A new study led by Dr Sugandha Srivastav of the Oxford Smith School & Institute for New Economic Thinking, published in Climate Policy, analyses the world’s first coal phaseout auction (conducted in Germany) and finds that it is a transparent and potentially cost-effective way for the ...
A team from the Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion in the US has created the world’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery.
Many believe nuclear fusion could be the key to decarbonising the energy grid. Power Technology speaks to experts at Pfeiffer Vacuum to understand the importance of vacuum, the challenges of light gases, and the many options available to researchers and industry players.
A ban on the dirtiest and most climate-damaging fuel for ships has come into effect in Arctic waters.
The UK Supreme Court recently ruled that Surrey County Council acted unlawfully in granting planning permission to a developer to expand their oil-drilling operations at Horse Hill in the Surrey countryside without considering the negative climate impacts both now and in the future.
The UN secretary-general António Guterres recently called for a ban on fossil fuel adverts. However, industry bodies insist bans are ineffective and that advertising has a positive role to play in driving people towards new, low-carbon products such as electric vehicles.
Researchers at the Oxford Martin Programme on Rethinking Natural Resources, are looking at the volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat to provide answers about where metals, vital for batteries and electric cars can be found, and how power can be generated from its heat.
The 2024 Top 50 Women in Engineering Awards (WE50) celebrate the women engineers who are trailblazers in the world of engineering, under the theme ‘Enhanced By Engineering’
New evidence shows the UK can get a good deal on Net Zero at minimal cost to people and the economy, with the co-benefits of improved homes, reduced bills and 250,000 more jobs.