In an article on The Conversation website, Ben Kolosz, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Renewable Energy and Carbon Removal, University of Hull and Jon Gluyas, Professor of Geoenergy, Carbon Capture and Storage, Durham University that carbon capture is not one technology or one task: CCUS tackles emissions from industry before they reach the atmosphere, while carbon … Continue reading Carbon capture: tackling today’s emissions and yesterday’s
Energy-efficient electric drying with superheated steam
Industrial drying processes consume large amounts of energy and negatively impact the climate since they burn fossil fuels to heat air. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB are working with industry partners on a new approach to decarbonise this process: Instead of hot air, they are using superheated steam. Combined … Continue reading Energy-efficient electric drying with superheated steam
Scotland has the wind. Others get the profits
Paul Dobson writes on The Ferret website about an investment vehicle managed by JP Morgan and state-backed firms from France, Norway and China own Scottish wind farms which have paid tens of millions in dividends this decade. The question is whether Scotland can expand renewable energy while ensuring that substantially more of the economic value … Continue reading Scotland has the wind. Others get the profits
From parking spaces to power stations
Liam Gilliver writes on the Euronews website about the untapped potential of solar car parks, contrasting countries like France that are mandating them with the UK's decision to step back. Solar car parks are popping up across Europe, but not every country seems to think they’re a smart investment. Solar car parks could cut … Continue reading From parking spaces to power stations
New report on meeting New York City’s energy demand challenge
A new report, Meeting New York City’s Energy Demand Challenge, from New York City Comptroller Mark Levine recommends that the city adopt a strategy in which city-owned property doubles as an energy asset capable of generating electricity, storing energy, supporting electric vehicle charging, participating in energy markets, and strengthening neighbourhood resilience. In other words, the … Continue reading New report on meeting New York City’s energy demand challenge
The hidden crisis Britain’s Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary must confront
The new Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary has signalled her support for tackling fuel poverty, but she's inherited a Warm Homes Plan that is yet to be finalised and, as Andrew Warren warns in an article on the Business Green website, energy efficiency jobs are being lost as the wait to fill the policy … Continue reading The hidden crisis Britain’s Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary must confront
Blog by Rose Morrison – EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive takes effect: what 40% of energy demand means for building renovations
Image source: Unsplash Buildings play as much of a role in Europe’s transition to a low-carbon future as wind farms and solar panels. As the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) drives a new wave of renovation requirements, governments across the European Union are encouraging upgrades that improve efficiency, reduce energy demand and strengthen … Continue reading Blog by Rose Morrison – EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive takes effect: what 40% of energy demand means for building renovations
The politics behind climate scepticism
Julia Vergin argues on the Deutsche Welle website that growing climate scepticism is driven less by scientific evidence or personal economics than by political identity, institutional trust, and social belonging. Some 98% of active climate scientists say climate change is happening, and is man-made. Nonetheless, a new study shows the number of climate-change sceptics in … Continue reading The politics behind climate scepticism
The demand-side blindness at the heart of UK energy policy
The debate over the UK's energy future is still overwhelmingly focused on how to generate more power, while far less attention is paid to the cheapest and fastest energy resource of all: using less. In this commentary, the environmentalist Sir Jonathon Porritt argues that this imbalance is not accidental but reflects decades of political choices … Continue reading The demand-side blindness at the heart of UK energy policy
Energy crises are driving a renovation revolution
High energy prices have sparked new interest in energy-related renovations and non-fossil heating systems. This post by Desislava Rusinova and Marco Weissler of the European Central Bank argues that such investments cushion the impact of energy shocks on the building and construction sector. The analysis shows that while energy shocks initially hurt the construction sector, … Continue reading Energy crises are driving a renovation revolution
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 