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In 2010, the U.S. wind turbines industry installed 5,115 MW of generating capacity, increasing the country's installed wind farm capacity by 15%, according to the American Wind Energy Association.

Better forecasting of where the wind is blowing could allow British fossil fuel power stations to be switched off and counter critics' claims that wind power is too intermittent.

The latest device to harness the power of the tides is being tested in the stormy waters off Orkney in the far north of Scotland.

Kenya plagued by extreme rain events, storms and rising temperatures Dozens of people have lost their lives, and at least 100,000 others have been affected by torrential rains, which have triggered widespread flooding, strong winds and rising temperatures across Kenya. Floods have destroyed homes and infrastructure, washed away crops and drowned livestock.

The vast solar and windfarm project across North Africa and the Middle East may provide 15% of Europe's electricity by 2050