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Favourable weather conditions during a spell one day last week helped the UK’s renewable energy sector set a new record for sustainable power production

A new origami paper battery, which is powered by bacteria and costs five US cents (3p), could revolutionise the diagnosis of diseases in developing and remote areas

Locally-owned renewable energy projects offer more than just clean energy; they could be a practical route to empowering people and nurturing their wellbeing, believes Matt Mellen. He sits in on [...]

The biggest solar boat in history, the T˚ranor PlanetSolar is currently circumnavigating the globe to prove that sunshine is the fuel of the future

After opening the biggest solar thermal power station ever built, Spain has become a world leader in solar energy generation

US based company and wind turbine developer WindSail have been addressing what some people site as the drawbacks to wind power with a comprehensively positive response.

A new wave-energy device has become operational off the north coast of Scotland.

There is a shift taking place. Against the odds, climate change isbeing treated by an increasing amount of people, as something that canbe turned into a positive opportunity.

Landmark moment for a more sustainable future as the nation's first energy micro grid powers up.

Partnership for Youth Empowerment, is an international network that teams up with communities to provide transformative arts programmes for young people.

Young people from all over the country are coming together this weekend for 'Power Shift', an unprecedented event at the Institute of Education in London.

The most recent evidence on both climate security and energy security reveals an urgent situation. Solutions do exist and a conference at the Centre for Alternative Energy will be exploring [...]

Imagine each and every surface under the sun covered with a film that captures light and transforms it into electricity.

'A dream come true,' was how Kebba Badgie, the hospital's chief executive, described the new solar panels that stand outside his medical centre.

A new approach is being explored by the solar power industries that could soon eliminate the problem of solar powers inability to generate electricity at night.

Local and sustainable power generation projects, owned and run by local people and generating power for local amenities, represents social enterprise working at its best.

Limpsfield Village, Surrey, has recently won an O2 It's YourCommunity' award and has been granted a generous sum of money for theirRiver Eden Project'.

The Power of Hope unleashes the positive potential of youth through arts-centered, multicultural learning programmes.

A new and revolutionary material made from the humble carrot could soonbegin to replace materials such as glass fibre and carbon fibre in allsorts of things, from fishing rods to car parts.

DATE: 22-25 February 2007