|
| Previous Issues | Feb 06 | Feb 04 | Feb 03 | Feb 02 |
 
China added record wind and solar power in 2025, data showsBeijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 China added record amounts of wind and solar power capacity in 2025, while polluting coal and gas power also surged, according to data released on Wednesday by its National Energy Administration. ... more  
UK facility scales hydrogen recycling of rare earth magnetsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 The University of Birmingham has launched a large scale rare earth magnet recycling facility in the West Midlands that aims to reduce the United Kingdom's reliance on imported rare earth metals, all ... more 
UK nets record offshore wind supply in renewables pushLondon (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 Britain announced Wednesday it had secured a record amount of offshore wind power capacity in its latest auction, as the government pushes to meet its ambitious 2030 decarbonisation goals. ... more 
Trump gets wrong country, wrong bird in windmill rantWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 US President Donald Trump has blamed wind turbines for killing iconic American bald eagles in a year's end social media post that hit on one of his pet peeves. ... more |
 |
 
Wind-Sculpted Landscapes: Investigating the Martian Megaripple 'Hazyview'Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2025 While much of Perseverance's work focuses on ancient rocks that record Mars' long-lost rivers and lakes, megaripples offer a rare opportunity to examine processes that are still shaping the surface ... more  
NASA's Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind 'U-Turn'Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 Images captured by NASA's Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun in December 2024 have now revealed new details about how solar magnetic fields res ... more  
Windswept Kazakh rail hub at the heart of China-Europe tradeDostyk, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Operating a huge cargo lifter, Zhandos Nurmagambetov was stacking containers onto a train before it headed across the steppe of Kazakhstan on a new railway route vital for China-Europe trade. ... more 
S.Africa seeks to save birds from wind turbine risksSwellendam, South Africa (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 Powerful gusts shook an observation post perched on a hill at a wind farm in South Africa as two monitors scanned the landscape through binoculars. ... more |
|
|
|
|
Vertical wind turbines may soon power UK railways using tunnel airflowLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 23, 2025 Engineers at The University of Manchester are breaking new ground with technology that could transform train tunnels into renewable power stations. Their research focuses on capturing powerful winds ... more 
Danish wind giant Orsted to cut workforce by a quarterCopenhagen (AFP) Oct 9, 2025 Danish offshore wind energy giant Orsted announced Thursday plans to cut 2,000 jobs, or a quarter of its workforce, by 2027 as its business struggles in the United States. ... more 
Wind driven rovers show promise for low cost Mars missionsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 26, 2025 Recent tests suggest that swarms of spherical tumbleweed rovers could offer an affordable and efficient way to explore Mars. Experiments conducted in a wind tunnel and on natural terrain show that t ... more
French-German duo wins mega offshore wind energy projectParis (AFP) Sept 24, 2025 French energy multinational TotalEnergies and German energy group RWE have won a contract to built a large offshore wind energy project with a potential to supply the equivalent of one million households with electricity, the French government said Wednesday. ... more |
|
|
Wind giant Orsted to resume US project after court winCopenhagen (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 Shares in Danish wind giant Orsted bounced Tuesday after a US court allowed it to resume work on a project that had been blocked by officials. ... more 
Floating wind power sets sail in Japan's energy shiftGoto, Japan (AFP) Sept 21, 2025 Close to a small fishing port in southwestern Japan, the slim white turbines of the country's first commercial-scale floating wind farm glimmer offshore, months before a key project in Tokyo's green-energy strategy begins. ... more
Transportation Department wind farm funding cuts to save $679MWashington DC (UPI) Aug 29, 2025 The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday it is cutting approximately $679 million in funding to 12 wind farms, calling the projects "wasteful." ... more
Japan confident on wind power after Mitsubishi blowTokyo (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 Japan remains optimistic about the adoption of renewable energy despite Mitsubishi pulling out of three big offshore wind projects, the government said Thursday. Blaming high costs, Mitsubis ... more |
|
Japan's Mitsubishi pulls out of key wind power projects Tokyo (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Japan's Mitsubishi is withdrawing from three wind power projects deemed no longer profitable, the company said on Wednesday, a setback for a renewable energy source the country considers its "tr ... more  
Threat from massive western Canada wildfire eases; Winds complicate wildfire battle in SpainToronto, Canada (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 The threat from a wildfire that engulfed a mountain in western Canada was downgraded Wednesday, with local officials saying there was "no longer a risk to life and safety" in the area. The ... more
'Let's go fly a kite': Capturing wind for clean energy in IrelandBangor, Ireland (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 On Ireland's blustery western seaboard researchers are gleefully flying giant kites - not for fun but in the hope of generating renewable electricity and sparking a "revolution" in wind energy. ... more
Germany, wind power groups seek to cut China relianceFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 Germany presented a plan Tuesday drawn up with European wind power groups to reduce dependence on China for components made from rare earths, after export curbs on the materials sparked tensions. ... more |
|
 
Wind-driven tech powers solar panel dust removal without external electricityTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 22, 2025 Through a joint effort with Dr. Wanchul Seung at Samsung Electronics' Global Technology Research division, Professor Juhyuck Lee and his team at the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at D ... more 
Battery sharing model boosts savings for local energy communitiesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 22, 2025 In a new collaboration with GIGA Storage, the University of Glasgow, and Princeton University, researchers at Centrum Wiskunde and Informatica (CWI) have developed a strategy to help energy communit ... more 
Drone swarm explores turbulent airflows near wind turbinesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 A fleet of ten lightweight drones from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has completed a series of coordinated flights to investigate the airflow immediately around wind turbines-an area typically i ... more 
Solar becomes Europe's main energy source in June: consultantsParis (AFP) July 10, 2025 Solar power became the European Union's biggest single energy source for the first time in June, an energy think tank said Thursday. ... more |
|
Dogs on the trail of South Africa's endangered tortoises Boland, Afrique Du Sud (AFP) July 10, 2025 Snout pressed to the ground, a border collie named Delta zigzagged through the shrubs on a private nature reserve near Cape Town, frantically sniffing for critically endangered tortoises. ... more 
Winds hamper firefighters in Turkey as heat wave scorches Southern EuropeParis (AFP) June 30, 2025 Firefighters in western Turkey were on Monday battling high winds to try and control a large forest fire raging in a coastal area of the Izmir province, a minister said. ... more 
UK ditches mega green energy supply project from MoroccoLondon (AFP) June 26, 2025 The UK government on Thursday announced that it was abandoning a mega-project intended to bring solar and wind energy from Morocco for use by domestic consumers. ... more  
Rare earths: China's trump card in trade war with USBeijing (AFP) June 11, 2025 China is counting on one crucial advantage as it seeks to grind out a deal to ease its high-stakes trade war with the United States - dominance in rare earths. ... more |
|
 
EU climate investments lagging 'well below' target: reportBrussels, Belgium (AFP) June 3, 2025 Climate investments in the 27-nation EU are still far below what is needed to transition away from fossil fuels, a new report warned Tuesday, spotlighting lagging investments in wind power and building renovation. ... more 
Solar Events Found to Accelerate Helium Pickup Ions Beyond Solar Wind SpeedsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2025 New research from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) reveals that solar events significantly influence the velocity and behavior of helium pickup ions-particles that originate from neutral interste ... more 
Trump admin ends halt on New York offshore wind projectNew York (AFP) May 20, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration has reversed its halt on a giant offshore wind project in New York led by Norwegian company Equinor, US officials confirmed Tuesday. ... more
Trump shift boosts offshore wind project: New York governorNew York (AFP) May 20, 2025 The Trump administration has reversed a halt order on a giant offshore wind project in New York state, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Monday. ... more |
|
|
| Buy Advertising | About Us | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2025 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
