Off Grid

Developed by citydev.brussels, the Brussels Tivoli GreenCity district has obtained the BREEAM Oustanding environmental certification, officially making it the most sustainable district in the world.

Wind turbines have been moving offshore for stronger, more consistent wind reducing storage needs. Another driver has been lack of approved, suitable land sites. Similar motivation is driving the new open sea and open river tidal power that is largely unheard and unseen.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has outlined a Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution. Covering clean energy, transport, nature and innovative technologies, the blueprint will allow the UK to move ahead with eradicating its contribution to climate change by 2050, particularly crucial in the run up to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow next year.

Researchers have developed environmentally friendly materials that could harvest enough energy from indoor light to power wireless smart devices.

The IDTechEx report "Advanced Electric Cars 2020 - 2040" forecasts fuel-cell cars globally through 2040, and finds they continue to be a commercial failure for the next two decades.

Nova Innovation, has secured an investment of £1.2 million from the Welsh Government for its Enlli tidal energy project in north Wales. The Enlli project creates the opportunity to generate electricity from the natural ebb and flow of the tide between Ynys Enlli - 'The Island in the Currents' - and the mainland of the Llyn Peninsula. It has the potential to help the 'Island in the Currents' switch from a dependency on diesel generation to become the world's first blue energy island.

Social Energy launches in Australia, reducing electricity bills to as little as $0 for people who buy a solar and battery system.

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CorPower Ocean is set to unleash a world-leading wave energy project in the Atlantic Ocean after securing a 10-year license.