The advancement in technology and recent UK government policy announcements both point towards the successful take over of the electric car, even where other energy innovations have failed. Dr Christian Jardine assesses the latest developments
… with major impacts on the way we manage our electricity networks, generate and consume electricity, and use transport recently. The … among energy experts for some time, as electricity has proved easier to decarbonise …
Within two years, Britain could be facing a series of blackouts and the ignomony of importing the resource it once considered so plentiful from a host of politically unstable countries.
… 2004 News Nuclear Power Stations Blackouts Electricity Gas Energy Alternatives Nuclear … built on their addiction to safe, reliable electricity, had seen their lights go out. In … Engineering, describes those in charge of our electricity strategy as living in ‘cloud …
Solar PV costs have fallen by 75% over five years ago, writes Chris Goodall, making it the cheapest new power source for around half of the world's population. Now it's essential to keep incentives to drive demand for a few more years, and make it cheaper than fossil fuels everywhere.
… More precisely, Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2015 Edition says that electricity costs from wind and solar have … estimate of $50 a megawatt hour for nuclear electricity is one third of what the UK is …
Wind, solar and hydro together generated 14.6% of Britain's electrical energy in 2015, the highest ever, writes Grant Wilson. They also peaked at 22% of electricity over the week of Christmas - another British record.
… Grant Wilson. They also peaked at 22% of electricity over the week of Christmas - … were generating more than 40% of British electricity. Coal may also have dropped to a … generated more than a quarter of Britain's electricity throughout 2015. It was enough to …
Marianne Brown speaks to the founder of Ecotricity, Dale Vince.
… Brown | 9th January 2019 News Ecotricity Gas Electricity Renewable Energy Energy Change … first vegan football team. Ecotricity’s electricity supply has been 100% green (as … will have to meet the majority of future electricity supplies. It’s a pretty good …
UK energy company promises to use gas from food waste and sewage to provide homes with 'green' gas supplies
… of householders have signed up to green electricity tariffs, which promise to match … by feeding a corresponding amount of electricity from renewable sources into the … pay for a 'green gas' supply as well as green electricity. Same pipes Although the actual …
Britain could become a ‘carbon-free’ country in just twenty years, according to a new report published by the Wales-based Centre for Alternative Technology.
… authors call for a reduction in demand for electricity in ‘energy obese Britain’ of 50 … such as petrol and diesel, and towards electricity. A change in our diet, away from … of the ‘waste’ heat generated when producing electricity. The variable demand for …
As the Government commits to a high-tech revolution in the home - meters that can be read remotely and may help alter energy habits - questions are raised about data security... and whether any of us will be interested
… Technology Green Living Smart Meter Off-peak Electricity Gas Miliband Ed Bills Money Data … saving money on bills, for example by using electricity in cheaper, off-peak times. Great … country in the world to engage in a gas and electricity meter overhaul on such a scale. …
Britain’s climate 'leadership' is based on the profoundly unjust and violent transition that was the defeat of the 1980s miners' strike.
… the regulation of the newly privatised electricity industry to favour natural gas … of this regulation of the newly privatised electricity industry was “the dash for gas”. During the mid-1990s, the British electricity system saw a noticeable decline in …
Switch to heat pumps to warm your home and you'll qualify for the Renewable Heat Incentive subsidy. But new research reveals the pumps release potent hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) gases, says Eric Johnson, significantly increasing the true carbon footprint of this supposedly green technology
… gas, fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), electricity and coal - to heat pumps. The … emissions come from the power plant making electricity for it. Well, they're not. At … If heat pumps were instead evaluated on electricity production at the margin (which …
The attempt by the US Supreme Court to stall the White House Clean Power Plan is being thwarted on the ground, writes Linda Pentz Gunter. The numbers show that new renewable energy installation around the US is outpacing even natural gas - leaving coal in the dust, and new nuclear at a big round zero.
… The nation has been slowly decarbonizing its electricity system, through the growth of … power sector to increase by 8.1% in 2016" in electricity and heat generation. Departing … to a more fuel efficient vehicle, and saving electricity at home and at work!" Solar …
Friends of the Earth are calling on Prime Minister David Cameron, and Energy Secretary Ed Davey to wean the UK off fossil fuels and create a 'Clean British Energy Revolution'
… once-in-a-generation chance to transform our electricity market to help smaller businesses, … ‘My Government will propose reform of the electricity market to deliver secure, clean and affordable electricity and ensure prices are fair.' TAKE …
The ever-falling cost of renewable energy could leave investors in coal, gas and oil seriously out of pocket as demand for fossil fuels falls away, writes Paul Brown. In the wake of the Paris Agreement and shrinking markets in major importing countries, the smart money is moving into renewables.
… is being blamed for the threat. The cost of electricity from renewables continues to fall …
The fossil fuel industry campaign to stop renewable energy is now contributing to a £4,400 in hiked home gas bills, new research suggests.
… stations is set to have inflated average electricity bills by around £1,895. Jess … volatile international gas market.” Renewable electricity generation has effectively …
The UK is fuelling Russia's attack on Ukraine by buying gas to heat our homes. It doesn't have to be this way.
Gas dependency fuels Russia's war Brendan Montague | 3rd March 2022 | News War Russia Gas Renewable Energy Energy 2.65625441.jpg The UK is fuelling Russia's attack on Ukraine by buying gas to heat …
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 technology first materialised, promising electricity too cheap to meter. Meanwhile, the … would be supplying 20 per cent of the world’s electricity supply by 2020. This reflects the … renewables account for around 1.5 per cent of electricity supply in the UK and admits we …
Fuel Poverty Action is calling on the government and energy suppliers to make sure that the coronavirus crisis does not leave people in the cold or dark.
Government must take action on fuel poverty Marianne Brooker | 24th March 2020 News Coronavirus Fuel Poverty Gas Electric Power cropped-eborformeme.jpg Fuel Poverty Action is calling on the …
The International Energy Agency's latest World Energy Outlook is calling for increased investment in new oil and gas, writes Oliver Tickell, while minimising the fast-growing and ever lower-cost contribution to world energy supply of renewables like wind and solar.
… series. As for the potential of renewable electricity to compete directly with fossil …
Oil and gas explorers are gearing up to drill offshore Ireland in a bid to boost its energy independence from Britain.
… up the country’s gas prices by 23 percent and electricity prices by 15%, while a total … to immediately disrupt Ireland’s oil, gas or electricity trade with its neighbour, even if …
There will be enough fossil fuel-burning stuff - cars, homes, factories, power plants - built by next year to blow through our carbon budget for a 2 degrees Celsius temperature rise. Never mind staying below a safer, saner 1.5 degrees of global warming, warns STEPHEN LEAHY
A hard deadline: we must stop building new carbon infrastructure by 2018 Stephen Leahy | 10th August 2017 News Climate Change Oil Gas Cars Production Capital Investment volvo-cars.jpg There will be …
The unspoilt pastoral landscape of Transylvania is the latest battlefield in the war against aggressive fossil energy extraction. Jim Wickens reports on the farming communities fighting back against multinational energy companies.
Transylvania revolts: Farmers against fracking Jim Wickens | 27th November 2013 News Energy Gas Fracking Fossil Fuels Romania Direct Action anti-fracking-protest.png The unspoilt pastoral landscape …
As Israel pursues its war on Gaza with ever-increasing ferocity, and with 25% of Gaza's people forced from their homes, what's the final objective? It's unthinkable that Israel's aim is to 'cleanse' the territory of its people, seize its vast gas reserves, and annex some of the Med's hottest real estate. Isn't it?
… in today's Ecologist , "Cutting off the electricity means cutting off the life support …
Gas flaring of natural at shale oil wells is carried out on such a scale in North Dakota and Texas that 'phantom cities' show up at night in satellite photos, writes Sharon Kelly. Billions of dollars worth of gas are going up in smoke, adding to CO2 emissions - but far worse for the climate is when the gas is 'vented'. Regulators are doing too little, too late.
US shale oil drillers flaring and venting billions of dollars in natural gas Sharon Kelly DesmogBlog | 20th September 2014 News USA Oil Fracking Gas Regulation Fossil Fuels gas-flaring-nd.jpg Gas …