Dr Alexandre Koberle, Research Associate at Imperial’s Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment, considers Brazil’s potential to be…
Tag: energy
Energy for life – The underestimated component for good healthcare provision
Muriel Hauser, visiting research postgraduate at the Grantham Institute, considers why electricity is so important for healthcare, and how improving…
The future of power in Japan: Connecting life-saving disaster resilience with a low-carbon energy system
Hamish Beath, Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, undertook a research placement at the…
Gravity – the solution to energy storage?
Oliver Schmidt, research postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP who is funded by the Grantham Institute,…
The energy conundrum: Bringing carbon under control and reversing rising emissions
Neil Hirst, Senior Policy Fellow at the Grantham Institute and author of The Energy Conundrum, Climate Change, Global Prosperity, and…
Forget about power lines, Pay-As-You-Go is transforming Africa’s energy landscape
Alvaro Lara and Sidney Wakaba, students on the MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance programme, put the spotlight on electricity access for…
Leading ladies in climate and environmental science, and why their profile counts
To mark International Women’s Day, archivist Anne Barrett, author of “Women At Imperial College Past Present and Future”, and Alice…
The future of the electricity utility – decision time for US stakeholders
Last month, Grantham Affiliates Dr Jeffrey Hardy and Dr Chris Mazur travelled to Chicago to run a ‘Decision Theatre’ workshop…
Getting renewable electricity to Canada’s remote communities
Alvaro Lara, a student on the MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance programme, considers the challenges faced by off-grid communities in…
Now we can have a genuinely global energy body
While the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) has been going on in Bonn, another international meeting – also significant…