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COVID-19 lockdown: Cleaner air in UK relieves asthma symptoms for millions

June 5, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

Reduced human activity during the coronavirus lockdown doesn’t just make for cleaner skies. According to the British Lung Foundation, the lockdown has led two million people in the UK with respiratory conditions, such as asthma, to experience reduced symptoms. A survey, by the … [Read more...] about COVID-19 lockdown: Cleaner air in UK relieves asthma symptoms for millions

Britain to invest $2.5 billion into cycling and walking after pandemic

May 12, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

The UK is viewing the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to reduce crowding on public transport and gridlock on roads. To do this, the UK has announced a £2 billion ($2.5 billion) package to put cycling and walking “at the heart of” Britain’s post-coronavirus transportation … [Read more...] about Britain to invest $2.5 billion into cycling and walking after pandemic

Britain has now gone over 18 days without using coal energy

April 29, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

Coal’s daily share of Britain’s power has faded away rapidly over the past few years. Whereas coal produced at least 50 percent of Britain’s energy most days of the year in 2012, coal has hardly contributed to the grid this year. In fact, the UK has gone without coal-fired power … [Read more...] about Britain has now gone over 18 days without using coal energy

How AI-powered weather forecast is making Britain’s energy grid more efficient

August 12, 2019 by Ivar Laanen

Knowing how much power will be flowing into the grid on any given day is becoming increasingly crucial as the proportion of intermittent renewable power serving the grid goes up. And when we talk about intermittent power, we’re talking about the fact that renewable power can’t be … [Read more...] about How AI-powered weather forecast is making Britain’s energy grid more efficient

For the first time in 150 years, Britain went an entire week without burning coal

May 14, 2019 by Ivar Laanen

The last time Britain went a week without coal was in 1882 when the first coal-fired plant opened in London. Since then, coal has been burned nearly every day to produce electricity for the country, serving as the nation’s main source of energy for a long, long time. But on … [Read more...] about For the first time in 150 years, Britain went an entire week without burning coal

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