The Nuclear Option

The Nuclear Option

by | Mar 6, 2022 | Clean Energy Insights

Nuclear power is back in the news again this week, but not for the right reasons. Britain has been producing (mostly-)safe low-carbon nuclear power into the grid continuously since the commercial operation of Calder Hall at Windscale in 1959 (over 60 years ago), and...
The Power of the Wind

The Power of the Wind

by | Mar 3, 2022 | Clean Energy Insights

Power is also proportional to the swept area of the turbine blades – so effectively proportional to the square of the blade radius. This helps to explain why ‘bigger is better’ in terms of catching the power of the wind, and ‘bigger’ also...
Carbon Capture Options – By the Numbers

Carbon Capture Options – By the Numbers

by | Sep 6, 2021 | Clean Energy Insights

Carbon Capture The Options The UK produced around 326 million tons of CO2 in 2020, down from about 800 million tonnes in 1990 [1]. Cumulatively, the UK has produced approximately 80 billion tons of CO2 since 1750. Globally 1.58 trillion tons of CO2 have been emitted...