Nuclear energy is a risky investment, but that’s no reason for the UK government to avoid it

National energy shouldn’t rely on private or foreign money.

Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University • conversation
June 13, 2025 • ~7 min

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

What steps could the next UK government take to reduce demand for fossil fuels and help prevent gas prices spiking again?

Louis Fletcher, Research Fellow in the Geopolitics of Energy, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick • conversation
May 7, 2024 • ~7 min

Will the UK experience blackouts? Three scenarios for this coming winter

Energy rationing is possible but unlikely.

David Jenkins, Professor of Energy and Buildings, Heriot-Watt University • conversation
Aug. 26, 2022 • ~6 min

Britain's energy price cap was never designed to keep your gas and electricity affordable

The cap prevents energy retailers from making excessive profits, but places no restrictions on other parts of the supply chain.

Karen Turner, Professor and Director of the Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde • conversation
Aug. 15, 2022 • ~6 min

Here's why UK tides are soon going to play a much bigger part in powering your home

A tidal energy expert explains why tidal power hasn’t delivered on its potential yet - and why that’s soon to change.

Simon Waldman, Lecturer in Renewable Energy, University of Hull • conversation
April 14, 2022 • ~7 min

Why UK's 'treasured free-market economy' will not achieve net zero

The new energy security strategy still doesn’t take energy efficiency seriously.

Tim Jackson, Professor of Sustainable Development and Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), University of Surrey • conversation
April 13, 2022 • ~7 min

Energy strategy: expensive nuclear power push ignores chance to cut costs of UK's electricity system

Failure to make the most of Britain’s abundant renewables will mean a costly and unreliable energy supply.

Nigel Turvey, Visiting Senior Industrial Fellow in Electrical Engineering, University of Bath • conversation
April 7, 2022 • ~7 min

Energy bills: why yours is now so expensive, and where all the money goes

More than 6 million UK households may now be unable to heat their homes.

Sara Walker, Professor of Energy, Newcastle University • conversation
April 5, 2022 • ~5 min

Why the UK's unfair energy market is unlikely to spearhead a green transition

The cost of decarbonising the UK’s energy system is falling disproportionately on the poorest.

Lee Towers, PhD Candidate in Energy and Politics, University of Brighton • conversation
Aug. 5, 2021 • ~7 min

Britain's electricity use is at its lowest for decades – but will never be this low again

Per capita electricity use was higher in the 1970s than today.

Noah Godfrey, Energy Data Analyst - PhD in Modelling Flexibility in Future UK Energy Systems, University of Birmingham • conversation
Jan. 22, 2021 • ~7 min

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