Launch Ambitious Plan to Create the World’s First “Climate-Smart Zone”
Recent hurricanes have left unprecedented devastation across the Caribbean, and it is a traumatic time for all those who live in the region. Whole...
With access to clean, modern energy, poorer countries look to power ahead through innovation
Energy is key to global development, but the world’s poorest and most vulnerable nations fare up to six times worse than their more industrialized...
Yemen facing largest famine the world has seen for decades
Yemen will be gripped by famine – one the likes of which the world has not seen in years – if the blockade on...
An Artificial Brain to Beat Hackers and the Scourge of Space Debris: Technology Pioneers of 2017
T he World Economic Forum on Wednesday announced its 2017 class of Technology Pioneers, representing the world’s most innovative start-ups and scale-ups in...
Big data can have a ‘big impact’ on achievement of Global Goals
M astering and measuring 'big data' – to map poverty from space or use mobile phones to track food security – could boost...