22 March 2023

Solar supports life-saving care in Ukraine

Russia’s relentless targeting of Ukraine’s soviet-era energy infrastructure has made the strategic vulnerability of centralised energy systems clear for all to see.

22 March 2023

Students of solar light up Turkey quake zone

When two huge earthquakes struck the Turkey-Syria border region in February 2023, we learned once again through bitter experience, how solar energy can help to save lives in disaster zones, through its nature of being distributed, and generating power locally using sunshine.

22 March 2023

Poland’s solar boom brings cheap clean energy close to home

In the Polish town of Wrocław, a small housing cooperative has cut its annual shared costs from 90,000 to 18,000 euros per year just by installing solar panels on its discussed rooftops.

22 March 2023

The Midas touch: Greece’s biggest coal region is transforming into a renewable energy power house

Kozani was once the largest lignite mining region in Greece, and host to the country’s biggest coal power plant. But it’s now in the process of trading in its long and damaging coal legacy for a brighter future built around renewables.