With fuel bills rising and back in the news, bizarrely it’s green energy in the firing line.
… Renewable energy - how greywash drowns the green Joss Garman | 9th June 2008 Comment Renewables Oil Clean Energy Oil Climate Change … Energy Pollution Science And Technology Renewable-Energy-Standardlg.jpg With fuel …
Renewables good, fossil fuels bad... unless, of course, renewables begin to take up more and more land in order to meet our energy needs. Paul Kingsnorth adds fuel to a tricky debate.
… Problems with renewables - land wars Paul Kingsnorth | 1st April 2008 News Renewables Nimby Wind Solar Biofuels Land Use … And Technology Society Archive_199.jpg Renewables good, fossil fuels bad... unless, …
Angela Merkel’s decision to dispense with nuclear power has left environmentalists around the world exploring alternatives. Henry Gass weighs up the options
… Henry Gass | 3rd June 2011 Ethical Living Renewables Nuclear Power Home Solar Wind … People around the world are reflecting on renewable alternatives to nuclear power in the … incentives are opening up a variety of renewable heating options. So what does this …
In a surprise move, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has appointed Cambridge Professor David Mackay as its Chief Scientific Adviser
… Renewables expert David Mackay appointed to … science-based approach to dealing with renewable energy technologies. … Track record Mackay was one of eight renewable energy experts brought together by … 'with long-term responsibility for renewable energy' - avoiding the four-year …
Following announcements by two UK-based companies, wave power looks set to become an increasingly important renewable energy source. But how long will it be before it is commercially viable and what ecological benefits might it bring?
… | 21st December 2010 News Waves Marine Renewables Offshore Wind Science And … looks set to become an increasingly important renewable energy source. But how long will it … result of this unique potential, many in the renewables sector are waking up to the fact …
B9 Shipping and the Greenheart project are pioneering new, fully sustainable, forms of ship design. Despite industry scepticism the boats - based on wind power and biomethane - could signify a return to the great age of sail, reports Ewan Kingston
… Will renewable energy fuel a new generation of … October 2010 News Shipping Sailing Wind Power Renewables Investigations Science And … is just not getting it with regards to renewables on ships: you come across some …
The new suite of measures proposed by the Government for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is an impressive list... but as the information sinks in green groups have begun to find some holes
… Renewables are go (terms and conditions apply) … the power sector, and would involve renewables contributing 31 per cent of … to climate change - energy efficiency and renewable energy'. Its comments come following …
There is much talk of the possibility of a future ‘hydrogen economy’, which will power all our vehicles and homes. It is important to remember that hydrogen is not an energy source; it is an energy carrier. To obtain hydrogen it must be split from either natural gas or water molecules. The former, most widely used, method not only requires energy but also gives off carbon dioxide (CO2) in the process. Hydrogen produced in this way requires more energy to make than will eventually be returned when it is used. It makes more sense from a climate perspective to burn the natural gas itself than to convert and re-convert it to hydrogen in this way.
… Energy Carbon Dioxide Emissions Electricity Renewable Hydrogen Carbon Dioxide Global … energy input and money), it can be powered by renewable sources of electricity such as wind … 21st century. One of the main criticisms of renewable energy sources is that they are …
Britain lingers near to the bottom of the European league table for renewable energy, so why does it seem that the government are willing to add more coal nails to the coffin?
… Joss Garman | 22nd June 2008 Comment Coal Renewable Energy Kingsnorth CCS Coal Global … the bottom of the European league table for renewable energy, so why does it seem that the … combined-heat-and-power (CHP) with renewables. In Germany, the government has …
As negotiators haggle in Copenhagen over the levels of financial assistance to be provided to less-industrialised nations, Anna Da Costa highlights the difference this money could make
… India in Delhi, India's Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, … the use of wide-ranging mechanisms, such as 'Renewable Purchase Obligations' that would … an official with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said, speaking anonymously. …
Electricity operator National Grid believes that with the right Government incentives, renewable gas could be produced from our waste and fed straight into the mains
… that with the right Government incentives, renewable gas could be produced from our waste … feasible if the Government introduces a renewable heat incentive (RHI) payment for renewable gas that makes it commercially …
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
… Wind Conference Carbon Emissions 2020 Renewable Energy Zone Lord Hunt Westminster … to delivering our target of 15 per cent renewable energy by 2020, and looking ahead to … waters of England and Wales and the UK Renewable Energy Zone, in water depths up to …
The UK is now the second most attractive place in Europe in which to invest in renewable energy, and has attracted the attention of Californian power giant, Clipper Windpower.
… place in Europe in which to invest in renewable energy, and has attracted the … a prototype 'mega turbine' at the New and Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, … North East England as a major UK hub for renewable energy technology development and …
In the cut-throat world of clean energy investment, is it more important that things are done for the right reason, or that the right thing gets done? We may not like the answer...
… Politics And Economics Tidal Reef Severn Renewable Energy Energy danboxcomment.jpg In … of taking the idea for a multi-billion pound renewable energy project from a lone inventor … Royce and WS Atkins – deny they did so. He – renewable energy pioneer Rupert …
Throughout the evening, the CND advocated a course of ‘peace and sanity’. The message is unequivocal: weapons of mass destruction are the tools of war, not keepers of the peace.
… when they could be working on tasks like renewable energy technology, instead of …
The Government has given the go-ahead for the biggest biomass plant in the world to be built on the South coast of Wales.
… 22nd November 2007 News Wales Port Talbot Renewable Energy Biomass Plant Biomass Energy … the homes in Wales. “It joins eight major renewables projects already given the green … about 70 percent of the Welsh Assembly's 2010 renewable energy target, and have a 25-year …
Carbon Coach Dave Hampton completely ignores Matilda Lee’s thermostat and heads stright for her lightbulbs.
… meet the UK’s energy needs from local, clean, renewable sources In the UK we need to move from our dependence on non-renewable, air polluting, climate changing, … turbine supplies It refuses to invest in non-renewable energy sources, eg coal, gas or …
New research has revealed that a lack of finance and political commitment lie at the heart of the slow take-up of renewables, as a UK think tank calls for cash for low-carbon technology to be ringfenced
… Australia Brazil China Copenhagen Carbon Renewables turbine.jpg A climate change deal … lie at the heart of the slow take-up of renewables, as a UK think tank calls for cash …
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
… Gas Miliband Ed Bills Money Data Grid Renewable meter.jpg As the Government commits … as homeowners creating their own energy from renewable sources and selling electricity back …
We can’t tackle today’s threats using Cold War weapons. That’s why what the UK does with its nuclear arsenal has never been more pertinent.
… things as loft insulation and increased renewables uptake. It’d be good for security … on new nuclear weapons or on hitting our renewables target of 20 per cent of renewable heat, electricity and transport by …
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
… Jonathan Scurlock, the NFU’s chief adviser on renewable energy and climate change. ‘At the … gas emissions there are a lot of embedded renewable energy options that are much easier … policy measures that encourage the uptake of renewable energy and low-carbon opportunities …
Well, now we have it; nuclear power is once again going to save the day. In the past it helped save us from coal, now it is going to save us, if the rest of the world follows our example, from global warming.
… our hand-wringing as to whether or not the ‘renewables’ will make it and all that … by the quality of the uranium ore. The renewables will undoubtedly make a valuable … Critics of wind power in particular and the renewables in general make much of their …
Investigative films on key environmental and climate change issues from the Ecologist Film Unit
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Cars are evil, right? But what if they ran on hydrogen, did 300 miles per gallon, were leased rather than owned, and were produced under an open source business model...
… still if the hydrogen is produced from renewable energy. Open source But what is …