All articles by Elisabeth Fisher

Fossil fuel free by 2050: Danish Energy Minister Martin Lidegaard explains how

When the Danish Government announced its plan to run the country's entire energy system on renewables by 2050, many neighbouring…
Energy efficiency: could smart power save the euro?

Little by little, the European Union (EU) gets closer to the long-hoped-for new energy efficiency strategy: after months of haggling…
The right mix: technologies to store wind power

Wind power is one of the cheapest forms of renewable energy but it is also one of the most inconsistent.…
Amazon tribes occupy Belo Monte Dam site in Brazil

More than 150 indigenous tribes people are occupying one of the building sites for the $11.2bn Belo Monte dam across…
U-turn on thorium: safe nuclear power generation?

The aftermath of the meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March 2011 is still evident throughout the…

Europe’s nuclear stress tests: genuine safety accounts or political charade?

In the weeks and months after the calamitous events at the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March 2011, concerns…
The atomic dragon: China’s growing nuclear capabilities

China plans to have more than 100 nuclear reactors in operation by 2020. In the wake of the triple meltdown…
When the lights go down – a new vision for solar energy

The biggest limitation that modern photovoltaic installations and other renewable energy sources face is their dependence on the environment. In…
Small hydro Latin America – golden chance for growth?

Few other regions in the world have such vast hydro power prospectives as Latin America: the combination of highlands, the…
Rise of a giant: Russia’s nuclear future

Nuclear is the future of power - this sentence seems at least to apply for Russia. While countries such as…