New coal-free power generation record for the UK grid
NEW record for longest period of coal-free electricity generation in Britain has been confirmed by National Grid ESO.
Coal power has been offline since 00:00...
Spain to back renewables development through PPAs
THE SPANISH government has prepared two draft laws to help energy-intensive industrial consumers receive state aid and ease some of the burden of high costs...
Mandatory climate change classes planned for Scottish politicians, business leaders and students
MEMBERS of the Scottish Parliament, business leaders and newly enrolled university students may be asked to take mandatory climate change studies if plans currently...
New research sheds light on what saps the performance of next-generation solar technology
RESEARCHERS have pinpointed the origin of defects that sap the performance of next-generation solar technology in a new international study.
A multi-institutional collaboration, co-led by...
Oxford’s new app to provide insights for a net-zero carbon future
A TEAM of researchers from the University of Oxford is calling for households to download a new app, which aims to improve our electricity use...
Underground energy fuels district cooling network in Munich, Germany
THE CITY of Munich utility, Stadtwerke Muenchen, is using geothermal energy to generate cooling with absorption chillers at their new heat plant.
So far the...
Eight utility companies offer £500k COVID-19 funding to communities
EIGHT utility networks have come together to give a £500,000 boost to local Community Foundations across the south of England and Scotland during the...
Solar power plants get help from satellites to predict cloud cover
THE OUTPUT of solar energy systems is highly dependent on cloud cover and a new method has been reported for estimating cloud optical properties...
Over three million people go hungry since start of lockdown, says survey
MORE than three million people (6%) in Great Britain have gone hungry since lockdown began, reporting that someone in their household has been unable...
Lost Viking mountain pass exposed to the modern world by melting ice
THE RETREATING mountain glaciers of Norway have revealed a host of rare archaeological finds and uncovered a lost mountain pass at Lendbreen in Innlandet...
