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- Experimental bathtub: the remote lake island trying wave power to boost energy security 9 July 2026Researchers on Beaver Island, in Lake Michigan, are trying to find a more reliable form of power using local resourcesBeaver Island sits in the middle of the northernmost end of Lake Michigan, about 70 miles from the maritime border with Canada. The forested island, just a little bigger than San Francisco in size, is a […]Vivian La in Michigan
- The great carbon capture con: behold the wasted billions Burnham could claw back | George Monbiot 8 July 2026There are far better ways to tackle climate breakdown, but successive governments have chosen to listen to the fossil fuel companies insteadThe new prime minister will be looking for money? Well, here’s £21.7bn lying on the ground. The government could cancel its deranged, disastrous carbon capture and storage (CCS) programme at no cost to public […]George Monbiot
- Remember water power in the renewables mix | Brief letters 7 July 2026Solar, wind and water | French connection | Gianni Infantino | ‘Good athlete’ Trump | USA 1 Belgium 4 Your article (Why can’t Britain turn its green revolution into cheap energy? A visual analysis, 4 July) was an informative overview, yet I saw no mention of water power. If we are serious about building a resilient, […]Guardian Staff
- Low-cost loans for solar panels could save households hundreds on bills – thinktanks 7 July 2026New Economics Foundation and Finance Innovation Lab suggest loan scheme backed by Bank of England could benefit up to 8m homesMillions of UK households could save hundreds of pounds a year on their energy bills if the government were to approve low-cost loans for solar panel installation, research has found.Solar panels with batteries are one […]Fiona Harvey Environment editor
- ‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind 6 July 2026Workers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say US president pursuing ‘personal vendetta’ at their expenseDonald Trump has blamed everything – from “national security” issues, the deaths of birds and whales, and cancer – in his decades-long campaign against windfarms. But as the Trump administration continues to undermine the industry, what worries workers […]Michael Sainato