Floating wind farms: how to make them the future of green electricity
More than 80% of the world's offshore wind blows further from land than conventional wind farms can reach.
July 20, 2020 • ~7 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.
June 29, 2020 • ~7 min
Buildings consume lots of energy – here's how to design whole communities that give back as much as they take
Net zero energy buildings produce at least as much energy as they use. Designing whole net zero campuses and communities takes the energy and climate benefits to a higher level.
May 26, 2020 • ~9 min
Solar farms, power stations and water treatment plants can be attractions instead of eyesores
Are facilities that produce necessities like energy and clean water doomed to be ugly? Not when artists and landscape architects help design them.
May 15, 2020 • ~9 min
Both conservatives and liberals want a green energy future, but for different reasons
How should the United States power its economy in 2050? A recent survey finds surprising agreement from Americans of all political stripes.
May 5, 2020 • ~9 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.
March 31, 2020 • ~8 min
Fully renewable electricity could destabilise the grid – but old coal plants may have a solution
Here's how spinning metal can smooth out the spikes in renewable electricity generation.
March 23, 2020 • ~6 min
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