Christopher Vogel, Department of Engineering Science has been mentioned in The Conversation saying that wind turbines in the UK recoup the energy used in their manufacture, transport and installation within 12-to-24 months, and they can generate electricity for 20-to-25 years. The financial benef...
Labour’s new climate plan says homes will be encouraged, not forced, to switch to heat pumps through extended grants and green incentives.
Donald Trump’s recent visit to the UK saw a so-called “landmark partnership” on nuclear energy. London and Washington announced plans to build 20 small modular reactors and also develop microreactor technology – despite the fact no such plants have yet been built commercially anywhere ...
Matched, a new independent, open-source initiative, founded by Joe Kwiatkowski, has published methodology for calculating temporal matching between renewable energy supply and consumption in the UK electricity market. How do the ‘100% renewable’ tariffs backed by REGOs in the UK actually line...
Jan Rosenow, Brenda Boardman and Ewan Archer-Brown write in The Conversation on how Britain’s flagship home insulation programme has received a damning verdict from the National Audit Office. Under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme, tens of thousands of households have been left with f...
For most Brits, January 8 2025 was an uneventful Wednesday, albeit slightly cold. But these low temperatures, coupled with a significant drop in wind speed, contributed to a spike in the real-time electricity price to over seven times the 2024-25 winter average.
Allye Energy has completed a $2.5m seed funding round to accelerate deployment of its smart battery energy storage technology.
Anton Roberts the UK Managing Director outlines how he sees the state of the net zero transition now.
Professor Christopher Vogel, from the Department of Engineering Science, sets the record straight on the science and economics of wind turbines, and why these must be a key component of the UK’s net zero energy strategy.