Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain
A blustery August saw gas generation more than halve compared with 2023.
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Charging ahead: how to make sure the electric vehicle transition is sustainable and just
Electric vehicles are poised to take over our roads: so how do we make sure this change doesn’t exacerbate social and energy inequality?
The internet consumes extraordinary amounts of energy. Here’s how we can make it more sustainable
How much energy does the internet use, and - given recent technological advances - could it ever run on renewable energy alone?
Banning fossil fuels in sub‑Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy
Hybrid energy systems that combine renewable and non-renewable fuel systems could be the key to sub-Saharan Africa’s energy transition.
With cheap solar and wind power, is it time to rethink ‘energy efficiency’?
There’s little point in saving electricity at times when the marginal cost of generating it is effectively zero.
A publicly owned energy industry could help tackle energy poverty and increase renewables
Problems with affordable, accessible energy could be mitigated by making more energy providers publicly owned.
The government hates renewables, and energy consumers will pay the price
Who’d want to take part in the UK energy economy when the government keeps changing the rules?
Perovskite: new type of solar technology paves the way for abundant, cheap and printable cells
A new generation of flexible solar cells has been pioneered using a material known as perovskite.
Empty North Sea oil fields could store enough green hydrogen to power the country for seven years
Green hydrogen production is, in effect, a way of bottling renewable energy.
Energy storage technology is accelerating – but grids aren’t ready for the transition
Britain’s electricity sector continues to decarbonise, but its capacity to store energy lags far behind.