Read article: Race to space and beyond
Race to space and beyond
Visually engrossing, scientifically sound, and full of wit and humour, Dallas Campbell's Ad Astra is a charming read, says Tim Gregory
Read article: Race to space and beyond
Can nuclear be used to balance renewables?
Nuclear plants cannot easily and safely be ramped up and down rapidly and regularly. So how can we balance variable outputs from renewables?
Read article: Tale of the atom tamers
Tale of the atom tamers
A mix of animated scenes, live footage and sharp science explainers on fusion tech makes for good viewing in documentary-film Let There Be Light, writes Tushna Commissariat
Rotatiload! Synchronous inertia and frequency stability
As we move away from large power plants, there will be problems with maintaining the stability of the electric grid
Read article: Science in a changing world
Science in a changing world
Tateo Arimoto oulines the reforms Japan needs to make to stay ahead in science
Read article: The pioneer princess
The pioneer princess
In his latest Critical Point column, Robert P Crease examines the contributions to science of Princess Ekaterina Dashkova
Firm power parity metric
Some renewables are variable, so how do we account for the cost of balancing them?
Read article: Lighting the way
Lighting the way
James McKenzie looks at the lessons we can learn from the humble light bulb
The cost of power: moving beyond LCOE
Levelised Cost of Energy figures are widely used but are a poor measure of actual energy costs. Can we do better?
Solar heating shines again
The UK may be doing reasonably well on green power, but it is not making much progress on green heat. What about solar heating?
