Launched at Davos this week, a WEF report on electricity generation predicts that solar power will cost twice as much in 2030, as the lowest cost sources today, writes Chris Goodall. It's sources? WEF isn't telling. But if 'facts' like these are driving the decisions of big energy CEOs, heaven help their companies in years to come.
WEF: Big energy CEOs don't get the renewable revolution Chris Goodall | 23rd January 2015 Comment Energy Renewables Finance Corporations sevilla-pv-cut.jpg Launched at Davos this week, a WEF report …
As nuclear projects using the EPR design run into long delays and huge costs overruns, industry hopes are pinned on the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor, writes Chris Goodall. But with eight AP1000 projects around the world going the way of the EPR, is it really a wise choice for the UK's Moorside nuclear site?
Nugen's AP1000 nuclear reactor - is it any better than the EPR? Chris Goodall | 17th July 2015 Comment Nuclear Technology Finance USA China UK Energy vogtle_npp-cut.jpg As nuclear projects using the …
VW's pollution cheating has caused thousands of premature deaths, write Mike Berners-Lee & Chris Goodall, creating costs that could destroy the company's entire shareholder equity. But this is no 'Black Swan' event. It is an early example of the existential threat to the fossil fuel economy.
VW wipeout: the end of fossil fuels looms near Mike Berners-Lee Chris Goodall | 29th September 2015 Comment Corporations Fossil Fuels Transport Finance Emissions Climate Change Health …
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'?
The new 'peak 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 Climate Change …
EDF in the UK may be propelled by its disastrous nuclear ambitions, writes Chris Goodall. But across the Atlantic it's another story: the company is the US's biggest wind developer, and selling its power, profitably, for under 40% of the price it has been promised for Hinkley C, including federal tax credits.
EDF shows that wind makes better sense than nuclear Chris Goodall | 1st April 2016 Comment Nuclear Renewables Corporations USA France UK Energy Finance edf-wind_farm1.jpg EDF in the UK may be …
French energy giant EDF will today give the formal go-ahead for the Hinkley C nuclear power station in Somerset, writes Chris Goodall. But that's no reason for the UK to sign up to a disastrous deal that will cost us over £1 billion per year for 35 years - money that should be used to support the green technologies of the future.
Dump Hinkley! And invest in the UK's real energy future Chris Goodall | 28th July 2016 Comment Nuclear Energy Renewables Technology Finance Politics UK France Corporations stop-epr-cut.jpg French …