clean energy

The University of Massachusetts Amherst's team of engineers has been successfully generating electricity from the air around us. “Nearly any material can be turned into a device that continuously harvests electricity from humidity in the air”, according to the university. The...

The end of the fossil fuel age is imminent, according to a report released on Wednesday. The authors of the report argue that "clean energy" sources are increasingly replacing fossil fuels in the light of climate concerns and the...

In a major breakthrough in the search for zero-carbon power, scientists in the US have achieved the unimaginable feat of creating more energy than was consumed during an incredible fusion reaction. This ground-breaking news reported by the Financial Times...

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the prime minister of Greece, participated in the critical discussions on climate change at the UN COP27 summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on Tuesday. Mitsotakis also took part in the high-level presentation, "Coordinating Climate Change Actions in...

Greece ran entirely powered on renewable energy for the first time in its history last week, according to the independent power transmission operator (IPTO). On Friday, 7 October, for a period of around five hours, the country ran entirely on...

Earlier this week, Greece established the largest double-sided solar farm in Europe in Kozani, Macedonia, was built by Greece's biggest oil refiner, Hellenic Petroleum (Helpe). The two-sided, or bifacial, system of panels will supply power to 75,000 households and connect...

A commercial "artificial sun," or tokamak, has achieved a world-first for a private company, generating plasma at 180 million degrees Fahrenheit, which is the temperature at which fusion can take place. UK-based Tokamak Energy announced that its privately funded ST40...

A series of ambitious plans by the Greek government on energy storage begs the question: Is Greece's ambition to become Europe's battery? Converging environmental and financial circumstances might offer an answer. Early last summer, the government announced an ambitious plan...

Ethereum--the biggest presence in cryptocurrency behind Bitcoin-- has announced it will be cleaning up its carbon footprint and going green. Ethereum is a decentralized, open source blockchain that uses the token Ether for transactions on its platform. The Ethereum...

The small Greek island of Tilos has been awarded an EU RESponsible Island Prize for its efforts to use local renewable energy.