Chris Bentley – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Mon, 02 Jul 2018 11:47:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 The next wave of renewable energy? https://energytransition.org/2018/06/the-next-wave-of-renewable-energy/ https://energytransition.org/2018/06/the-next-wave-of-renewable-energy/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2018 10:54:01 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17353 Marine hydropower could make waves in renewable energy, if it can overcome technological and financial challenges. Chris Bentley takes a look. For now, the wave and tidal energy industry remains in its infancy ( Public Domain) Anyone who has ever been tossed off their surfboard or clobbered by a wave breaking unexpectedly as they waded out from the beach knows there’s a lot of energy in the ocean.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/06/the-next-wave-of-renewable-energy/feed/ 2 The UK’s offshore wind boom is great for the climate. But what about the fish? https://energytransition.org/2018/05/the-uks-offshore-wind-boom-is-great-for-the-climate-but-what-about-the-fish/ https://energytransition.org/2018/05/the-uks-offshore-wind-boom-is-great-for-the-climate-but-what-about-the-fish/#comments Mon, 28 May 2018 12:00:10 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17102 Fishing in some parts of the UK has been getting tougher in the past years – but can wind farms really be blamed? Chris Bentley takes a look at how costal communities are adapting to offshore wind. Fisherman Steve Barratt says the area near Ramsgate was a prime fishing ground until a wind farm was built there a few years ago. But scientists aren’t so sure the wind farm is to blame.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/05/the-uks-offshore-wind-boom-is-great-for-the-climate-but-what-about-the-fish/feed/ 1 What’s fueling Britain’s offshore wind revolution? Technology, subsidies and an old fishing hub https://energytransition.org/2018/04/whats-fueling-britains-offshore-wind-revolution-technology-subsidies-and-an-old-fishing-hub/ https://energytransition.org/2018/04/whats-fueling-britains-offshore-wind-revolution-technology-subsidies-and-an-old-fishing-hub/#respond Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:00:28 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17059 There are a lot of reminders of the past in the northern English city of Hull. Defunct deep-sea trawlers and cavernous warehouses recall the city’s history as the hub of England’s fishing industry. Today, though, Hull is also a vision of the future. Chris Bentley goes to the center of the UK’s offshore wind boom. Port Operations head Barry Denness stands in front of massive...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/04/whats-fueling-britains-offshore-wind-revolution-technology-subsidies-and-an-old-fishing-hub/feed/ 0 Offshore wind projects breathe life into struggling UK ports https://energytransition.org/2018/03/offshore-wind-projects-breathe-life-into-struggling-uk-ports/ https://energytransition.org/2018/03/offshore-wind-projects-breathe-life-into-struggling-uk-ports/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:00:44 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16914 Life in Grimsby, England has changed since the boom in offshore wind power in the UK. Government efforts to drive down the price of the technology and cut the country’s climate pollution have also helped out depressed communities, Chris Bentley reports. “It sounded a load of rubbish” is how Grimsby port chief Martin Boyers remembers reacting to a plan to create a maintenance hub for new offshore...

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