pauljrobinson/Shutterstock September 25, 2023 Offshore wind: a perfect storm of inflation and policy uncertainty risks derailing the UK’s main hope for a low-carbon future Phil McNally, UCL The government wants offshore wind to form the backbone of the UK’s future electricity system – but a key auction has delivered no new projects.
Nuttawut Uttamaharad / shutterstock September 11, 2017 Wind farms: Britain’s offshore boom is concentrating power in the hands of a few very large developers Bridget Woodman, University of Exeter Offshore wind is an expensive business to get into.
Despite the high capital costs, nuclear ticks boxes. Kaissa December 5, 2014 To cut carbon emissions and keep the lights on, it has got to be nuclear power Malcolm Grimston, Imperial College London An experiment in liberalising power markets has been underway in the UK since the 1980s and three phases can be identified. The first ran from around 1989 to 1999, beginning with the privatisation of the…