Hopes of strengthening Britain’s energy security are often pinned on the fossil fuel industry says Vicente López-Ibor Mayor, as exemplified by the hysteria over the claimed 'discovery' of 100 billion barrels of oil beneath Gatwick airport. But the real long-term solution lies with abundant and ever cheaper decentralised renewables.
… The mirage of fossil fuel wealth - our energy future is green, renewable, … López-Ibor Mayor | 20th April 2015 News Energy Fossil Fuels Oil Renewables Solar … Hopes of strengthening Britain’s energy security are often pinned on the fossil …
It's odd how often the contribution of nuclear energy is overstated, writes Neil Crumpton, by mixing up 'energy' and 'electricity', while a similar trick to understates the importance of renewables like wind and solar. Even odder is how the mistake always seems to go the same way, to make nuclear look bigger than it really is, and renewables smaller. Welcome to the nuclear 'X factor'!
… Lies, damned lies, and energy statistics - why nuclear is so much … to be Neil Crumpton | 26th May 2015 Activism Energy Nuclear Renewables Media Politics … odd how often the contribution of nuclear energy is overstated, writes Neil Crumpton, by …
The UK is placing energy storage at the heart of its new Modern Industrial Strategy, due to its potential to support smart energy systems and the automotive sector. As the energy industry moves away from carbon-heavy production, the twin-approach of renewable energy and storage will be critical for delivering on the demand while securing the future of UK energy, writes IAN LARIVE
… Energy Storage Solutions will help tackle … Larive | 31st March 2017 Comment Renewables Energy Storage Low Carbon renewables.jpg The UK is placing energy storage at the heart of its new Modern …
Fossil fuels increasingly offer a poor return on energy investment, new study finds.
… Fossil fuels and energy investment Brendan Montague | 11th July … fuels increasingly offer a poor return on energy investment, new study finds. An evaluation of the global energy return on investment for fossil fuels …
Energy deregulation offers the opportunity not only for more competitive energy rates but also allows some to choose from more renewable and green energy options.
… What would deregulated energy look like? Emily Folk | 25th February 2019 News Energy Deregulation alternative-alternative-energy-clean-159397.jpg Energy deregulation …
The recent U-turn by of some of the UK's leading environmentalists - and one-time nuclear energy opponents - on the issue of nuclear energy, has caused vigourous debate in the media. Their reasoning is that we simply don't have the capacity to produce enough renewable energy to meet our needs. But as this comprehensive Ecologist report from 2007 shows the UK is really a renewable energy powerhouse.
… The future of energy is renewable Jon Hughes Mark Anslow | 27th February 2009 News Renewable EnergyEnergy Oil UK Coal Gas Climate Change Global …
Britain's corporate energy oligarchy has failed us, writes Calum McGregor. It's given us widespread fuel poverty, unfair tariffs, constant price hikes, billions siphoned off to shareholders, and chronic under-investment in renewables. Now is the time for a new model: public and co-operative ownership of energy infrastructure under participative democratic control.
… With corporate energy, we're stuck in the dark ages - let's … Calum McGregor | 23rd March 2015 Activism Energy Commons UK Politics Green Economy … westmill-cut.jpg Britain's corporate energy oligarchy has failed us, writes Calum …
Energy independence can have huge benefits for countries - particularly the United States. Energy independence gives economic freedom and the opportunity to branch out further into the renewable energy sector. EMILY FOLK reports
… How important is energy independence in the US? Emily Folk | 10th September 2018 Comment Energy Independence wind-turbines-sunset_1600.jpg Energy independence can have huge benefits for …
Government energy policy is caught between apparently conflicting objectives, writes Mark Hackett. But there is a solution that is already working in the UK and abroad - to encourage the active participation of local authorities in delivering low carbon energy to the communities they serve.
… authorities are key players in our renewable energy revolution Councillor Mark Hackett | 21st August 2014 Comment Energy UK Ireland Cities Climate Change … chp-pipes-mike1024-cut.jpg Government energy policy is caught between apparently …
Developing the potential for renewable energy is essential to benefit both the planet and our health,. One renewable source with untapped potential is geothermal - but a cost-effective way to utilise the energy must still be found, writes EMILY FOLK.
… Can geothermal become an affordable energy source? Emily Folk | 31st July 2018 … plant Developing the potential for renewable energy is essential to benefit both the planet … - but a cost-effective way to utilise the energy must still be found, writes EMILY FOLK. …
Democratising energy would save thousands of lives a year in Britain alone - releasing us from the clutches of corporate utilities, and building an energy commons in which we are all owners and participants, no longer captive, exploited consumers. More than that, it would be a big step forward in saving the planet.
… Reclaim the power! Democratic energy must replace corporate capture PLATFORM | 18th November 2014 Comment Energy Commons UK Renewables Denmark Norway … eigg_wind_turbines-cut.jpg Democratising energy would save thousands of lives a year in …
Don't believe the spurious claims of nuclear shills constantly doing down renewables, writes Mark Diesendorf. Clean, safe renewable energy technologies have the potential to supply 100% of the world's electricity needs - but the first hurdle is to refute the deliberately misleading myths designed to promote the politically powerful but ultimately doomed nuclear industry.
… Renewable energy versus nuclear: dispelling the myths … | 19th April 2016 News Nuclear Renewables Energy Technology 8164351795_7abfaf409f_o.jpg … writes Mark Diesendorf. Clean, safe renewable energy technologies have the potential to …
Dynamic power pricing that responds to supply and demand could transform the way we manage our electricity systems, writes Claire Maugham, opening the door to the mass integration of renewables like wind and solar. But smart meters are essential to making that happen.
… Smart meters the way to a new age of clean energy Claire Maugham | 3rd April 2017 Comment Energy Renewables Technology UK … are essential to making that happen. Our energy system is on the cusp of a huge digital …
Keir Starmer won a standing ovation when announcing a Labour government would launch a publicly owned energy company.
… Labour promises public green energy firm Alan Jones Brendan Montague | 28th … 2022 | News Labour Party Great British Energy Climate Breakdown Cost of Living Crisis Public Ownership Energy 2.69028043.jpg Keir Starmer won a …
None of the various technofixes on offer alter the fact that humanity has to learn to stop living on the last drops of cheap energy, and to start living within its means
… up to natural limits, or face a 1970s-style energy crisis Paul Mobbs | 19th January 2010 Comment Energy Climate Change Oil Gas 3globes.jpg None … to stop living on the last drops of cheap energy, and to start living within its means …
A new opinion poll of 2,000 adults reveals more than two thirds of the public support renewable energy schemes where projects are undertaken at a community level and local people receive financial benefit. The support even extends to wind and solar farms close to people's homes.
… Massive support for community renewable energy Oliver Tickell | 6th September 2016 News Energy Renewables Society Green Economy … two thirds of the public support renewable energy schemes where projects are undertaken …
Just six energy companies EDF, E.ON, Centrica, SSE, Scottish Power and npower control 99 per cent of our domestic energy market but show only minor interest in renewables
… Are the 'big six' energy companies blocking renewables in the … Kara Moses | 1st March 2012 News Renewables Energy Wind Power plyon.jpg Just six energy companies EDF, E.ON, Centrica, SSE, …
Now is the time to fundamentally transform how our societies produce and distribute energy.
… Roads to an energy commons Simon Pirani | 18th November 2021 | Comment Climate Breakdown Energy Capitalism Economics Energy 2.63394472.jpg Now is the time to …
A new Carbon Connect report argues that the private sector can save cash, carbon and safeguard the UK’s future fuel security by adopting energy efficiency measures to reduce UK energy demand
… Why UK businesses need to get smart on energy usage Lord Teverson | 28th February 2011 Comment Energy Climate Change Policy Green Deal … the UK’s future fuel security by adopting energy efficiency measures to reduce UK energy …
According to oil company executives, oil is going to be a major energy source to 2100 and beyond. So after hearing an oil man make his case, Chris Goodall went home and crunched some numbers. Money invested in solar power already produces more energy than if it's put into oil exploration and production, and the gap is only going to widen from here. Is this the new 'peak oil'?
… oil'? A dollar invested in solar yields more energy than a dollar invested in oil Chris Goodall | 13th February 2016 News Energy Oil Renewables Finance Economics … executives, oil is going to be a major energy source to 2100 and beyond. So after …
The Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe may have scared most of the world off nuclear power, write Jan Haverkamp & Iryna Holovko. But mysteriously, not Ukraine, where the reactor meltdown actually took place. Thirty years on more than half of Ukraine's electricity is still nuclear, while the power sector is dominated by powerful oligarchs. So what are the chances of a post-nuclear Ukraine?
… | 26th April 2016 Comment Ukraine Nuclear Energy Renewables Solar Russia Belarus … these states to have turned away from nuclear energy and, in the light of the latest climate … the Donbas. A move towards clean, renewable energy sources - such as wind, water, sun, …
This is an exciting time for community energy, writes Julia Groves. New guidance will make it easier for local people to invest in local renewable power projects, while other opportunities are opening up for risk averse investors. And the more of us join in, the sooner we can displace the Big Six who dominate UK energy markets.
… Putting community energy at the heart of our renewables … Julia Groves | 7th November 2014 Comment Energy Renewables UK hepburn-wind-farm-cut.jpg … This is an exciting time for community energy, writes Julia Groves. New guidance will …
With the Green Party's spring conference kicking off today, Stephen Hall presents a vision of a future energy system for the UK that embodies 'green' in its technology, politics and economics: low-carbon, networked, locally accountable and cooperative. Big Six, move over!
… Green power! Civic energy could provide half our electricity by … Stephen Hall presents a vision of a future energy system for the UK that embodies 'green' … Big Six, move over! What would our energy system look like if the move to a …