No flights, a four-day week and living off-grid: what climate scientists do at home to save the planet
What changes have the experts made to their own lives to tackle the climate emergency? The researcher planning a four-day working week ‘We need to reduce our capacity and urge to consume’ Month after month, there is research showing that
Energy Storage Boom Goes Into Overdrive
Continuously falling battery costs, and rising capacity and usage of clean energy are set to result in booming global stationary energy storage over the next two decades, which will require total investments of as much as US$662 billion. That’s one
Battery storage called into action as UK suffers country-wide power cuts
Battery storage assets were called into action last week after the UK suffered country-wide power outages following a transmission system stress event. Last Friday evening (9 August 2019), two large generators were disconnected from the UK’s power system almost simultaneously,
How to Keep The Lights on During a Power Cut
Power cuts and backup options.
‘Bolder action needed’ to meet Paris climate goals
Without bolder action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions the world will not meet the goals set by the Paris climate accord, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie. Analysis in the 'Energy Transition Outlook' indicates that the world is
July Was the Hottest Month in Human History
The climate disaster isn’t coming. It’s here. July 2019 is now the hottest month in recorded history, the U.N. confirmed on Thursday. At a press conference in New York, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres announced that the month of July
Why Energy Storage Is Proving Even More Disruptive Than Cheap Renewables
The falling price of renewable energy has been dominating the headlines, but more dramatic change is happening behind the scenes, where battery storage is disrupting the way utilities provide power. The change is driven not just by cheap renewables and
A heat wave is turning Greenland’s ice to slush. That’s bad news.
The huge northern ice sheet is in the middle of its second major melt event this year, a warning sign for the planet. ON THE GREENLAND ice sheet, high at the top of the planet, things are not well. The
Energy storage could reduce emissions that cause climate change
Electricity grids that incorporate storage for power sourced from renewable resources could cut carbon dioxide emissions substantially more than systems that simply increase renewably sourced power, a new study has found. The study, published today in the journal Nature Communications,