Digital consultant outlines common smart home misconceptions for ICON readers
In his thought piece for ICON, James Ritter introduces us to some common misbeliefs about smart homes.
Recently, we have all been spending a lot...
Growing old ungracefully? Nigel Cornwall introduces his series on the 30-year-old GB electricity market
THE GB Electricity Market celebrated its 30th birthday earlier this month and ICON marked the occasion with a feature that shared a brief timeline...
What’s the matter? Why particulates pose such a problem to our health: Clean Air...
To mark this year's Clean Air Day, Senior Environmental Consultant Anthony Armitage tells ICON readers why improving air quality is as vital as our...
World Bee Day 2021
Today is the fourth annual observance of the World Bee Day.
The 20th of May celebration of bees was adopted by United Nations to...
Driving sustainability in the unfashionable side of battery production: Stora Enso writes for ICON
With increasing demands for electrification and rising standards of living, it’s essential that we find new and smarter technologies to meet the future, Lauri...
“The trending technology of sodium-ion batteries and how it can transform the energy storage...
Sodium-ion batteries are gaining attention as a potential game-changer in the energy storage industry, and Ivy Cheng from TROES gives ICON readers an insight...
The first decade: The Pool and its demise by Nigel Cornwall
IN this series of four features, Nigel Cornwall is taking us on a journey over the 30-year history of GB Electricity Market.
Nigel Cornwall is...
Wasted energies – why we’re getting renewables wrong and how to fix it: Electron...
By connecting dynamic information on network congestion, excess renewables and the availability and value of flexibility at a hyper-local level, we can create a...
A Merry Different Christmas
To celebrate Christmas, ICON's reporter/researcher Ida Vaisanen steps away from news momentarily to share her festive thoughts with our readers.
Whether or not you celebrate...
On wondrous trails of greenspace – access to nature in the UK through the...
In this opinion piece, ICON's reporter/researcher Ida Vaisanen takes a look at inclusivity of greenspace from her native cultural perspective.
Since I started working in...