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Renewable technology innovation: measuring progress – IRENA

Smart Energy International

In a new study, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has aimed to address this issue, gathering data on the costs and performance of selected renewable technologies as well as on patents and standards with the goal to provide a quantitative measure of innovation progress. Renewables snapshot. Patents and standards.

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Parliamentary recognition of the importance and decline of invertebrates

Envirotec Magazine

Six spot Burnet moth (image credit: © Claire Pumfrey) The importance of invertebrates to the environment and food security has received a significant mark of recognition from the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (SITC), a development welcomed by Buglife, an organisation devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates.

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Scotland: Locogen and European Energy partner to deliver 800MW of onshore wind capacity

Business Green

The firms said the partnership would combine European Energy's extensive clean energy development experience - it claims to have delivered more than 1GW of wind capacity across 11 countries since 2004 - with Edinburgh-based Locogen's understanding of the Scottish energy market. "In

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Ecumenical Greens: the rise in centrist environmental politics

Business Green

This typically manifests itself in the form of left-wing, anti-capitalist economic policies. Sustainable New Zealand knew that the existing Green Party was losing their coalition negotiating advantage to make the case for sound environmental policies. per cent of the vote share and gaining nine additional seats.

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Hydrogen as part of Canada’s energy transition

Clean Energy Canada

As Canada navigates the clean energy transition, cleaner technologies and solutions are attracting attention. But its full potential for reducing emissions depends on how it is produced, which in turn is influenced by costs and technologies. Canadian hydrogen fuel cell technology is in use in hydrogen-powered trains in Germany.

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RenewableUK announces new CEO

Business Green

He takes up the new role at a critical time for the fast-expanding UK renewables industry, as it looks to accelerate deployment of the technologies that will be critical to meeting the UK's medium and long term emissions goal and delivering on the government's promise of a green recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

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Report: Health of over 12 million people Brits threatened by climate change

Business Green

The report notes that heat-related mortality in over-65s rose by more than fifth between 2004 and 2018, while last year the UK experienced 16 so-called 'tropical nights' when the temperature remained above 20C, which has historically been a rare occurrence.