There really is a feasible way to build our way out of the climate crisis in time to avoid the worst effects of global warming, writes Tom Solomon of 350 New Mexico. We do it by rapidly replacing all fossil fuel-based energy with renewable energy built with current technology, installed in a smart grid. We pay for it without damaging the economy and actually save money vs. our current reliance on fossil fuels. The āside benefitsā include cleaner … [Read more...]
The economic and moral bankruptcy of UK energy policy
With its choice for Hinkley Point C - a Ā£100 billion boondoggle ā its enthusiastic support for expensive and environmentally harmful fracking, and its relentless attack on renewable energy, the UK governmentās energy policy is both morally and economically bankrupt, write Peter Strachan, Professor of Energy Policy at the Robert Gordon University, and Alex Russell, Professor and Chair of the Oil Industry Finance Committee. Westminster must … [Read more...]
MeyGen tidal energy project in Scotland gets another boost
Atlantis, owner of the worldās largest planned tidal stream energy project, MeyGen, has been awarded a Ā£7.5 million two year contract with the UKās Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to deliver a multi-turbine foundation structure which will support a further two turbines at the Atlantis-owned MeyGen tidal stream array in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. The agreement with ETI marks the start of Phase 2 of the ETI Tidal Energy Converter … [Read more...]
Letās start a European tidal lagoon industry
A unique, Ā£1 billion plan to build the worldās first tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay in Wales has won strong local support. Stephen Tindale, associate fellow at the Centre for European Reform in the UK, who is involved in the project, argues that the EU should support it Ā and help create a new European tidal lagoon industry. … [Read more...]