22nd Nov 2023
Nuclear fusion is regularly touted as the holy grail of sustainable clean energy: it produces no carbon emissions, uses readily available fuel, and produces vastly more energy per unit of fuel. However, for many decades fusion-powered technology has been a ruinously expensive pipe-dream confined to multi-governmental research projects or the realm of science fiction. The nuclear fusion research community have been proclaiming that commercial fusion reactions are “30 years away”, while resetting their estimate every 5 years or so.
21st Sep 2023
The transportation sector continues to remain under pressure to seek out new ways of reducing reliance on conventional fossil fuels and reducing CO2 emissions.
26th Jul 2023
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Reddie & Grose’s Sustainable Innovation report: an investigation into the start ups, companies, and technology transfer offices making significant contributions to inventions with the potential to address the climate and ecological crises.
19th Jul 2023
Yesterday, the UK Government launched their plans for reviving the British nuclear industry with the snappily-titled “Great British Nuclear” scheme (GBN). Delivering new and advanced nuclear power was first announced as part of the Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution in November 2020, and the Government hope that a suite of home-grown “green energy” solutions – including nuclear – will cut greenhouse gas emissions while increasing the UK’s energy security in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
12th Jul 2023
The automotive industry is making a significant shift towards eco-friendliness and the integration of solar power and transportation is becoming increasingly common in this space. Many well-known car manufacturers, including Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, Audi, Nissan, Fisker, Mercedes-Benz, Aptera, Lightyear, Sono Motors, Wolfgang Thundertruck, and The Squad Solar City, are exploring the potential of incorporating solar panels into their vehicles.
3rd Aug 2022
In the British Energy Security Strategy (BESS), published in April 2022, the UK Government announced its energy ambitions, stating that by 2030 95% of British electricity could be low carbon, and that by 2030 over half of the UK’s renewable generation capacity will be wind.
19th Jul 2022
Sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be prohibited in the UK from 2030. Will electric vehicle (EV) technology be ready in time? What problems need to be overcome? To get the latest information, my colleague Gavin and I attended the recent Battery Cells & Systems/Vehicle Electrification expo at the NEC.
18th Nov 2021
Electric cars are the headline act in modern climate change technology. Glamourous innovative rock stars like Tesla are pushing the boundaries of innovation to enable us all to lose our dependence on the internal combustion engine. When did innovation in electric vehicles start? Quite a long time ago.