I had a desire to experience the desert of southern Morocco, in a way that's low-impact on the environment and local communities. So, I found a locally owned horseback tour, which truly exceeded my expectations. The horses literally have a small footprint of course,...
renewable energy
Smart Grids to Smart Cities
Scaling up climate solutions The urgency of acting on climate change is abundantly clear to all - all except a “handful of fanatics that deny the science”, as Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez put it at the opening of the COP 25 conference this week. The effects are...
Offshore wind does the heavy lifting
A peek at the industry from a shipping engineer's perspective I was hosted by friends of my family in the Amsterdam area, including Boudewijn van der Garden, who works for Jumbo Shipping, a heavy-lift shipping company, as the Regional Commercial Manager specialising...
Geothermal energy and carbon capture in Iceland
I visited the Hellisheiði geothermal power plant, to learn more about the climate-friendly system that supplies Reykjavik and surrounding area with hot water as well as power. They are also pioneering a method for capturing CO2 and storing it permanently in the form...
Solar and wind are very sheep in the UK
So why isn't more being built? Garn solar project in Vale of Glamorgan (image by Lise) While on a bike ride in Wales, in the Vale of Glamorgan near Cowbridge, west of Cardiff, I noticed wind turbines on the hills in the distance, and spotted a solar farm, sheep...