2015 Climate Change Conference in Paris
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21 or CMP 11) was held in Paris, France, from 30 November to 12 December 2015. It was the 21st yearly session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the 1992…
Are off-grid battery systems worth it?
With the impending government review into feed-in tariffs (FiTs), in January 2016, grid tied microgeneration systems will see an 85% cut in the generation rates paid out and the model that previously saw consumers see a decent pay-back in a…
Thoughts on Amber Rudd’s Energy Policy Speech – November 2015
Amber Rudd made a speech today, on a new direction for the energy policy of the UK. While some of it was good news (getting rid of coal power plants for example) we felt most of it seemed pretty short…
EDF Announce Delay to planned Nuclear Plant Hinkley Point
We hate to say we told you so, but we have heard form EDF that Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in a generation has been delayed and will not start generating power by 2023 as previously planned. The plan…
Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving in Care Homes
Care homes tend to use a lot of energy – the temperature needs to be quite high, because older or ill residents tend to feel the cold more and need a bit more warmth in their environment than the average…
India’s Renewable Boom
Like many economically developed countries in the modern world, India is highly dependent on its use of non-renewable energy. The fossil fuel that India consumes the most of is coal. The country possesses a large abundance of coal deposits which…
Wave Energy
Wave energy is where electrical energy is harnessed from the constant kinetic energy of the sea. Technology still in its infancy but has big potential.
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
OTEC takes advantage of the large gradient in water temperatures, found in tropical oceans, to produce 24/7 base load electricity and hydrogen fuel.
Thorium Nuclear Energy
Exploiting energy from Thorium can potentially increase the electricity generated vs fossil fuels & be a cleaner to manage than uranium.
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear Fusion power mimics the same process that comes from the sun, which is to fuse atoms and therefor provide limitless energy to us all.