Will NIMBYs sink new clean energy projects? The evidence says no – if developers listen to local concerns

Most Americans support clean energy in principle, but what will they do when wind turbines or high-voltage transmission lines come to town?

David Konisky, Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University • conversation
Aug. 11, 2021 • ~7 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

Offshore wind turbines could number 30,000 by 2030 – new ideas in ocean engineering are needed to install them

Offshore renewable energy installations could provide so much more than just clean electricity.

Rebecca Sykes, Adjunct Fellow in Ocean Engineering and Ecological Designer, University of Southampton • conversation
July 27, 2021 • ~8 min

Mozambique's fossil fuel drive is entrenching poverty and conflict

Colonialism, political turmoil and unmet citizen promises all lie behind the rise of attacks on foreign-run fossil fuel plants in Mozambique.

Matthew Cotton, Professor of Public Policy, Teesside University • conversation
July 15, 2021 • ~9 min

California is planning floating wind farms offshore to boost its power supply – here's how they work

Some of the most powerful offshore wind sites are in water too deep for a standard wind turbines. Engineers found a way around the problem.

Matthew Lackner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst • conversation
July 14, 2021 • ~6 min

California wants floating wind farms offshore to boost its power supply – here's how they work

Some of the most powerful offshore wind sites are in water too deep for a standard wind turbines. Engineers found a way around the problem.

Matthew Lackner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst • conversation
July 14, 2021 • ~6 min

Banning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

Hybrid energy systems that combine renewable and non-renewable fuel systems could be the key to sub-Saharan Africa's energy transition.

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé, Energy Researcher, University College Cork • conversation
July 14, 2021 • ~7 min

COVID-19 made deep-sea mining more tempting for some Pacific islands – this could be a problem

Contracts for exploring the deep sea are due to expire before a safe mining code can be agreed.

Sue Farran, Reader of Law, Newcastle University • conversation
June 14, 2021 • ~7 min

Electric heat pumps use much less energy than furnaces, and can cool houses too – here's how they work

Heat pumps are the technology of choice for heating and cooling buildings more efficiently and with fewer carbon emissions than furnaces and air conditioning. Here's how they work.

Robert Brecha, Professor of Sustainability, University of Dayton • conversation
June 14, 2021 • ~8 min

Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up – these innovations can help cut emissions

If shipping were a country, it would rank between Japan and Germany as the sixth-largest contributor to global carbon dioxide emissions.

Jing Sun, Professor and Department Chair, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
June 11, 2021 • ~10 min

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