Energy
US aiming to ‘crack the code’ on deploying geothermal energy at scale
Recent $74m investment made alongside assessment that 10% of electricity could be generated by geothermal by 2050
Oliver Milman
02, Apr, 2024 @1:00 PM
‘Our contribution to a cleaner world’: How Kenya found an extraordinary power source beneath its feet
The 1970s oil crisis helped pave the way for Kenya to utilise its vast geothermal resources beneath the Great Rift Valley
Peter Muiruri
25, Jan, 2024 @6:00 AM
Nuclear power output expected to break global records in 2025
Experts say world is ‘past peak fossil power’ but warn against uneven development of energy projects
Fiona Harvey Environment editor
24, Jan, 2024 @6:00 AM
Uruguay’s green power revolution: rapid shift to wind shows the world how it’s done
Stung by 2008’s oil price spike, Uruguay now produces up to 98% of its electricity from renewables. Can other countries follow suit?
Sam Meadows in Montevideo
27, Dec, 2023 @9:00 AM
Heat pumps are hot property in Europe. Does Britain have cold feet?
In France, they outsold fossil fuel boilers last year, with rapid progress in Poland, Germany, Italy and the Nordic countries. In the UK, muddled policy is blamed for a slow rate of installation
Jillian Ambrose
23, Dec, 2023 @12:01 PM
A fridge but in reverse? The fascinating science of heat pumps – visualised
Despite being more like a refrigerator than a gas boiler, this home heating technology could slash Britain’s emissions, and bills
Anna Leach , Garry Blight, Claire Yubin Oh , Glenn Swann and Jillian Ambrose
23, Dec, 2023 @12:00 PM
‘It’s like buying an iPhone and not having a cable’: UK’s bid for net zero in the balance due to grid ‘blind spot’
As well as more clean energy, Britain (and the world) needs miles of extra cable to carry it. But a global shortage of components and skills means efforts to meet climate targets will go down to the wire
Jillian Ambrose
25, Nov, 2023 @1:00 PM
‘You can walk around in a T-shirt’: how Norway brought heat pumps in from the cold
Device installed in two-thirds of households of country whose experience suggests switching to greener heating can be done
Ajit Niranjan
23, Nov, 2023 @7:00 AM
Heat pumps tempt Twickenham residents – if the house is ready for one
In one well-to-do London street, eagerness to make the shift from boilers is dampened by worries about disruption and hidden costs
Larry Elliott Economics editor
10, Nov, 2023 @7:00 AM
Global electricity grid must be upgraded urgently to hit climate goals, says IEA
Investment needs to double to more than $600bn a year by 2030 after ‘decade of stagnation’, says agency
Alex Lawson
17, Oct, 2023 @5:00 AM
World’s largest offshore windfarm project starts powering UK grid
First of 277 turbines goes into operation at site that will produce enough energy for 6m homes
Alex Lawson
09, Oct, 2023 @9:30 PM
How will Europe weather a second winter without gas from Russia?
EU states have worked hard to secure supplies and storage – while the UK seems just to be hoping it stays mild
Jillian Ambrose, Ashley Kirk and Sam Jones
30, Sep, 2023 @3:00 PM
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