Andrew Orlowski

Collected Journalism

Tag: energy

  • Why recycling is rubbish

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    In a utopian report, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) says the UK needs £20bn additional spending on recycling infrastructure over the next decade. The recommendation is made in a report today that proposes “unlocking value locked up in the UK’s current waste” – which sounds great – but the report fails to tell us…

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  • Personalised power cuts and pricey meat: Grey Britain in 2030

    Personalised power cuts and pricey meat: Grey Britain in 2030

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    One of the few surviving cows gives its opinion of the Climate Change Act It’s full steam ahead for a low carbon Britain, the UK Committee on Climate Change says in its fourth report [1], published today. The CCC is the Government’s primary advisory panel on cutting CO2 and was established in the 2008 Climate…

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  • What’s next for nuclear?
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    What’s next for nuclear?

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    This year, Imperial College graduated its first nuclear scientists for a very long time. After years in the doldrums, other universities are also increasing their activity. Is this a sign of a Nuclear Renaissance? Perhaps it is. Even deep Greens are dropping long-standing objections [1] to nuclear power generation. I got in touch with Imperial’s…

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  • Lights out, Britons told – we’re running out of power

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    Carbon quango The Energy Saving Trust has come up with a new reason for Britons to save energy in the home. Our power stations will soon close, and you’ll need to do your bit. That’s what one Reg reader discovered, after enquiring about the Trust’s calculations on the effectiveness of new low-energy bulbs.… Read More

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  • Peak oil: postponed

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    Oil supplies will actually last for far longer than our politicians think, the scaremongers fear, and the oil companies tell us. So says Dr Richard Pike, head of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and someone who isn’t afraid to stir controversy. Whither, then, Peak Oil?… Read More

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  • A Puny Wind

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    Domestic “microwind” turbines, recently championed as “power from the people” by opposition leader David Cameron, are about as useful as a chocolate teapot. A study of domestic turbines was published by renewable energy consultants Encraft in December. According to the study, only one of the 15 household wind turbines generated enough to power a 75W…

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