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A desire to lessen the dependence on fossil fuels has led to an increased use of sustainable energy options in recent years. This series takes a look at innovations in the sustainable energy industry that aim to improve the way people live, work and play, using science and technology to make people more efficient, save money and lower mankind's impact on Earth. Episodes highlight a variety of innovations, including low-intensity systems designed to take on the challenge of an increasing population and new architecture and construction techniques that are helping to build a sustainable future. … MORE
Emergency coal power plants used for first time as UK sees cold snap
... The coal-fired plants were due to close last autumn to move the UK towards more Sustainable Energy production...
Who will pay for Indonesia's clean energy bill?
... Climate being one and coal phase-out being the other, " says Adhityani Putri, who runs Cerah, an Indonesian foundation working for a transition to Sustainable Energy...
G20: What will leaders talk about at the Bali summit?
... What does the group discuss? The issues discussed by G20 leaders have expanded from economics to include climate change, Sustainable Energy, international-debt forgiveness and taxing multinational corporations...
Climate change: UN warns key warming threshold slipping from sight
... It argues that the energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine is causing changes that have the potential to hasten the transition to a more secure and Sustainable Energy system...
Energy prices: Households turning to coal ahead of 'hard winter'
... Ian Preston is the director of household energy services at the Centre for Sustainable Energy and runs the Safe and Warm Somerset programme...
Labour looks more united as conference gets going
... So while last year Rachel Reeves pledged billions for green projects, this year there will be more specifics on how high-skilled jobs can be created across the country by accelerating a move to Sustainable Energy sources...
Could nuclear desalination plants beat water scarcity?
... Ideas such as this, and Core Power s design are " promising" says Raya Al-Dadah, head of the Sustainable Energy Technology Laboratory at the University of Birmingham...
Dunsfold oil drilling application approved by government
... UKOG chief executive Steve Sanderson said: " We welcome this decision and its backing for Loxley s gas as a secure, Sustainable Energy source with a far lower pre-combustion carbon footprint than imports...
Emergency coal power plants used for first time as UK sees cold snap
Two old coal-fired power plants have begun generating again as the UK expects to see its coldest night of the year So Far .
The plants had been put on standby in case of shortfalls, but started feeding power into The Grid this afternoon.
National Grid blamed high demand and a shortage of Electricity from other sources.
The coal plants began operating in 1966 but were due to close last September.
However, operators have kept them open for an extra six months at The Request of the government, amid fears of possible power shortages.
Temperatures are expected to drop to -15C (5F) in some parts of the UK on Tuesday evening, with snow sweeping parts of the UK.
The Cold Snap is expected to last for The Next few days, with weather warnings in place across the country.
The two coal-powered stations that were fired up again are in West Burton in Nottinghamshire.
Two other coal-fired plans, at the Drax Power Station in Yorkshire, were also ordered to begin Warming Up on Tuesday. It is not clear yet whether they will be called upon as well.
The Extra generating capacity was lined up This Week due to concerns that The Margin between supply and demand was becoming too narrow.
National Grid blames the Cold Weather , a shortage of wind and Solar Power generation, and a lack of Electricity available through interconnectors from France due to strike action in the country.
However, plans to use the so-called demand flexibility Service - which pays people to use less Electricity - have been set aside.
Although the Cold Weather is expected to continue tomorrow, The Grid is expected to be under less strain because more Electricity will be available through international undersea cables.
Coal is the dirtiest of all fossil fuels and produces almost twice the emissions of natural gas.
Gas and wind power have been gradually replacing coal in powering the UK's energy supply over recent years.
But this has been delayed by the government following concerns over the disruption to Russian gas supplies to Europe after Russia invasion of Ukraine. The coal-fired plants were due to close last autumn to move the UK towards more Sustainable Energy production.
Coal-fired power generation accounted for 2% of the country's Electricity produced Last Year .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com