All articles by Patrick Kingsland

Inside Hungary’s (unlikely) coal phase-out

For decades, coal power plants were the lifeblood of communities in Hungary, powering villages, warming homes and providing jobs for…
Steamaco: disruptive smart metering for Africa

Across sub-Saharan Africa, the need for electricity is vast. Of the 1.1 billion people who lack access to power around…
Origen: can a natural gas plant solve the emissions riddle?

Most people agree that cutting emissions is the key to avoiding dangerous climate change but an increasing number also believe…
Origami Energy: upending the idea of energy as a commodity

Two big transformations are simultaneously taking place in today’s energy sector, Alex Howard, head of strategy and innovation at Origami…
Opening up electricity data

In 2009, the European Union set itself an ambitious target: to ensure that member states achieve a 20% cut in greenhouse gas emissions…

Information deficit: why understanding assets is key to unlocking renewable tech investment

From the engineers designing wind farms to the mechanics installing solar panels, there are few people working in the renewable…
Wave and tidal energy: the O&M challenges

There are few who doubt the potential of marine energy as a source of electricity generation: both the movement of…
Carbon capture’s new material

Some 5,000 years ago when the people of ancient Mesopotamia discovered that smelting tin and copper could produce a material…
Could air be the next big battery breakthrough?

“If we are going to stop using nuclear, coal, gas and oil power plants and replace them with renewables then…
Powering Madagascar

Fed up with repeated electricity black-outs, the residents of Toamasina in north-east Madagascar finally lost their patience on 22 December…