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- From the Himalayas and Nepal to Northern Ireland, sustainable source of energy seems to be back in vogue
- ‘Solar Mamas empower our people by giving them electricity’: the women lighting up Zanzibar Wed, 15 Jan 25, 4:00pmWomen with little formal education trained to become solar technicians, transforming villages and tackling patriarchal norms
- ‘A viable business’: Rolls-Royce banking on success of small modular reactors Wed, 15 Jan 25, 4:00pmBritish firm in the vanguard of companies arguing SMRs are a quicker and cheaper option than large Hinkley-sized plants
- Could Keir Starmer’s AI dream derail his own green energy promise? Wed, 15 Jan 25, 5:09amAs PM pins hopes on AI, what effect will building energy-hungry datacentres have on Labour’s clean power pledge?
- The Shetland Way by Marianne Brown review – a daughter’s journey to the heart of the climate crisis Mon, 13 Jan 25, 3:00amAn environmental writer returns to her father’s home for his funeral in a family memoir that becomes an examination of Shetland’s crucial role in the energy landscape
- Why have Britain’s energy costs soared and what does it mean for Labour? Sat, 11 Jan 25, 3:17amClaims that power plants are gaming the system to charge huge sums to switch on in the UK’s cold weather
- Clouds part for blessing of York Minster’s 184 solar panels Fri, 10 Jan 25, 5:33amPanels installed on south quire roof expected to meet a third of church’s electricity needs
- Flow batteries are the future of renewable energy and Australia could be a world leader – if there’s funding | Maria Skyllas-Kazacos Fri, 3 Jan 25, 3:06pmWithin a decade, Australia could become a globally competitive battery maker – just as demand for energy storage grows
- UK electricity cleanest ever in 2024, with record 58% from low-carbon sources Fri, 3 Jan 25, 1:43amUK has more than halved amount of electricity generated from fossil fuels but gas still had largest share at 28%
- Starmer faces test of climate leadership with big decisions on carbon budget Tue, 31 Dec 24, 8:54pmPM will have to respond to Climate Change Committee’s recommendations on future emissions cuts with drastic changes in many sectors of economy
- UK steel industry calls for government to buy British in offshore wind push Fri, 27 Dec 24, 5:00pmOnly 2% of steel used in British offshore wind projects in past five years was UK-made, study finds
- ‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off Thu, 19 Dec 24, 2:14amBalcony solar panels can save 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill and, with vertical surface area in cities larger than roof space, the appeal is clear
- What do Santa and the Coalition’s nuclear costings have in common? | Fiona Katauskas Tue, 17 Dec 24, 3:04pmThey’re both unrealSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...
- Coalition’s nuclear plan will hit Earth with 1.7bn extra tonnes of CO2 before 2050, experts warn Tue, 17 Dec 24, 1:00amPeter Dutton’s path ‘would be an absolute failure’ in decarbonising the electricity sector and meeting Australia’s emission targets, analyst says
- Sam Groth quits John Pesutto’s shadow frontbench – as it happened Fri, 13 Dec 24, 5:56pmThis blog is now closedPeter Dutton says nuclear ‘will make electricity cheaper’ but critics say Coalition costings a ‘fantasy’The glaring gaps and unanswered questions in the Coalition’s nuclear plan and costingsGet...
- 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.