As useful as renewable energy sources are, they need to be backed up by storage systems that hold energy for times when the Sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. Ocean Battery is a new design…
Four storage solutions to help Britain keep the lights on deep into the future
Soaring energy bills rooted in a global gas supply crunch have focused minds on the age-old problem: how can we better…
The predictions, made by the energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie, come as UK consumers face a cost of living crisis driven in large part by huge increases in energy bills.
Oil and gas companies…
The UK government and mainstream media agree we need nuclear to avoid the worst climate change. They’re wrong – so why aren’t we hearing that?
At Edinburgh’s Haymarket station, on the route used by…
Environmentalists say ministers are living in a ‘fantasy’ by giving new fossil fuel production the green light
Oil and gas companies have been invited by the government to help write the rules on…
Port of Newcastle says move is part of plan to decarbonise the business by 2040 and ‘we don’t really have a choice’
The world’s largest coal port has announced it will now be powered entirely by…
Nearly half of the world’s fossil fuel reserves are vulnerable to extreme weather brought on by climate change, according to an assessment published last month by risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft…
How the next generation of solar, wind and EV companies will fare in the coming year is one of the most exciting parlour games in the City, on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley this holiday season…
New products range from washing machine filters and balls to fabrics made from kelp and orange peel
From filters to bags to balls, the number of products aimed at stopping the torrent of…
The US president has made at least five disaster tours in the past year as his administration has tried to pass sweeping climate policies, with mixed success
Cabinet papers 2001: Despite fierce battles between senior Coalition members, work had begun in 2001 on a national energy policy
John Howard still describes himself as “climate change agnostic” even…
Turning invasive plants into a force for good and powering healthcare with solar – here are three of the 2022 nominees
From a solar-powered crib that treats jaundiced babies to fibre made from…
‘Lost’ species were rediscovered, rewilding projects flourished and progress was made in climate talks
From the accelerating extinction of species worldwide to wildfires in Siberia and record-…
A little-examined form of geoengineering takes what rocks normally do—lock up carbon—and spreads it through the oceans.
Canary IslandsBefore sunrise in a quiet village in Gran Canaria, an island…
Burning wood to create power is a ‘scandal’, 50 MPs warn the energy minister in a letter today.
The letter – which has cross-party support – marks a major shift in political opinion over the burning…
Conditional licence granted in 2016 at Aberpergwm has led to row between Whitehall and devolved administration
Plans for the expansion of an underground coalmine in Wales could be approved…