All articles by Patrick Kingsland

1. 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…
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   8 Apr
2. 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…
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   2 Jul
3. 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…
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   11 Jun
4. 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…
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   22 Mar
5. 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…
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   23 Jan
6. 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…
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   19 Dec
7. 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…
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   24 Sep
8. 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…
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   13 Aug
9. 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…
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   23 Jul
10. Powering Madagascar

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