All articles by Andrew Tunnicliffe

Wind turbine flaws put Siemens in a headwind

For Siemens Energy, it has been a stormy few months. Binning its profit forecast in June, the German-owned energy giant…
Could coastal combined power be the future of UK power?

Our planet – and those with whom we share it – faces an extensive yet growing list of challenges, that…
Ocean power: a running tide for renewables in Asia

If there is one certainty in today’s changeable world, it is that tides will rise and fall. You only need…
Price caps and politics: inside the UK’s energy cost crisis

Europe continues to hold the unenviable title of being the epicentre of the global energy crisis. Not a week –…
A breeze, not a storm: inside wind power investment

In 2021 renewable energy continued its steady expansion, well above the long-term trend, according to data from the International Renewable…

Industrial biomass: is it a mass movement?

At the end of January 2022, the Germany-based Koehler Group announced it had developed a new biomass technology that would…
The US EV market’s need to shift a gear

It’s an unusual fact, but a fact nonetheless: the US electric vehicle (EV) market is lagging behind its biggest international…
Europe’s winds of climate change

The EU has said: “By becoming climate neutral, the EU will be the first continent to reach a net-zero emissions…
Making blue from RED – the potential of salinity gradient power

As certain as we are of the uninterrupted flow of tidal waters, we know that for humanity to sustain life,…
Ambition, progress and discord: the EU’s offshore wind ambitions

On the face of it, Europe is well placed to succeed in its aim to cut carbon emissions, promote renewables,…