Harnessing heat from the shallow Earth
Neil Lawson explains the principles of ground-source heat pumps and their prospects in the UK
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Energy pathways ahead
Opinions vary on the importance of new technologies to decarbonization, as does optimism, finds Dave Elliott
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Rethinking power: pipes versus wires
Does the energy system have to be all-electric? Dave Elliot examines the debate
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Energy saving – and use – without end
Dave Elliott ponders whether energy-efficiency costs will fall as take-up rises, in response to a paper from Amory Lovins
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The life ahead is electric
Will we get a Cornucopian future of plentiful cheap clean power or market self-cannibalization? Dave Elliott gives his take
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Wave energy in the UK – is it dead?
The UK is ideally placed for big ocean swells. Dave Elliott takes a look at past and current attempts to capture this energy
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Financing renewables in the UK
Dave Elliott looks at the history and future of government support for renewable electricity and heat
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Earth, water, wind and Sun: a history of renewable energy in the UK
Dave Elliott examines how the early days of alternative technology may influence the future
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Community energy: a local solution?
Dave Elliott looks at grass-roots initiatives in the UK and across Europe
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After the FIT
Dave Elliott examines the plans for what’s next after the UK government closes the feed-in tariff scheme to new applicants in late March
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