No need to scream ‘Apocalypse!’ Showing we can make homes warmer and save cash is an easier way to bring people on boardIf anything was going to make me well up in public, I never imagined it would be the joys of insulation. Loft lagging does not gener…
New report suggests Texas’ grid was 5 minutes from catastrophic failure
It comes with a long list of recommendations for avoiding a repeat.
China pledge to stop funding coal projects ‘buys time for emissions target’
China was lender of last resort for overseas governments seeking finance for coal projectsXi Jinping’s announcement that China will stop funding overseas coal projects could buy the world about three more months in the race to keep global heating to a …
‘Betting on a low carbon future’: why China is ending foreign coal investment
Xi Jinping’s promise reflects growing awareness of the climate crisis in China and falling renewable pricesTuesday’s pledge by China’s president, Xi Jinping, to cease building new coal-fired power projects outside the country is welcome news to environ…
Evolito’s electric motors look set to take off in aerospace where YASA left off in automotive
Back in July, British “axial-flux” electric motor startup YASA was acquired by Mercedes-Benz for an undisclosed amount. YASA’s electric motors generated considerable EV industry interest because of their efficiency, high power density, small size and low weight. Indeed, Rolls-Royce, best known in aviation for its jet engines, employed YASA engines in its all-electric airplane “Spirit […]
China to stop building coal plants in developing nations
President Xi Jinping announces a necessary step to controlling global emissions.
This energy price crisis could have been avoided | Letters
Readers respond to the rapidly rising costs of gas and the search for alternative fuelsPerhaps the simplest yet most effective measure that the government could take to minimise the impact of rising wholesale gas prices on the “fuel poor” would be to m…
UK households face second record energy bill rise
Analysts predict a further 14% jump for spring 2022 on top of next month’s scheduled £139 riseMillions of households could face a second record jump in energy bills next spring, on top of the £139 increase due next month, as the global gas crisis conti…
Boris Johnson accused of Brexit failure as he admits UK-US trade deal near back of queue in Biden’s priorities – live
Latest updates: PM dampens expectations of progress on UK-US trade deal and says Biden has ‘a lot of fish to fry’Johnson hails lifting of US travel ban but says trade deal progress unlikelyKwarteng admits ‘difficult winter’ ahead as energy bills soarCo…
Government should have moved earlier to low-carbon, say industry experts
Energy crisis could have been lessened if more had been done to shift UK market towards renewablesRenewable energy and low-carbon heating could do much more to alleviate the gas supply problems of the future – and could have done much to reduce the imp…