All articles by Andrew Tunnicliffe

1. A change in the wind for … onshore wind UK

   In 2014, then UK Prime Minister David Cameron urged the public, industry, and his political colleagues to confront some of the myths…
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   11 May
2. Are EVs holding back stationary energy storage systems?

   For the stationary battery sector, the next two decades are going to be seismic. According to BloombergNEF’s Energy Storage Outlook…
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   30 Apr
3. How green is green? Examining ScottishPower’s 100% green energy tariff

   As consumers and industry become increasingly determined to play their part in the fight to slow, if not reverse, climate…
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   29 Apr
4. Off-grid: how soaring cannabis markets are forcing an energy rethink

   To say North America’s cannabis sector is on a high would be an understatement, and a pretty unfortunate pun, but…
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   22 Apr
5. Understanding the public love-hate relationship with wind power

   “The tranquillity and natural beauty of this area has been ruined by the ever-increasing number of windfarms being created.” It’s…
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   2 Mar
6. Giant solar arrays: do big ambitions mean big problems?

   In October 2019, a Reuters article questioned whether Chile’s Cerro Dominador solar tower and facility served as a “cautionary tale…
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   3 Feb
7. Dams be damned: is hydropower holding countries back?

   Manged properly, the construction of a dam can result in a staggering, often breathtaking, feat of engineering. They can bring…
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   8 Jul
8. Facing its demons: inside the UK’s broken energy market

   It’s an issue that has been challenging household budgets and occupying much of the political narrative (before Brexit at least)…
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   3 Jul
9. Nuclear development in Saudi Arabia: should the US back it?

   The story of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) civil nuclear ambitions dates back almost 15 years, and at the…
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   12 Jun
10. The big exit: why capital is deserting coal

    For more than two centuries coal has powered homes, businesses, and economies, providing the fuel of the industrial revolution and becoming…
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    5 Jun