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- Rollout of pylons in countryside is a cheaper, quicker way to integrate green electricity, energy adviser says
- Shifts in the plant’s control room look a lot different now to what they did 20 years ago – largely because of the progress of renewables
- The source of new renewable energy is also a battleground over China’s cheap exports of panels that has split US firms
- The solar pump revolution could bring water to millions of Africans but it must be sustainable and fair | Alan MacDonald Mon, 9 Sep 24, 8:00pmSolar power could enable 400 million Africans without water to tap into groundwater aquifers. However, we must ensure smaller projects do not lose out in the rush for new technology
- Why ‘the UK’s biggest carbon emitter’ receives billions in green subsidies Mon, 9 Sep 24, 3:00pmThe Drax power plant burns 7m tonnes of biomass pellets a year and generates 4% of the UK’s electricity needs
- The National Trust must again resist the group trying to turn grievances into policy | Rowan Moore Sat, 7 Sep 24, 11:00pmBurning with unquenchable resentment, Restore Trust is making another attempt at taking over the institution
- What's at stake in the US election? The climate for the next million years | Bill McKibben Fri, 6 Sep 24, 10:36pmDonald Trump gets everything wrong about the climate crisis. The results of the vote in November could reverberate for a million years
- If Trump wins the election, it will doom our efforts to slow climate disaster | Bill McKibben Fri, 6 Sep 24, 10:36pmDonald Trump gets everything wrong about the climate crisis. The results of the vote in November could reverberate for a million years
- Wind and solar farms power Great Britain’s grid to greenest ever summer Fri, 6 Sep 24, 5:00pmExclusive: Reliance on fossil fuels fell in August to less than one-fifth of all electricity generated across country
- Energy Modeling as Gambling Addiction Thu, 5 Sep 24, 11:00pmSay you’re at a slot machine ... and you pull the lever. The wheels spin and then stop: you see two 7’s and a cherry. If you’re normal, you say, “Aw man, I lost.” If you’re predisposed to gambling addiction,...
- Can Australia reach net zero by 2050? A new reports shows it must be ‘the new normal’ | Frank Jotzo for the Conversation Thu, 5 Sep 24, 10:51amThe Climate Change Authority’s sector pathways review says a huge national effort is needed and the net zero goal should become front of mind for business, investors and governments
- Physicist MV Ramana on the problem with nuclear power Wed, 4 Sep 24, 7:50pmNuclear is costly, risky and slow, Ramana says. Why then, he asks in his new book, do governments still champion it?
- Nice auction, but Ed Miliband is still a long way from his 2030 targets for offshore wind | Nils Pratley Wed, 4 Sep 24, 3:55amArithmetic over capacity does not add up, with supply chains a constraining factor
- ‘Transformational’: how a California city launched America’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train Tue, 3 Sep 24, 10:00pmThe new zero-emission train, known as Zemu, will run through an area that has long suffered from poor air quality. Will it be the start of a clean energy rail movement in the US?
- Renewable energy auction secures enough power for 11m UK homes Tue, 3 Sep 24, 5:11pmAnnual auction awards contracts to support new windfarms, solar farms and tidal power projects
- This solar panel calculator will, given the Watt rating of a solar panel, its dimensions and number of units calculate the total power you can expect and roof space taken up...
- Interactive calculator to help work out the savings from installing a solar power system and when it breaks even. Can factor in Feed in Tariffs, rising electrical bill costs and comparative investment returns.