"Renewables don't work because the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow" ..until now. Investigating what is likely to become the final answer to the issue of intermittency.
Author - Daniel
Its difficult to overstate the rapid reduction in the cost of renewable energy, and there doesn't seem to be an end to price declines in sight with renewables now making up two-thirds of new energy investment globally.
In the run-up to the Paris Agreement, six major European oil companies including BP, Shell and Total made an unusual declaration. In an open letter to governments and the United Nations, they explained “..we need governments across the world to provide us with clear...
While traditional biomass makes up just under half of all renewable energy used across the globe, the share of biomass used to generate electricity is now 2% out of a total renewables quotient of 24% by -end 2015. In Europe this figure has been rising, and in 2014 biomass made...
Its a traditionally held view that renewable energy is not cost effective without considerable government subsidies. It is posited that fossil fuels are far less expensive, and although not carrying the same price tag we accept that they come with environmental and health risks...
Marine energy has been dwarfed by the massive development of familiar technologies such as wind and solar – but new advances may see a renewed optimism in the sector as governments and investors seek to avoid financially and environmentally perilous hydrocarbon...
The fundamental change occurring in utilities provision is the onset of distributed energy resources (DERs) which will profoundly affect the landscape of electricity generation and transmission using a wide range of technologies.
Carbon-intensive lifestyles have long been considered the mainstream route to wealth and success, both on a personal and societal scale. However, as we say goodbye to many of the Earth’s safety mechanisms and await a global climate that is in a state of transition, many...
When 195 nations met in Paris on December 5th last year, many would not have expected the political and private sector turnaround that has happened since this date. Where Kyoto fell apart and Copenhagen was a debacle, the COP 21 in Paris has proved to be the world’s first...
Given that fracking now supplies two thirds of Americas natural gas demand, what role does the resource play in the future, and how can we measure the extent of the carbon emissions and other pollution it has so far generated?