The Digest of UK Energy Statistics was today released by DECC and in the following blog I am just going to briefly detail the three take home messages and my personal take on them. Energy production is down, but demand is increasing Firstly energy production fell by 10.7% on the previous year as a result […]

[Update: this project has been refined and the Swansea Tidal Lagoon has now been given the go-ahead. Read more here.] Some disappointing news today, after it emerged that a Governmental Select Committee rejected the plans for a £25bn barrage on the Severn Estuary. The Energy Issue Facing the UK In the UK, we have an […]

The Renewables Obligation mechanism subsidises electricity produced from commercial renewable resources in the UK.

Wind farms are made up of multiple turbines and are situated both on & offshore. They harness kinetic wind energy to create large amounts of electricity.

Solar power plants takes advantage of solar energy to make electricity on a large scale, that can then be used to provide energy to the central grid.

OTEC takes advantage of the large gradient in water temperatures, found in tropical oceans, to produce 24/7 base load electricity and hydrogen fuel.

Clean coal technology is being developed in order to reduce the levels of harmful emissions released into the atmosphere, during coal combustion.

Hydroelectric power involves harnessing the kinetic energy of moving water to produce electricity. Power source used in the UK to manage peaks in demand.

CHP cogeneration makes electricity & heat in one single process. Find out more about its uses in industry, district heating & power generation.

The Dinorwig power station is a 1728MW pumped storage hydroelectric scheme near Snowdonia in Wales.