Scotland and Ireland are to examine the feasibility of constructing an offshore grid in the Irish Sea to link together potential sites for renewable energy generation.
US President Barack Obama has unveiled a $2.3 billion tax credit for clean energy that he says will boost jobs and tackle climate change.
The US Department of Energy is to support three projects in Latin America aimed at expanding the development and use of energy efficiency technologies and renewables.
The Scottish Government has given the go ahead to upgrade two existing electricity transmission lines between Beauly, near Inverness, and Wharry Burn, near Stirling, and Denny, near Falkirk.
The UK’s Crown Estate, which manages the waters around the UK, announced this morning the successful bidders for nine offshore wind development sites around the country’s coasts.
New developments in London are cutting their carbon emissions by a third, according to a report by London South Bank University.
The start of the new year has seen new wind energy projects in the US, Europe and China, as well as a decision on the horizon for the controversial Cape Wind project in the US.
A report from US scientists indicates that the volcanic rocks along the coasts of New York, New Jersey and New England could be ideal carbon storage sites.
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is this week expected to announce the successful bidders for the next generation of offshore wind farms around the country’s coast.
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond says the region needs to have the power to manage its own resources if it is to become the green energy leader of Europe.