Energy Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:02:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Energy Archives - Positive News 32 32 Amid energy market turmoil, the people taking power into their own hands https://www.positive.news/environment/amid-energy-market-turmoil-the-people-taking-power-into-their-own-hands/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:00:12 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=571349 Communities are showing how clean power can be local, affordable and owned by the people who use it


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]]> How a police data centre is heating London’s homes https://www.positive.news/science/innovation/how-a-police-data-centre-is-heating-londons-homes/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:55:40 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=568232 A west London project will use waste heat to supply low-carbon heating to 4,000 homes and a new commercial district

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]]> The British company taking many steps to produce power https://www.positive.news/environment/the-british-company-taking-many-steps-to-produce-power/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:00:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=567310 Pavegen’s technology captures the energy of footfall, offering a new approach to urban, off-grid power

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]]> What went right this week: a basic income for artists, plus more https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/good-news-stories-from-week-7-of-2026/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:00:39 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=566819 Ireland’s basic income for artists goes permanent, there's progress on FGM, and polar bears prove resilient, plus more

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]]> What went right this week: not-so-lawless Britain, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-5-of-2026/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:09 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565093 England’s murder rate plummeted, France said ‘non’ to social media for kids, and the world set a welcome record, plus more

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]]> What went right this week: Europe’s energy ‘tipping point’, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-4-of-2026/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 04:30:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=564432 Europe’s green energy ‘tipping point’, a US cancer milestone, and a big beast released, plus more

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]]> The energy inside: three people powering the green transition https://www.positive.news/environment/the-energy-inside-three-people-powering-the-green-transition/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:50:05 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=564291 Behind the green transition are the people whose work and lives are shaped by the winds of change

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]]> Solar, reimagined: meet the bright minds pushing it into the future https://www.positive.news/environment/solar-reimagined-meet-the-bright-minds-pushing-it-into-the-future/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:35:02 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=556695 We shine a light on two individuals pushing boundaries in solar, from sunflower-inspired engineering to gamechanging perovskite science

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]]> What went right this week: the world’s new ‘wetland cities’, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-07-of-2025/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:10:03 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=515680 The world got 31 new ‘wetland cities’, beavers saved Czech taxpayers £1m, and a UK city mooted a basic income, plus more

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]]> What went right this week: a global work reset, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-04-of-2025/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:30:06 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=513387 There was a global work reset, fossil fuels ‘lost their grip on EU energy’, and a vast new reserve was created, plus more

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