Read article: Can we get to net zero emissions?
Can we get to net zero emissions?
With the European Commission considering a net zero emissions goal, Dave Elliott examines how feasible this is by 2050
Read article: Can we get to net zero emissions?
Read article: Winners, losers and the low-cost energy future
Winners, losers and the low-cost energy future
The game is changing as prices "race to the bottom" and in some places renewables are the cheapest option, finds Dave Elliott
Read article: Specialists gather at World Renewable Energy Congress
Specialists gather at World Renewable Energy Congress
Big hitters included David Renné, president of the International Solar Energy Society, and Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes, vice-president, European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF). David Elliott provi...
Read article: Expert opinions vary on earthquake risk from enhanced geothermal systems
Expert opinions vary on earthquake risk from enhanced geothermal systems
Researchers recommend larger review panels to reflect range of professional opinions
Read article: Offshore wind farms could protect coastlines
Offshore wind farms could protect coastlines
Hurricane Harvey simulations show large arrays of wind turbines could reduce inland rainfall
Read article: No need for BECCS?
No need for BECCS?
Climate modelling seems to say we must continue with fossil fuels and carbon dioxide removal, but other approaches are wary of such technical fixes, says Dave Elliott
Read article: The long goodbye to fossil fuel: what’s the best strategy for renewable energy?
The long goodbye to fossil fuel: what’s the best strategy for renewable energy?
If green zealots resist all fossil fuel projects as “backsliding”, we may lose opportunities for complementarity, says Dave Elliott
Read article: Martin Ryle: an energy visionary
Martin Ryle: an energy visionary
Alan Cottey looks at the life of Nobel-prize-winner Martin Ryle – celebrated astronomer, renewable-energy advocate and peace activist
Read article: Renewable energy could green Sahara
Renewable energy could green Sahara
Wind and solar farms would increase rainfall, study finds
Read article: Whatever happened to carbon capture?
Whatever happened to carbon capture?
The basic carbon-capture-and-storage idea of trying to store an unwanted by-product forever seems inelegant, says Dave Elliott
