Powering up: UK hills could be used as energy 'batteries'
Engineers explore using gentle slopes rather than steep dams or mountains to store electricityHundreds of hills across the UK could be transformed into renewable energy “batteries” through a pioneering...
View ArticleQueen's property manager and Treasury to get windfarm windfall of nearly £9bn
BP among the winners in auction of offshore seabed rights for next decadeThe Queen and the Treasury could receive an offshore windfarm windfall of up to £9bn over the next decade, after an auction of...
View ArticleTesla should stick to what it's good at – and that isn't bitcoin | Nils Pratley
Elon Musk is free to speculate about cryptocurrencies, but it’s unclear what the company gets out of itTweeting excitedly about bitcoin is one thing; spending $1.5bn (£1.1bn) of shareholders’ funds on...
View ArticleBA plans transatlantic flights partially fuelled by recycled waste in 2022
British Airways to invest in new US plant producing sustainable aviation fuelBritish Airways says it will operate transatlantic flights partially powered by sustainable fuels as early as next year.BA...
View ArticleCountry diary: a new use for my old stomping ground
Sandy, Bedfordshire: Returning to where I used to live, I did not know which garden marked where I last saw a skylark’s ascent, or which factory blocked the flightpath of partridgesBack in the 1980s,...
View ArticleWhy oil giants are swapping oil rigs for offshore windfarms
The fossil fuel giants need to find new ways to reduce emissions, generate growth and maintain their share priceThe world’s biggest oil companies are no stranger to UK waters, but by the end of the...
View ArticleQueen's property chief delays sale of Scottish seabed windfarm plots
Auction paused after runaway bids for leases in England and Wales hand windfalls to Queen and TreasuryThe Queen’s property manager in Scotland has delayed the auction of Scottish seabed plots for...
View ArticleLosing our marbles over Stonehenge | Brief letters
Judiciary | Queen’s leases | Travel plans | Ancient showroom | StonehengeDonald Trump’s acquittal in the US Senate (Report, 14 February) surely provides the best possible evidence for never allowing...
View ArticleUS conservatives falsely blame renewables for Texas storm outages
Lawmakers and the Murdoch media target wind and solar but grid operator says fossil fuel generators suffered biggest problemsThe electricity outages suffered by millions of Texans amid frigid...
View ArticleAustralia was the first casualty of the big blackout lie blaming wind power –...
As climate impacts intensify, power grids stuffed with ageing fossil fuel infrastructure crumbleClimate change is full of surprises. We were warned about heatwaves, hurricanes and high-intensity...
View ArticleAustralian farmers call for renewable energy zones as Nationals push coal and...
National Farmers’ Federation and business groups call for pandemic recovery regionalisation strategyRenewable energy zones must be “at the centre of any regionalisation agenda”, the National Farmers’...
View ArticleRecent Australian emissions cuts likely to be reversed in recovery from Covid...
Scott Morrison says Coalition is ‘getting on with’ reductions, but analysis finds end of lockdowns and drought will reverse trendMost of the reduction in Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions last year...
View Article'A role model': how Seville is turning leftover oranges into electricity
Pilot scheme will use methane from fermenting fruit to create clean power for city water plantIn spring, the air in Seville is sweet with the scent of azahar, orange blossom, but the 5.7m kilos of...
View ArticleRenewable energy could render five of Australia’s remaining coal plants...
A new report suggests previous estimates understated the amount of cheap solar and wind energy entering the national electricity marketUp to five of Australia’s remaining 16 coal power plants could be...
View ArticleBe 'muscular' and drive green recovery, Cameron tells Johnson
Free market can be overruled if necessary to create post-Covid growth, ex-PM advises former rivalBoris Johnson must be “muscular” in reshaping the economy to bring about a green recovery from the...
View ArticleTexas freeze casts renewable energy as next battle line in US culture wars
Conservatives have blamed the state’s power fiasco on solar and wind even though they account for a fraction of supplyThe frigid winter storm and power failure that left millions of people in Texas...
View ArticleRenewable energy listed for first time as one of Australia's top...
Australia should prioritise large-scale renewable energy options to replace ageing thermal generators, infrastructure body saysRenewable energy zones and dispatchable energy storage have been listed as...
View ArticleDenmark’s climate policies 'insufficient' to meet 2030 target
Report says country set to cut carbon emissions by 54% compared with 1990 levels, not 70% as plannedThe Danish government’s efforts towards meeting the country’s ambitious target of reducing emissions...
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