Coal is not the answer to India's energy poverty, whatever Tony Abbott says

Adani’s huge Carmichael coal mine – the biggest in Australian history – has been overturned by the federal court, causing much consternation for coal advocates, chief among them Australian prime minister Tony Abbott.

U.S. Proposes 24% Increase in Fuel Economy of Trucks by 2027

Asking the trucking industry to do more to cut the emissions that add to climate change, the Obama administration on Friday proposed a 24 percent increase in fuel-economy requirements for tractor-trailers over a decade.

Tory pledge to end wind subsidies risks green economy, say industry leaders

The Conservatives must not undermine the so-called green economy and cause job losses through their manifesto pledge to end subsidies for onshore windfarms, figures in the renewable energy industry have said.

Austria to launch lawsuit over Hinkley Point C nuclear subsidies

Austria is to launch a legal challenge against the European Union’s (EU) decision to allow billions of pounds of subsidies for Hinkley Point C, casting fresh doubt over the UK’s first planned nuclear reactors in 20 years.

Cheap Electricity for Poor Squeezing Out Solar in India

The villagers of Dharnai in northern India had been living without electricity for more than 30 years when Greenpeace installed a microgrid to supply reliable, low-cost solar power.

Britain will benefit from joining itself up to the European energy grid

In Europe, electricity is a commodity traded on an hourly or half-hourly basis, often months ahead of its actual use in homes or businesses.

Japan's power failure: Bid to forge national grid stumbles

TOKYO (Reuters) - After the Fukushima disaster crippled Japan's nuclear energy sector three years ago, the government pledged the biggest shake up in the history of the fragmented electricity industry to boost competition and contain a surge in power prices.

Solar Could Be the Largest Source of Energy By 2050

Solar energy could be the world's largest source of power by 2050, providing more than a quarter of the Earth's energy, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

China pollution levels hit 20 times safe limit

Days of heavy smog shrouding swathes of northern China pushed pollution to more than 20 times safe levels on Friday, despite government promises to tackle environmental blight.

EU approves Hinkley Point nuclear power station as costs raise by £8bn

The European commission on Wednesday gave Britain the green light for a huge government subsidy that will open the way for the first atomic power stations to be built for nearly 20 years.

Two nuclear power stations could be out of action until December, says EDF

Two nuclear stations that play a vital role helping to keep Britain's already fragile electricity system intact could be out of action till the end of the year, EDF Energy said on Thursday.

Liberal Democrats seek to ban 'unabated' coal power

Electricity generated from coal in old power plants without carbon capture would be banned in a proposal that will form the centrepiece of the Liberal Democrats' commitment on the environment in its general election manifesto.

UK renewable energy subsidies capped at £200m a year

A ceiling of £200m a year will be placed on subsidies to some of the major forms of renewable energy from this autumn, affecting the funding of large-scale low-carbon installations from wind and solar farms to biomass-burning power plants.

Iowa ruling gives boost to solar energy expansion

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Solar energy companies can legally sell power directly to customers, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday in a boost to the small but growing source of renewable energy.

Yorkshire carbon capture power plant gets EU funding

Drax, the operator of Britain's biggest power station, has secured up to €300m (£238m) of European Union funding to build a power plant whose carbon dioxide emissions will be trapped and buried deep beneath the North Sea.

Obama plan to reduce pollution will allow some states to increase emissions

Barack Obama's new power plant rules will still allow some states to increase their share of the carbon pollution that causes climate change, officials admitted for the first time on Wednesday.

Energy crisis saps power from South African economy: experts

Port Elizabeth (South Africa) (AFP) - The South African economy, the biggest in Africa and a top emerging market, is being held back badly by a crisis at the sclerotic state-owned electricity provider Eskom, experts say.

Solar lasers, ocean power and volcanoes: unusual energy sources of the future

(CNN) -- Fossil fuels are going to run out. This much we know. No one is entirely certain when they will run out exactly, but we know it will happen eventually.

Natural gas prices surge on cold snap

Natural gas prices surged and demand reached an all-time high Tuesday as the coldest weather in decades descended upon much of the United States.

ScottishPower to cut energy bills by 3.3pc in wake of government green levy deal

Energy giant ScottishPower is preparing to cut household bills by 3.3pc, becoming the fourth major supplier to pass on savings from the Government’s deal to cut green levies, The Telegraph has learnt.