Articles by Kai Frolic

  • Sun shining over an expanse of dry land

    Is Our Future In Drought?

    Climate crises of various kinds are becoming commonplace in today’s world. From extreme weather events to rising average temperatures, we are becoming used to reading about concerning environmental events. Drought [...]

  • Lufthansa Airbus at Munich Airport

    Munich Airport’s Green Ambitions Take Off

    Located northeast of the Bavarian capital, Munich Airport is Germany’s second-largest airport (after Frankfurt, for anybody who is curious but doesn’t feel like googling it), coordinating 90 airlines operating across [...]

  • Landscape of a wind farm

    Eskdalemuir Seismic Array and Wind Farms

    There is an organisation called the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBTO Preparation Committee), which was set up in 1996 with the purpose of banning nuclear explosions of [...]

  • High-speed train at Hauptbahnhof railway station

    Renewable Railways

    Greener transport options have been at the forefront of discussions around reducing emissions for a long time. Transport reportedly [1] accounts for approximately 20% of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide, and [...]

  • oil rig

    Norway’s Controversial Deep-Sea Mining Plans

    Mining for resources is a longstanding industry. Up to now, mining around the world is predominantly terrestrial or in (relatively) shallow coastal waters. However, mineral deposits exist at greater depths [...]

  • Electricity pylons

    Gridlock for UK Renewables!

    Green transition: A game of two halves The UK, like many countries, is grappling with an ongoing transition towards greener energy. This is a complicated business worldwide for various reasons, [...]

  • Solar farm

    The UK Government Position on Solar Glare

    Developers of solar photovoltaic projects within the UK and internationally will be familiar with the potential constraints posed by solar glint and glare. The issue is also prevalent in other [...]

  • Sahara desert

    Ambitious Sahara-UK Power Project Delayed

    An ambitious project to supply electricity to the UK via an undersea cable connected to a solar farm in the Sahara Desert has been put forward by a company called [...]

  • Power plant

    Reducing Our Carbon Footprint

    Introduction Pager Power has been around for 25 years. Throughout our history as a company, environmental responsibility has been a strong part of our ethos, through both consultancy services for [...]

  • Demonstration against war in Ukraine

    Energy Paths in Europe

    The conflict in Ukraine has had far-reaching impacts on many aspects of life and industry. Energy networks are no exception, particularly in Europe given the significant reliance on Russian gas. [...]