Paul IngramFeb 19, 2020Coal coming back into the UK energy mix?The short version, No. The slightly longer version, Yes but only for a short time. The UK has seen its coal usage creep back up this...
Paul IngramFeb 11, 2020Widespread Power Failures Caused by Storm Ciara, Will Storm Dennis Create more?The UK was battered by Storm Ciara, resulting in huge damage and flooding throughout the UK. Power systems have been failing due to the...
Paul IngramJan 22, 20202019 Greenest Year for UK's Energy System, Will 2020 Beat it?The upward trend of the growth of renewables in the UK energy system continues, with 2019 beating 2018, will 2020 see yet another record...
Paul IngramOct 27, 2019Wind Power Brewing up a Growth Storm. Potentially Meeting World's Electricity Needs 18 Times OveThat's right, 18 times over! How? Bigger turbines, floating, lowering cost of technology as well as installation, and supportive...
Paul IngramAug 9, 2019Will failing to adapt to climate change result in businesses going bankrupt? - Mark Carney thinks soThe Bank of England's Governor, Mark Carney, while speaking to Channel 4 News, said that companies that fail to adapt to climate change...
Paul IngramJul 22, 2019Net Zero emissions only achievable for UK with increased network flexibility and mini power stationsIn parliament last week, it was stated that the UK will need 20 million mini power stations to be able to achieve its energy goal of net...
Paul IngramJul 11, 2019Gatwick Airport suffers major delays and suspended flights, caused by a power cutOn the 10th of July, a power outage at Gatwick Airport caused a computer meltdown in air traffic control systems, resulting in flights...
Paul IngramJun 24, 2019Fossil fuels to generate under half of the UK's yearly power for the first timeThe National Grid has confidently predicted that in 2019 the UK will produce more power from zero-carbon energy sources, than will come...
Paul IngramJun 3, 2019Another Coal Free Record! UK coal free energy now officially a trend?At 3:12pm Friday afternoon (31st of May) the National Grid ESO confirmed that the UK had surpassed a record two weeks without using any...
Paul IngramApr 24, 2019UK's coal-free Easter weekend goes down in the record booksThe UK went for a massive 90 hours of completely coal-free energy generation over the Easter weekend. The coal-free period started from...