MILLIONS of households are in for a rollercoaster on their energy bills this year. We’ll explain what’s going on, whether you should consider a repair and how to fix it. Ofgem’s energy price cap changes every three months and bills could rise again this autumn WHAT IS GOING ON? In recent years, energy bills have … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. The staggering demand for the electricity needed to power next-generation technology is forcing the US to rely on yesterday’s fuel source: coal. Retirement dates for the country’s aging fleet of coal-fired power plants are being … Read more
The key task for governments is to make clean energy technologies more accessible to those who would otherwise struggle with upfront costs, according to a new special report from the IEA. Accelerating the transition to clean energy technologies improves energy affordability and can ease pressure on the cost of living more broadly, according to a … Read more
Martin Lewis has explained whether he thinks it is worth the British waiting until July to focus their energy. Over the past two years, fixed energy rates have not been competitive, but with Ofgem’s energy price cap set to rise this autumn, many people may be wondering if now is the best time to fix … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the British energy myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. UK energy bills are not expected to fall significantly over the next decade, partly due to the costs of building out the electricity network to support the shift to renewables, the chairman of the energy … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. In March of this year something remarkable happened. For the first time, the fossil fuel-rich state of Texas generated more electricity from solar energy than from coal. Perhaps even more striking, Texas briefly reached 19.1 … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Mechanism for the improvement of electromechanical response and abnormal thickness scaling in antiferroelectric PbZrO3 thin films. Credit: Natural materials (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-01907-y × close to Mechanism for the improvement of electromechanical response and abnormal thickness scaling in antiferroelectric PbZrO3 thin … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Renewable energy myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. A number of major European energy companies have scaled back or are reviewing their renewable energy development targets due to high costs and low electricity prices, in a sign of the difficulties in the transition … Read more