Full Coverage: Renewable energy

06.10.2008 The British government's decision to create a new department for energy and climate change is a key move to help the UK switch to renewables. The new minister, Ed Miliband, is charged with establishing what energy the country needs and the most environmentally sound way of getting it.
From: The Guardian

03.10.2008 Drax, Britain's biggest coal-fired power station, has bought equipment that will cut its carbon dioxide emissions by more than 2.5m tonnes a year.
From: The Guardian

02.10.2008 The world will have to take drastic action within two years to reduce greenhouse gas pollution if it is to avoid the worst effects of climate change, a new study warns.
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29.09.2008 The Queen's estate has purchased the world's biggest wind turbine in a bid to tackle climate change.
From: Daily Mail

25.09.2008 Five kilometres out to sea from Aguçadoura, a Pelamis wave machine is gently riding the Atlantic swell, generating power for the Portuguese grid.
From: BBC

24.09.2008 The renewable energy potential of the ocean is slowly being tapped... at least in Spain where a new wave power project is getting underway.
From: Treehugger

23.09.2008 Business Secretary John Hutton's ringing endorsement of coal as a source of energy makes a public enquiry into plans to build a new coal fired power station at Kingsnorth essential, says Christian Aid.

19.09.2008 We've done the sums, and renewable sources could supply all of our energy. But we've got to make the commitment, and fast, says Alex Randall of the Centre for Alternative Technology.
From: The Guardian

17.09.2008 Leading green electricity supplier Good Energy has teamed up with influential campaigning organisation Friends of the Earth in the fight against climate change.

11.09.2008 'Energy grasses', grown specifically to generate power, are attracting excitement as an alternative energy source, but some of the claims are greatly exaggerated, says Jiang Gaoming.

01.04.2008 NEW YORK, Mar 31 (OneWorld) - Green groups are planning to celebrate April Fools Day Tuesday with a variety of actions designed to embarrass oil industry bosses gathering in Washington.

28.03.2008 MELBOURNE, Mar 28 (IPS) - Organisers of Earth Hour 2008 estimate that in excess of 30 million people worldwide will take action on Saturday to raise awareness of how small changes can make big differences when it comes to climate change.

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11.03.2008 WASHINGTON, Mar 11 (OneWorld) - Air quality concerns in Beijing have prompted the world's record holder in the marathon to pull out of the premiere long-distance running event at this year's Olympic Games.

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05.02.2008 In southern India, Dr Sreepathi has a house with eco-friendly features and that can be described as nearly autonomous as it does not require many public utilities. Not just equipped with water-harvesting facility, the house also boasts of solar power and much more.

21.01.2008 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 21 (OneWorld) - South Carolina voters concerned about global warming are calling on the Democratic candidates for president to focus on climate change solutions as they stage a public debate in the resort town of Myrtle Beach this evening.

17.01.2008 First of its kind in Bangladesh, DreamsPower is a 250 KW biomass gasification facility. Using the rice husk, this will generate renewable electricity and is part of a rural electrification project that will benefit hundreds of thousands of people living in villages.

10.01.2008 WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (OneWorld) - Business and governments are vastly increasing their investments in solutions to climate change and other environmental problems that threaten the global economy, says a new report from a leading environmental think tank.

31.12.2007 The Nepal government will spend US$ 1.1 million to set up a national science laboratory to carry out advanced research on biotechnology, biofuels and renewable energy. The laboratory, due to open in the beginning of 2010, will be managed by the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST).