Good Energy Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Thu, 28 Aug 2025 08:03:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Good Energy Archives - Positive News 32 32 Keeping people toasty via renewable energy 
 https://www.positive.news/society/keeping-people-toasty-via-renewable-energy/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:00:04 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=538994 Happiest when ‘nerding out’ about renewables, Alex Willis is helping more people to take a ‘whole home approach’ to green energy

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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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]]> Beacon of light: the model village retrofitted into a tiny renewables kingdom https://www.positive.news/society/the-model-village-retrofitted-into-a-tiny-renewables-kingdom/ Wed, 14 May 2025 10:32:44 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=525924 It’s kitsch, but its message is anything but frivolous. ‘Sunshine Place’ is a bid to put support for solar on the UK government’s agenda

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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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]]> Seven ways to transform your house into an ecohome https://www.positive.news/environment/seven-ways-to-transform-your-house-into-an-ecohome/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:16:56 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=491590 As a cutting-edge eco house training facility opens in Wiltshire, how to transform your home into a sustainable haven – and what it might cost 

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]]> Can a new government supercharge the UK’s clean energy revolution? https://www.positive.news/society/can-a-new-government-supercharge-the-uks-clean-energy-revolution/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:29:59 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=485629 Here’s how the next UK government could ramp up clean energy in a simple, affordable way

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]]> Five ways to catapult the UK towards solar energy success https://www.positive.news/economics/good-business/how-catapult-uk-towards-solar-energy/ Tue, 07 May 2024 11:58:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=479359 Solar power has the potential to transform even a cloudy UK into a renewable energy leader. So how can this be sped up?

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]]> Floating solar panels: the future of clean energy? https://www.positive.news/society/loating-solar-panels-the-future-of-clean-energy/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:25:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=454499 Floating solar is seeing a rise in interest. Here are five inspirational, global examples

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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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]]> Hotting up: the meteoric rise of the humble heat pump https://www.positive.news/society/hotting-up-charting-the-meteoric-rise-of-the-humble-heat-pump/ Fri, 05 May 2023 11:38:37 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=432331 Some experts say heat pumps are the single most impactful lever to reducing emissions. Here’s why

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