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Those on low incomes get less back from home improvement schemes than they pay in government charges.
We think of decarbonisation as a "cost". But what about the opportunity?
Offshore wind is an expensive business to get into.
Price caps don't cut it – but community ownership can help solve the energy problem and make people more resilient.
The party wants publicly-owned firms to join – not replace – the market.
Research shows people don't trust planning decisions if it seems central government or energy companies have had too much influence.
This is a big opportunity for smaller reactors that can be built quickly and cheaply.
The government promises cash for communities that accept fracking, but cannot know whether it can keep that promise or not.
For years UK energy policy has been focused on creating a perfect environment for a new nuclear plant. Now things just got exciting.
Britain should focus on energy efficiency and small-scale renewable projects, not huge new power plants.
Energy isolation would be more expensive and less secure.
Councillors are caught in the crossfire between government, industry, protestors and locals.
The search for alternative ways to boost energy supply – or reduce demand.
His energy manifesto doesn't present 'old solutions to old problems' but provocative responses to increasingly urgent challenges.
The proposed Energy Bill ends wind power subsidies and toughens planning regulations. But it's not all bad news for the industry.
What is a healthy room temperature? On releasing its Cold Weather Plan for 2014, Public Health England has recently revised its recommended minimum levels to keep in good health. No longer, they say, do…
Take a hard look at the painful process of de-carbonising the UK’s electricity supply, and it’s clear that the options on the table are not great. From the outset, changes to the system generate further…
Do we have enough onshore windfarms, or do we have too many? And who decides what “too many” looks like? The Conservative Party has announced it would end subsidies for new onshore wind farms if it won…
There is a boom in renewable energy sources coming online worldwide, but the predominant types – solar and wind – are problematic due to their variable nature. For most regions of the world, the sun cannot…
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Course Director, MSc Energy Policy, University of Exeter
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Research Fellow in energy economics and policy, University of Leeds
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Professor of Energy, The Open University
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Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy, UCL
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Professor, Sociology, Lancaster University
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Professor at the DEMAND Centre and Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
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Assistant Professor of Global Energy, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Professor of Nuclear Physics, Director of Birmingham Centre of Nuclear Education and Research, University of Birmingham
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Research Fellow, Cardiff University
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Research Associate in Sustainable Urban Environments, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Emeritus Professor of Technology Policy, The Open University
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Managing Director, International Centre for Island Technology, Heriot-Watt University
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Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Energy Institute, University of Oxford
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Visiting Fellow, University of Reading
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Academic Fellow, DEMAND Centre, Lancaster University
