Britain likely to generate more electricity from wind, solar and hydro than fossil fuels for the first year ever in 2023

An important milestone set to be passed – if it remains windy.

Katarina Pegg, PhD Student, Energy Systems and Data Group, University of Birmingham • conversation
Dec. 22, 2023 • ~6 min

Energy generators' soaring revenues highlight deep problems in the way Britain prices its electricity

British electricity generators saw their revenues increase by £29 billion in 2022 – here’s why that happened.

Serguey Maximov Gajardo, Research Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Resources, UCL • conversation
June 7, 2023 • ~8 min

Britain is a net electricity exporter for first time in 44 years

And it’s because France had to shut many of its nuclear plants.

Grant Wilson, Lecturer, Energy Informatics Group, Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham • conversation
Jan. 13, 2023 • ~7 min

Cheaper solar power means low-income families can also benefit – with the right kind of help

Solar power doesn't have to be just for the wealthy anymore. With the right kind of financial incentives, households at all income levels can benefit from affordable clean energy.

Ryan Wiser, Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • conversation
Jan. 19, 2021 • ~8 min

COVID-19 will slow the global shift to renewable energy, but can't stop it

The US is gradually shifting to lower-carbon energy sources, but the COVID-19 pandemic, an oil price crash and a likely recession are big speed bumps.

Peter Fox-Penner, Director, Institute for Sustainable Energy, and Professor of Practice, Questrom School of Business, Boston University • conversation
March 31, 2020 • ~8 min

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