Global inequality must fall to maintain a safe climate and achieve a decent standard of living for all – it's a huge challenge

Energy inequality will have to reduce substantially by 2050 to maintain a safe climate and decent living standards for all.

Yannick Oswald, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Leeds • conversation
Feb. 14, 2023 ~7 min

What is curtailment? An electricity market expert explains

Sometimes wind and solar power produce more electricity than the local grid can handle. Better energy storage and transmission could move extra energy to where it’s needed instead of shutting it off.

Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida • conversation
June 22, 2022 ~6 min


The US needs a macrogrid to move electricity from areas that make it to areas that need it

The US electricity grid is actually five regional grids, and it's hard to share power between them. A macrogrid could bridge the gaps, making electricity cheaper and more reliable.

James D. McCalley, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University • conversation
April 5, 2021 ~9 min

Why a green electricity grid depends on weather forecasts improving

Ramping up fossil power sources is no longer a good option in an energy-supply crisis. Bring in the weather forecasters.

Hannah Bloomfield, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Reading • conversation
Jan. 14, 2021 ~5 min

Energy isn't just electricity – the common mistake obscuring the mammoth task of decarbonisation

Electricity is only one part of the green energy puzzle we need to solve.

George Loumakis, Lecturer in Energy, Glasgow Caledonian University • conversation
July 21, 2020 ~5 min

Renewable energy supply and demand during lockdown – and the best time to bake bread

Consumers can play their part in reducing carbon emissions by choosing to shift their energy use to when renewable generation is at its daily peak.

Timur Yunusov, Postdoctoral Researcher on Flexibility in Energy Demand, University of Reading • conversation
June 29, 2020 ~7 min

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