Renewable Energy

The Story of Energy

'Our relationship with energy presents big challenges, not only for our technology, but also for our culture, society and democracy. Paul Allen explores where it all went wrong.'

http://www.theecologist.org/magazine/features/2206739/the_story_of_energy.html

2014 - the UK's year of the sun?

'Cuts to feed-in tariffs and hostility to large-scale farms have undermined the UK's solar energy sector. But changes are under way in the heart of government. Could 2014 be the UK's 'year of the sun'?'

http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2206532/2014_the_uks_year_of_the_sun.html

Sustainable energy for all

'Can we really produce all our electricity from renewable sources? Yes, says David Elliott - and at lower cost than by using fossil fuels and nuclear power. But powerful forces are opposed to change ...'

http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2199090/sustainable_energy_for_all.html

An energised industry

'What are the world's biggest sources of renewable energy and where are they located?'

http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/11/renewable-energy

Renewable Energy and the Energy Transition

'With Germany as an example, this clip shows what renewable energies are and how they work as well as what the concept of energy transition means.'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25bmXpEPosc

Germany’s ‘green energy revolution’ costing billions

'Consumers are saying the benefits aren’t being passed on. “One day I saw it almost doubled, I can’t understand how this bill can be so expensive for two people,” Aminta Seck, a single mother, told RT from her Berlin home.'

http://rt.com/business/germany-green-energy-costs-489/