News & Articles on Renewable Energy
My specialty is wind energy, but I have worked with all forms of renewable energy. Over the years I’ve written about a number of renewable technologies, including solar and geothermal energy. In recent years I’ve focused on comprehensive renewable energy policies that develop a mix of renewable resources. I’ve also written about our use of fossil fuels and nuclear power.
The UK’s Levy Control Framework for renewable electricity support: Effects and significance
By
Matthew Lockwood
There is a long-standing debate over price vs. quantity approaches to supporting the deployment of renewable electricity technologies. In the context of a recent shift from quantity to price-based support, the UK has also introduced a new form of budgetary framework, the Levy Control Framework (LCF).
UK green energy sector needs nurturing over nuclear
By
Larry Elliott
Technological advances mean the cost of renewables is coming down, representing far better value for taxpayers’ money
A World at War
By
Bill Mckibben
We’re under attack from climate change—and our only hope is to mobilize like we did in WWII.
May urged to pull plug immediately on Hinkley C over spying allegations
By
Terry Macalister
Name of China General Nuclear Power, which holds stake in the planned new reactors, has appeared in US legal papers
Solar and wind ‘cheaper than new nuclear’ by the time Hinkley is built
By
Adam Vaughan
UK government’s own projections expect onshore wind power and large-scale solar to cost less per megawatt hour than new nuclear by 2025
