Category Archives: Renewable energy

Co-Producing New Sub-Seasonal Weather Forecasts in Africa

Posted on 23 May, 2022 by danaallen

By: Linda Hirons Weather-related extremes affect the lives and livelihoods of millions of people across tropical Africa. Access to reliable, actionable weather information is key to improving the resilience of African populations and economies. Specifically, at the extended sub-seasonal timescale … Continue reading →

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Are There Climate Consequences of Using Hydrogen as a Replacement for Coal, Gas and Oil?

Posted on 16 May, 2022 by danaallen

By: Keith Shine There are many possible avenues to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. One of these is a shift to using hydrogen (H2) as a fuel source; it could potentially be used for many current CO2-emitting activities, including industry, heating … Continue reading →

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Weather, Climate and Energy

Posted on 10 December, 2018 by danaallen

By David Brayshaw  A secure, reliable and relatively affordable electricity supply is an essential part of modern life in many parts of the world.  When charging an iPad, for example, one expects that power will be available at the flick … Continue reading →

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Wind generation in the UK during the summer of 2018

Posted on 24 September, 2018 by

By Daniel Drew The record breaking summer of 2018 has featured in a number of recent blog posts (link1 and link 2), but one area not discussed is the impact of the prevailing hot, sunny and calm conditions on the … Continue reading →

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Impacts of climate variability and change on the energy sector: A case study for winter 2009/10

Posted on 11 December, 2017 by Stephen Burt

By Emma Suckling Secure and reliable energy supplies are an essential part of modern economic life. But the national and global infrastructures that deliver energy are changing rapidly in the face of new and unprecedented challenges, including the need to … Continue reading →

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Sunny, Windy Sundays

Posted on 4 September, 2017 by Stephen Burt

By Daniel Drew Throughout the day National Grid (the system operator of the electricity network in Great Britain) must ensure there is a balance between the demand for electricity and the amount generated. Historically this has involved forecasting the level … Continue reading →

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Helping National Grid manage the sudden growth in solar power

Posted on 3 October, 2016 by Stephen Burt

By Daniel Drew “In Britain it had been a year without summer. Wet spring had merged imperceptibly into bleak autumn. For months the sky had remained a depthless grey. Sometimes it rained, but mostly it was just dull, a land … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on aviation CO2 emissions

Posted on 18 July, 2016 by Stephen Burt

By Emma Irvine Climate change, resulting from emissions of CO2 amongst other factors, is a major topic of research here at Reading. This blog focusses on the emissions from one particular sector, aviation, and progress on tackling them. I write … Continue reading →

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Secure and reliable electricity supplies

Posted on 25 May, 2015 by Stephen Burt

By David Brayshaw Secure and reliable electricity supplies are an essential part of modern life. The networks and infrastructure that produce and supply this power are, however, changing rapidly across the world due to both socio-economic pressures (e.g., rising demand … Continue reading →

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How our electricity supply depends on the weather

Posted on 23 March, 2015 by Stephen Burt

by Dirk Cannon                                          Department of Meteorology homepage “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and … Continue reading →

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