It’s time to accept that our experience of nuclear power has faded our romance and that our eye has wandered towards a more beautiful object for our affections: renewable power generated from wind turbines, solar panels, tides and waves. Most forward-thinking leaders in the energy industry are making plans to Read more…
Nearly all of the Big Six energy suppliers have recently announced price rises that are expected to affect as many as 7.4 million customers. In total, these price increases will cost UK customers an additional £400 million more than they already pay, or roughly £55 per customer each year. On Read more…
In the face of catastrophic climate change, we need to encourage energy efficiency and cleaner, renewable energy production, more than ever before. Unfortunately, our current government seems to be indifferent, if not intentionally hostile, to promoting this constructive, job-creating transition to a cleaner, income-generating and robust energy bill saving economy. Read more…
“I wouldn’t want to be the MP in Parliament who voted to oppose Hinkley C”. With a very concerned look mixed with fear, this quote comes from an insider in the Halls of Power of the Energy Industry. Yet he works for a company that has chosen to put at Read more…
Guest Blog, by Jaden Yang of University of California, Berkeley Distributed generation such as rooftop solar panels creates an economic democracy where every person can generate electricity from their own solar photovoltaic cells. Another benefit is lower transmission losses since the solar energy comes directly from their rooftop. However, one of Read more…