renewables Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:21:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png renewables Archives - Positive News 32 32 What went right this week: big cities breathed a little easier, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-12-of-2026/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 05:00:33 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=571713 Cities slashed air pollution, the renewables race accelerated, and Uganda chalked up a conservation win, plus more

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]]> Four positive tipping points that could trigger unstoppable change https://www.positive.news/society/four-positive-tipping-points-that-could-trigger-unstoppable-change/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:18:04 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=561186 Small shifts can trigger a wave of change. Here's how positive tipping points are accelerating the transition to a greener future

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]]> Shining examples: the renewable engineering marvels reshaping skylines https://www.positive.news/society/shining-examples-the-renewable-engineering-marvels-reshaping-skylines/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 07:00:31 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=536924 These rooftop arrays prove that solar on commercial buildings can be a visual delight – and a source of significant cost savings

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]]> ‘It’s a virtuous spiral, and it’s just beginning’: electric vehicles as mini power plants https://www.positive.news/society/its-a-virtuous-spiral-and-its-just-beginning-electric-vehicles-as-mini-power-plants/ Wed, 28 May 2025 11:33:24 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=531163 The grid is struggling, and EVs will only add more pressure. Or will they?

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]]> 100% renewable, or is it? Fresh standards aim to make green energy tariffs more transparent https://www.positive.news/society/100-renewable-or-is-it-fresh-standards-aim-to-make-green-energy-tariffs-more-transparent/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:29:07 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=523385 Loopholes mean the energy you’re buying may not be as clean as claimed. New standards are designed to filter the green from the greenwash

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]]> 30 years of renewable energy: one company’s success story https://www.positive.news/society/30-years-of-renewable-energy-one-companys-success-story/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:17:08 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=499142 What began with a single windfarm has blossomed into a renewables investment company that has funded 42 UK green energy projects

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]]> 100% renewable electricity for the UK – how close are we? https://www.positive.news/society/100-renewable-electricity-for-the-uk-how-close-are-we/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:45:15 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=457987 We break down how each renewable fits into the mix, and when we might reach that 100% milestone

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]]> Pumping hot: inside Britain’s first heat pump village https://www.positive.news/environment/pumping-hot-inside-britains-first-heat-pump-village/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:15:40 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=440973 How did residents of a small English village switch en masse to renewable energy? Well, it all began with a margherita pizza

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]]> What went right this week: land rights victories, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-26-of-2023/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:48:35 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=439206 Land was restored to Indigenous peoples, China smashed its green energy goals, and a US law to protect pregnant workers came in, plus more

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]]> Solar will soon eclipse all other forms of energy https://www.positive.news/environment/solar-will-soon-eclipse-all-forms-of-energy/ Tue, 30 May 2023 12:10:21 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=434712 From Saharan solar farms to satellites that beam the sun’s energy to Earth, these innovations mark a new dawn for solar

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