The findings of a strategic environmental assessment open the way for an increase in the number of offshore wind farms, which could produce enough energy to power every household in the UK
… Rees | 26th June 2009 News Investigations Energy Climate Change Science And Technology Wind Sea British Wind Energy Association Offshore Wind Conference Carbon Emissions 2020 Renewable Energy Zone Lord Hunt Westminster Grid …
With a new analysis showing UK wind farms operating at just 20 per cent of their capacity in 2010, the potential of wind power has been called into question. Eifion Rees examines the arguments from both sides
… farms Eifion Rees | 4th May 2011 News Wind Energy Renewables turbine.jpg A lack of … (279 onshore, 13 offshore) producing 5.2GW of energy, according to RenewableUK (formerly the British Wind and Energy Association). Forty-three are under …
It produces less radioactive waste and more power than uranium but the UK would be making a mistake in looking to it as a 'greener' fuel. The Ecologist reports
… | 23rd June 2011 News Nuclear Thorium Waste Energy Climate Change thorium.jpg Thorium is said to produce 250 times more energy than uranium for the same amount of … a clean, reliable and renewable source of energy. India hopes it has the answer: …
Inconsistent wind is no impediment to the generation of electricity by turbines, three separate reports have concluded, as well as showing that the National Grid is more than able to cope with increased investment in wind energy
… 2009 News Investigations Food And Farming Energy Wind Renewables National Grid Friends … to cope with increased investment in wind energy It’s enough to take the wind out of … time and money discrediting a renewable energy source for its perceived faults then …
The Greening-the-Box initiative aims to demonstrate that retrofitting can transform hard-to-heat housing association and council properties into models of low-tech sustainability and fuel efficiency - with almost zero heating
… Housing Association Fuel Heating House Design Energy Carbon Dioxide Refit Retrofit 6.jpg The … for purpose. Poor design, inefficient use of energy and the rising price of fuel make … life-cycle analysis, thermal performance and energy consumption studies. Though it may not …
The new Construction and Sustainable Energy Centre in Haverfordwest is a blueprint for the newbuild higher education buildings of the future, in Wales and beyond
… The new Construction and Sustainable Energy Centre in Haverfordwest is a blueprint … Roughly 20 per cent of the UK’s energy capacity comes through Pembrokeshire, … new £3.1 million Construction and Sustainable Energy Centre at Pembroke College, …
Uranium mining is a dirty business that we didn't clean up but sourced out to less demanding countries, so why isn't this being discussed in any debate about nuclear energy asks NICK MEYNEN
… Nick Meynen | 4th August 2016 News Nuclear Energy Nuclear Reactors Energy Uranium Uranium Mining Environment … being discussed in any debate about nuclear energy asks NICK MEYNEN Amidst all the fuss …
On 10 January 2017 a new emergency plan was presented in a commission in Belgium's Parliament. The evacuation perimeter was conveniently halved to 10km to avoid an evacuation of Belgium's second and third cities in case of a meltdown. The plan has been called totally inadequate. NICK MEYNEN reports
… Nick Meynen | 19th January 2017 News Nuclear Energy Nuclear Meltdown Renewables emergency … than in being operational. Who said nuclear energy was a reliable source of energy? But it is the Doel plant that reads …
It could reduce the pressure on native forests but the rapid expansion in bamboo plantations is in danger of making it the latest in a long line of tarnished 'wonder crops'
… 2011 News Bamboo Deforestation Rainforest Energy Wood bamboo2.jpg It could reduce the … a major fuel supplier in southeast Asia. ‘Bioenergy – not only biofuels, but biomass-based energy in general – [is] boosting demand for …
Instead of leaching the world's resources to support out-of-control consumerism, EU leaders could do worse than ponder novelist Victor Hugo's claim that whilst "you can kill people, you can't kill an idea whose time has come", writes NICK MEYNEN
… down to this: as the easier material and energy reserves have been tapped already and as the need for new materials and energy only keeps rising, the battle lines of … that lives so much on the materials and energy of other continents than Europe. Even …
Cambridge University's expansion plans could change the face of sustainable building in the UK. In 2012, construction begins on the greenest development of its size and scope in the UK
… rating, and to provide a site-decentralised energy system. 'Climate-proofed' buildings The … also have its own site-wide decentralised energy system, which if fuelled by renewables, … a low-carbon way of supplementing any biomass energy provision to the site; and renewably …
This year's prestigious Leontief Prize for economics has been awarded to Professors James Boyce and Joan Martinez-Alier for their ground-breaking theoretical and applied work integrating ecological, developmental, and justice-oriented approaches into the field of economics. They are worthy winners, says NICK MEYNEN
… economic systems, resources (materials and energy) and social issues. Their particular … the commodity extraction frontiers because energy is not recycled and materials are … and articles, including Ecological Economics: Energy, Environment and Society (1987) and The …
Conventional economic analyses of trade tend only to discern the flows of money, writes NICK MEYNEN. But by also considering biophysical metrics - such as material and energy flows, and embodied water and land - ecological economists can identify the asymmetric flows of resources obscured by the apparent reciprocity of market prices.
… biophysical metrics - such as material and energy flows, and embodied water and land - … biophysical metrics such as material and energy flows, and embodied water and land, … of both raw material equivalents and embodied energy (Lenzen et al.2012, 2013 ) as well as …
As global climate talks stall, calls for more trials of ideas to alter the world's climate known as 'geoengineering' are likely to grow
… for his high-profile conversion to nuclear energy, activist and author Mark Lynas hopes … creating clouds or using mirrors to regulate energy from the sun – were panned last year by … where it comes to transforming the world’s energy system into ‘one that does not use the …
The UK may appear to have made great progress in reducing its carbon emissions, but declaring only what it produces, rather than consumes, presents a skewed picture of its carbon responsibilities and the balance sheet
… including Oxford University professor of energy policy Dieter Helm and chief scientific … mechanic Jose Alano invented a simple, cheap, energy saving rooftop solar water heater which … done... INVESTIGATION What if we all traded energy between ourselves? The time may soon be …
Corporations are busy weaponising obscure legal instruments to sue government for their actions to save lives and jobs during the coronavirus crisis.
… that the EU needs to be more independent on energy and natural resources . How that sits … EU-Mercosur and EU-US deals, is not clear. Energy Speaking of energy: there is yet another big thing that …
The alternatives to neoliberalism - including a new community type of agriculture and community-owned green energy, local currencies, peer-to-peer networks and a sharing economy - are already here and unfolding right now. All we need is a revolution writes NICK MEYNEN
… type of agriculture and community-owned green energy, local currencies, peer-to-peer … type of agriculture and community-owned green energy, local currencies, peer-to-peer … Google it. Community supported agriculture, energy cooperative, Local Exchange and Trading …
A new project at Bath University shows that building with straw is not just eco-friendly, but cheap, easily adaptable and fully recyclable at the end of its life
… Eifion Rees | 20th November 2009 Activism Energy Home Building Construction Straw Straw … of fossil fuels or 40 years of renewable energy. Saving money As for the cost, … hold the key to sustainable and truly energy-efficient homes, argues James Hulme …
Reporting from The 5th International Degrowth Conference in Budapest - which continues today and tomorrow - NICK MEYNEN explores the new narrative of ‘sufficiency' being discussed and and asks will it catch on before it's too late?
… Del Bene applied the same reasoning to energy, saying that "Energy sovereignty is about being able to make decisions on energy along the whole chain, taking into …
A new report has revealed that a change in the way we manage agricultural land could help sequester a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide emissions every year
… the NFU’s chief adviser on renewable energy and climate change. ‘At the moment it’s … there are a lot of embedded renewable energy options that are much easier to … that encourage the uptake of renewable energy and low-carbon opportunities within the …
Weaning ourselves off carbon will mean a profound change in every aspect of daily life, every sector of society and every job. For that to happen we need a new mindset and a new set of tools...
… service sector, on technologies such as clean energy – the shortfall is expected to delay … and education will be offset by carbon and energy savings, and less quantifiable but no …
Weaning ourselves off carbon will mean a profound change in every aspect of daily life, every sector of society and every job. For that to happen we need a new mindset and a new set of tools...
… service sector, on technologies such as clean energy – the shortfall is expected to delay … and education will be offset by carbon and energy savings, and less quantifiable but no …
Gas-related earthquakes stirred Groningers into action a long time ago, but they are now joined by over 700 activists from all over Europe, who put their bodies before a crucial gate for tankers right now. NICK MEYNEN reports
… But it's not just about that positive energy, our collective strategy is also … The Ecologist . It's not just about positive energy, our collective strategy is also …
Cosmetics company Lush is a zero-packaging pioneer on the high street. In the first of our new 'Green business' series, founder Mark Constantine discusses gourmet consumerism, dream factories and why his ethical creation is a work in progress
… use plastic bottles, meaning petroleum, more energy, byproducts, landfill. We’re using only … emissions reductions, insulation levels and energy efficiency as much as possible. The …