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 …
It will take decades to completely leave fossil fuels, writes Richard Heinberg. But we can do it, starting with the easy stuff: going big time for wind and solar, raising energy efficiency, replacing oil-fuelled vehicles, and moving to organic farming. But deeper changes will follow as we transition to a more enduring sustainability - consuming better, and much less.
… The transition to 100% renewable energy: because we have no choice Richard Heinberg | 18th March 2016 News Energy Renewables Fossil Fuels Farming Organic … going big time for wind and solar, raising energy efficiency, replacing oil-fuelled …
Powered by 100% renewable energy, Apple is maintaining its lead as the internet's greenest company, But others are lagging behind: Google has yet to reach 50% and relies heavily on coal, while Amazon's AWS, the massive 'dark cloud' of the web, won't even answer questions.
… Technology Media Climate Change Renewables Energy data-center-cut.jpg Powered by 100% renewable energy, Apple is maintaining its lead as the … an uncooperative fossil fuel sector and rapid energy demand growth for the internet driven …
Renewable electricity is already undermining the big energy utilities' business model, writes Emma Howard, breaking their monopoly and bringing down energy bills. But with the unfolding battery revolution, it's going to reach a whole new level as wind and solar powered families and communities become ever more self-sufficient, leaving utilities high and dry.
… consumers, unleashes renewables, imperils Big Energy Emma Howard Greenhpeace Energydesk | 15th July 2016 News Energy Renewables Green Economy Economics …
From Australia to the UK, governments are pinning their hopes on 'carbon capture' technology stuck onto coal power stations, writes John Quiggin. But their choice carries a high risk of failure - the smart money is on renewables, energy storage and responsive power grids.
… John Quiggin | 16th January 2015 Comment Energy Renewables Coal Climate Change … failure - the smart money is on renewables, energy storage and responsive power grids. The … be powered by coal and oil or by renewable energy is crucially important, both to the …
Solar panels made using perovskite technology pay back the energy used to make them ten times faster than those using silicon. In time, this could lead to similar falls in price.
… New solar tech slashes energy payback time to a few months The Ecologist | 5th August 2015 News Energy Renewables Solar Technology perovskite-cut.jpg Energy payback time for seven PV modules. P-1 …
A huge raft of environmental reforms is promised in the Labour Party's draft manifesto, writes Oliver Tickell. Among the highlights: a ban on fracking; a clean energy policy based on renewables and efficiency; no commitment to new nuclear power; to meet our Paris Agreement obligations on climate; to give companies a legal obligation to protect the environment; to retain all EU environment laws post-Brexit; and multilateral nuclear disarmament.
… | 11th May 2017 News Politics Transport Energy Climate Change Brexit Conservation … the highlights: a ban on fracking; a clean energy policy based on renewables and … type with no further comment. Sustainable energy The first missions set by a Labour …
Wave power has a huge part to play in supplying the US with clean, renewable electricity, writes Shalinee Kishore. But to achieve its full potential, we must harness not just the energy of waves, but their predictability - and so so ensure the smooth integration of wave power into the electricity grid.
… Ocean energy plus cybernetics can supply a quarter … full potential, we must harness not just the energy of waves, but their predictability - … travel large distances with little loss of energy. As such, they are a renewable resource …
Rachel Clode explains why every switched-on homeowner should be turned on by SMART technology
… Get SMART: This technology can cut energy use Rachel Clode | 1st May 2008 Ethical Living SMART Technology Energy Efficiency Home Usage Technology Energy Science And Technology Archive_213.jpg …
Now is the time for experts, activists and workers to collaborate on well-designed, affordable and energy-positive buildings.
… 2018 Comment Air Conditioning Technology Energy Climate Change 3859654-3x2-600x400.jpg … collaborate on well-designed, affordable and energy-positive buildings. Housing for working … aesthetically pleasing – and, crucially, low energy, zero energy or even energy positive. …
First we heat up cold water for baths, showers and washing, write Jan Hofman & Laura Piccinini. Then we chuck all that precious heat down the plughole. So how about recycling our waste heat to warm up water on its way to the boiler or hot water tank, cutting bills and emissions? Or on a larger scale, use the sewage from entire communities as a free energy source for heat pumps?
… Let's reclaim the free energy in our sewers - we have the technology! … Laura Piccinini | 9th September 2016 Comment Energy Cities Recycling Water Technology … the sewage from entire communities as a free energy source for heat pumps? Every time you …
In 1980 The Ecologist published an iconic Special Edition' devoted to the multi-use 'wonder crop' hemp. 34 years on, Thomas Prade finds the case for industrial hemp is as strong as ever.
… Hemp - the energy and industrial crop of the future? … 2014 Comment Hemp Biofuels Biodiesel Farming Energy hemp-field.png In 1980 The Ecologist … for industrial hemp is as strong as ever. Bioenergy is currently the fastest growing source …
Sooner than it takes to build a nuclear power station, lithium-air batteries could be helping wind and solar to make coal, oil and nuclear obsolete, say Cambridge scientists. Five times lighter and five times cheaper than current lithium batteries, Li-air would open the way to our 100% renewable future.
… 23rd November 2015 News Renewables Technology Energy Science Nuclear tesla-cut.jpg Sooner … a lithium-oxygen battery which has very high energy density, is more than 90% efficient … 'ultimate' battery due to their theoretical energy density, which is ten times that of a …
Beyond solar: the renewable energy you've never heard of...
… The world's strangest sources of renewable energy Guilia Kapp | 29th October 2019 News Solar Renewable Energy Technology Science And Systems … jellyfish-cut.jpg Beyond solar: the renewable energy you've never heard of... You’ve got to …
The government's surprise delay in signing the contract with EDF to build the Hinkley C nuclear power station has opened up a the space for a forward-looking UK energy policy, writes Jonathon Porritt - one that moves us into the world of low cost renewables, and smart new technologies vital to the global clean energy transition. But is Business & Energy Greg Clark for real? Don't rule it out!
… Point, Greg Clark and the fate of Britain's energy future JONATHON PORRITT | 9th August 2016 News Energy Renewables Nuclear Technology Politics … up a the space for a forward-looking UK energy policy, writes Jonathon Porritt - one …
What's the new 'big thing' in energy? Of course, cheap, abundant solar power is very new and very big. But to make it work on a really large scale we need to be able to store its energy to use when we need it, not just when the sun is shining. Soon the batteries will be there to make that possible - at a price we can afford. And that will be a very big thing, indeed.
… the hype! Helle Abelvik-Lawson Greenpeace Energydesk | 5th November 2015 Comment Energy Renewables Technology USA UK … What's the new 'big thing' in energy? Of course, cheap, abundant solar power …
Critics of renewable energy sources like wind and solar claim that they are inefficient, unreliable and need to be backed up by coal and gas, writes David Elliott. But we have the technology to match green power supply and demand at affordable cost without fossil fuels - by deploying the 'smart grid', using 'green gas' made from surplus power, and raising energy efficiency.
… Renewable energy can 'keep the lights on' - here's how David Elliott | 6th May 2016 Comment Energy Renewables Wind Solar UK Technology … wind-farm-cut.jpg Critics of renewable energy sources like wind and solar claim that …
George Osborne pledged £1billion to a green bank that could help Britain reduce carbon emissions. But with low carbon technologies unproven, banks, institutions and energy companies are wary, meaning the venture may not attract the capital to make it viable
… unproven, banks, institutions and energy companies are wary, meaning the venture … & Young, the UK needs to spend £450bn on its energy infrastructure by 2025 in order to meet … money to make our homes and industry more energy efficient and a massive expansion of …
Our current electricity system cannot accept much wind and solar power because they lack the 'inertia' of spinning turbines that stabilises grid voltage, writes Marek Kubik. But that's no reason to limit renewables - there are new, smart solutions ready for deployment.
… blackouts is no reason to restrict renewable energy Marek Kubik | 13th July 2014 Comment Technology Energy Renewables spinning-reserve-cut.jpg Our … against this. Unfortunately, the renewable energy technology we will use now and for the …
Cutting emissions at home doesn’t just help the planet; it saves you money too. Chloe Barrow explains how to get started
… Home House Construction Building Society Energy Saving Low Carbon Low Cost PassivHaus … involves improving existing buildings with energy efficiency equipment or materials, has … or offices, they may not benefit from the energy savings they were expecting,’ says …
As world leaders convene in Paris for the COP21 climate summit, the major task before them is to replace fossil energy generation with renewables, writes Paul N Edwards - and with the right incentives, it could happen fast. For developing countries it's different: they could skip over fossil fuels much as they have gone straight for mobile telephony. But will they seize the opportunity?
… fast can the world transition to a low-carbon energy system? Paul N Edwards University of Michigan | 30th November 2015 News Energy COP21 Renewables Technology … major task before them is to replace fossil energy generation with renewables, writes Paul …
Solar is already the cheapest available power across large swathes of the tropics, writes Chris Goodall - its cost down 99.7% since the early 70s. Soon it will be the cheapest electricity everywhere, providing clean, secure, affordable energy for all.
… Chris Goodall | 22nd July 2016 Comment Energy Solar Wind Renewables Technology … providing clean, secure, affordable energy for all. Towards the end of last year, … become the "dominant backbone" of the world's energy system. He didn't give a date for his …
A new generation of energy storage devices is on its way, writes Mark Douthwaite: small, lightweight, efficient, long lived. Just what we need to unleash the potential of renewable energy, electric cars and a decentralised power grid. And it's all thanks to graphene.
… | 5th September 2015 News Technology Energy Renewables graphene-cut.jpg A new generation of energy storage devices is on its way, writes … we need to unleash the potential of renewable energy, electric cars and a decentralised …