Energy
Here’s how to solve the UK energy crisis for the long term – store more power
Four storage solutions to help Britain keep the lights on deep into the future
Jillian Ambrose
10, Jan, 2022 @6:00 AM
Battery power: five innovations for cleaner, greener electric vehicles
EVs are seen as key in transition to low-carbon economy, but as their human and environmental costs become clearer, can new tech help?
Oliver Balch
26, Nov, 2021 @9:00 AM
The road to net zero: Aberdeen looks to a future without oil
Can the Granite city diversify into non-fossil fuel industries in time to avoid the fate of UK coal-mining areas?
Larry Elliott Economics editor
01, Nov, 2021 @6:00 AM
Why are all the electricity suppliers saying ‘no’ to installing a meter?
I bought a new home in north Norfolk but I can’t get it officially connected
Miles Brignall
30, Aug, 2021 @6:00 AM
Floating wind turbines could open up vast ocean tracts for renewable power
This relatively new technology has potential to help power a clean energy transition, if it can overcome some big hurdles
Paola Rosa-Aquino
29, Aug, 2021 @12:00 PM
At home with a heat pump: ‘It makes hot water when it’s freezing outside’
Four householders with recently installed air source heat pumps discuss the ups and downs of ownership
Jillian Ambrose
14, Aug, 2021 @7:11 PM
Why is a big oil company investing huge amounts of money in Wyoming wind?
Anschutz Corporation, which made billions drilling oil, is building a 732 power line to carry renewable energy to cities including Los Angeles and Pheonix
Stephen Robert Miller
28, Jul, 2021 @10:00 AM
Shell and Scottish Power submit plans for floating offshore windfarms
Energy firms hope to produce world’s first large-scale floating turbines in north-east Scotland
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
15, Jul, 2021 @11:01 PM
Electric cars: switching tariff could save £300-plus a year
Many motorists charging their vehicle at home don’t even know special cost-cutting deals exist
Miles Brignall
12, Jun, 2021 @10:00 AM
Record metals boom may threaten transition to green energy
Demand and prices are soaring for minerals essential to the construction of low-carbon infrastructure
Jillian Ambrose
15, May, 2021 @3:00 PM
First microwave-powered home boiler could help cut emissions
‘Drop-in’ replacement for gas boilers may help tackle the challenge of cutting climate emissions from home heating
Damian Carrington Environment editor
16, Mar, 2021 @7:00 AM
Good vibrations: bladeless turbines could bring wind power to your home
‘Skybrators’ generate clean energy without environmental impact of large windfarms, say green pioneers
Jillian Ambrose
16, Mar, 2021 @6:00 AM
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